View Full Version : Anyone have an interesting idea for a shifter / shift knob for my car?
Plan on extending my shifter and trying to come up with something cool / unique to use for a shift knob. EVERYONE suggests brass knuckles or beer tappers, I am looking for something different. Maybe a pistol grip but I remember seeing that done before too. Any ideas?
Reverend Cooper
04-08-2012, 11:48 AM
i like the idea of a skull with light up eyes
Silver350
04-08-2012, 12:14 PM
Boob shifter knob. Might be NSFW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teAgypeikU8
Silver86
04-08-2012, 12:33 PM
coffee cup?
or
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/mugs/b1ed/
-stew-
04-08-2012, 12:49 PM
A real pistol. find an old shitty revolver or pistol for $50-75 and make it happen.
Slow5oh
04-08-2012, 01:11 PM
I personally like pineapple nade shifters. They're usually cheap at the gun shows.
http://www.ima-usa.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/265x265/0aa9d39765634cd6ff9e5b085da19619/M/U/MU1013-2.jpg
lol at Stew, I'm down for it if you can find me one :) Or hell I could use a shut gun for the shifter and weld the barrel right to the linkage
UnderPSI
04-08-2012, 03:21 PM
Baseball bat. Saw the "ball hitting part" off and there you go. A little grip tape for patina...
PureSound15
04-08-2012, 04:16 PM
Some kind of Bamboo walking stick cut down
http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.305904219.jpg
http://www.brazos-walking-sticks.com/product_images/c/937/comp__58459_std.jpg
http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/478575/2863740/0/1161690993/Walking_Sticks.jpg
badass88gt
04-08-2012, 05:22 PM
Pick up a skanky old vibrator off Craigslist and attach it.
Irish
04-08-2012, 08:42 PM
Bottom half of a pool cue?
nismodave
04-08-2012, 09:49 PM
http://www.indy-cator.de/engl/indy-cator-shifter-knob.php
http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7934&d=1333939722
7934
awsomeears
04-08-2012, 11:35 PM
Eric, tear down a weedwacker, get the mini piston and wala !
I remember giving one to my bro, he hung it on his rear view mirror on his chevelle
Cryptic
04-08-2012, 11:49 PM
I got a 1-off shift nob from http://www.hotrodshiftknob.com/
I bet they will put anything in a ball for you if you have a personal idea.
spooln30
04-09-2012, 01:39 AM
Should CNC a cartoonish beetle. I do like the brass knuckles idea. I made a gated shift plate for the Supra out of 1/8" aluminum it turned out cool.
spooln30
04-09-2012, 01:43 AM
I have another good idea. Use a cylinder from a revolver and make it spin like it would on the gun. Could even have spent casing in it. Damn I might just do this my self.
WI_Dave
04-09-2012, 10:02 AM
A real pistol. find an old shitty revolver or pistol for $50-75 and make it happen.
lol at Stew, I'm down for it if you can find me one :) Or hell I could use a shut gun for the shifter and weld the barrel right to the linkage
I have a couple old revolvers from the 1800's that aren't worth shit and I may sell them in that price range.
Car Guy
04-09-2012, 10:20 AM
Eric, tear down a weedwacker, get the mini piston and wala !
I remember giving one to my bro, he hung it on his rear view mirror on his chevelle
Now hanging in my work van. This would look perfect in an older beetle. The diameter is about an 1-1.5".
Baseball bat. Saw the "ball hitting part" off and there you go. A little grip tape for patina...
VERY cool idea!
BR3W CITY
04-09-2012, 10:31 AM
I just like big shiny epoxy knobs. I have a med-high shifter in my truck, we wanted to make a wood shift knob with a zippo built into the top, so I don't keep looking for lighters on the floor/glovebox/pocket
-stew-
04-09-2012, 10:31 AM
lol at Stew, I'm down for it if you can find me one :)
Found one for ya Eric, call this guy...
I have a couple old revolvers from the 1800's that aren't worth shit and I may sell them in that price range.
Wagonbacker9
04-09-2012, 10:52 AM
http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad51/Wagonbacker9/MSP/IMG_7045.jpg
xxtremeteam
04-09-2012, 11:27 AM
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o64/xxtremeteam/dollhead-shift-knob.jpg
Car Guy
04-09-2012, 12:05 PM
^^^ Creepy as hell but I like!
Irish
04-09-2012, 01:10 PM
Wrench shifter?
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=unique+shifter+knobs&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=673&tbm=isch&tbnid=N1Yhdi1xP5oFyM:&imgrefurl=http://www.projecttestdrive.com/%3Fattachment_id%3D1796&docid=98vDWLx48P15FM&imgurl=http://www.projecttestdrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Wrench-Shifter-1.jpg&w=570&h=450&ei=uyODT8qXL8Le0QGcxNDUBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=871&vpy=152&dur=257&hovh=199&hovw=253&tx=159&ty=92&sig=105992183756936965641&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=184&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0,i:77
You could get a fake human femur bone and cut it down so the top of the bone is the knob
or
you could stack and glue some white legos (the flat sheets that look like mini sheets of dry wall) until you get one that is 2'-3" tall and then cut out the shape that you want.
WickedSix
04-09-2012, 02:40 PM
Star of David
73MACH
04-09-2012, 10:37 PM
.......(whispers) I might have some human femurs you can have.....maybe more ........
BR3W CITY
04-10-2012, 12:53 AM
rubber hand from halloween store, so everytime you shift it looks like your giving a high five.
brotherbenn83
04-11-2012, 10:29 AM
shrunken head
http://www.amazon.com/Loftus-BT-0171-Shrunken-Head/dp/B0006GK706
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Flicktitty
04-11-2012, 11:43 AM
fleshlight? LOL
brotherbenn83
04-11-2012, 03:15 PM
fleshlight? LOL
Winner!
Irish
04-11-2012, 04:18 PM
How about a clear shifter knob with a beetle ( the insect ) encased in it?
srt4eh
04-11-2012, 04:23 PM
I personally like pineapple nade shifters. They're usually cheap at the gun shows.
http://www.ima-usa.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/265x265/0aa9d39765634cd6ff9e5b085da19619/M/U/MU1013-2.jpg
I love my grenade shifter :)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a199/srt4eh/f6086e2d.jpg
wrath
04-11-2012, 08:51 PM
I always used the wrong shiftknob for the vehicle. One of my favorites is to use one off a SM465 transmission. Plus it's a giant knob.
PureSound15
04-11-2012, 09:51 PM
I always used the wrong shiftknob for the vehicle. One of my favorites is to use one off a SM465 transmission. Plus it's a giant knob.
So, like driver like shifting utensil?
Sorry, completely without malice but.. I had to.
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wrath
04-12-2012, 05:28 AM
So, like driver like shifting utensil?
Sorry, completely without malice but.. I had to.
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Something like that.
1320PNY
04-13-2012, 11:36 PM
My neighbor Tom does custom wood skulls (art). I may be able to insert a threaded bushing into one and make a knob?
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