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JJbRacing
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Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:36 pm

Been a while since I've posted on here... about 8 years in fact :)

It seems all manual beemers have the same gear stick diameter (which is great news) but i was wondering if the newer car knobs are backwards compatible to the E30's etc?

I'm trying to make an adapter work across the range to get a pool ball in them - but wondering how the gear gaitor jobby and shaft sizes differ - thus if you guys run later car knobs i'm guessing if i can get it sorted on one it'll work for them all :)

bit concerned the standard knob goes down the shaft along way so may not get to the gaitor... not a problem in a race/track car without the trim but in road cars will look crap.

any thoughts?

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jez

ps... at the mo it can cover about 60mm of shaft...

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Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:45 pm

just use the plastic insert from a standard knob,drill hole in ball and trim off the excess so it's flush then it just pushes on as per standard fitment, innit :)
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Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:14 pm

I have one from years ago, and a friend just drilled and tapped it to the correct thread.
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Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:20 am

suchy wrote:I have one from years ago, and a friend just drilled and tapped it to the correct
thread.
I was going to do that myself, except I'm running a b&m ask & it's not threaded' just push on with a notch in the top,

Any idea on how to get it to fit??
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Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:04 pm

steve_k wrote:
suchy wrote:I have one from years ago, and a friend just drilled and tapped it to the correct
thread.
I was going to do that myself, except I'm running a b&m ask & it's not threaded' just push on with a notch in the top,

Any idea on how to get it to fit??
Yeah my shifter just has a notch at the top hence not running the extra councilness threaded 8-Ball :)

I guess I could just mix up some Araldite and bond it on for a ghetto fix worthy of the 8-Ball 'mod' :D

I can hear the OEM crowd grabbing the flaming torches and pitchforks...
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Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:05 pm

suchy wrote:
steve_k wrote:
suchy wrote:I have one from years ago, and a friend just drilled and tapped it to the correct
thread.
I was going to do that myself, except I'm running a b&m ask & it's not threaded' just push on with a notch in the top,

Any idea on how to get it to fit??
Yeah my shifter just has a notch at the top hence not running the extra councilness threaded 8-Ball :)

I guess I could just mix up some Araldite and bond it on for a ghetto fix worthy of the 8-Ball 'mod' :D

I can hear the OEM crowd grabbing the flaming torches and pitchforks...
sounds like a plan :cool:
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Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:43 pm

8O :o :eek:
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Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:50 pm

DanThe wrote:8O :o :eek:
What you shocked at?? Lol
if it's got t*ts or wheels it's bound to be trouble...............prove me wrong.
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