srhutch said:Get an illuminated one from ebay
If you contact him he will sell you a 6 speed version.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M-Lea..._CarParts_SM&hash=item27b9d4e088#ht_500wt_969
majeric said:How do you wire this up?
Is there a plug underneath the gaiter?
Hi LeonLeon_in_uk said:I have one 6 speed weighted Zhphow much these go for?
Half Colin said:Anyone know if that lighted one is weighted? I like the weight of the ZHP but do fancy a lighted one.
malibudave said:What's the illuminated one like, after market jobs that I have seen on other cars have been a bit tacky? Is it tasteful?
Thanks, damm that's tempting. I wonder how easy they are to mod.srhutch said:Half Colin said:Anyone know if that lighted one is weighted? I like the weight of the ZHP but do fancy a lighted one.
Still a weighted one, just modified for illumination.
Half Colin said:Thanks, damm that's tempting. I wonder how easy they are to mod.srhutch said:Half Colin said:Anyone know if that lighted one is weighted? I like the weight of the ZHP but do fancy a lighted one.
Still a weighted one, just modified for illumination.
I hoped it might be a case of lifting the insert, drilling a hole down and dropping in a 50p orange led. But from what you say it doesn't seem that easy. I'd probably be better off buying a lighted one (if he has a 6 speed) and then selling on my standard ZHP.srhutch said:I looked into it, if you haven't got a 6 speed insert forget it you might as well order a modified one. If you have a OEM ///M knob you could have a go, but risk damaging the insert. I buggered up the insert on a normal 6 speed ZHP (although I think it had already started separation hence the problem).
For the £70 odd quid for a ready modified one it's just not worth messing around, plus I ave the OEM knob still if I sell the car on.
w1phil said:The price really starts to add up though if you want a ///M 6 speed insert. Leatherz.com wants about $115 more for an illuminated knob with an ///M insert. If you are happy to butcher your stock knob to use that insert then they knock off a bit for the illuminated one but not sure how easy the inserts are to remove and might be an issue if you want to return to stock to sell on.
I found full pricing here. http://leatherz.com/Merchant5/merch...IllumZHPShiftKnob&Category_Code=Z4_Shift_Knob and it really starts to add up...
I must have one but can't justify it, but the cant settle for non-illuminated as would feel like a step backwards. Damn this modding bug!!!