LED shift knob

[cobb]

I couldnt pass up after months of eyeing the led shift knob at the local auto store and finally bought it. It was 20 bucks, which seems a bit high, but what are you going to do?

I found it came with a range of spacer sleeves for the shifter shaft. Then you put on the lower collar from the shift knob, you have a collar with 3 set screws you put over the sleeve and use the alan wrench to snug it down. Then screw the knob on the collar, screw the lower ring back on to the knob.

It has a nice firm fit, sold feel and in my case on my scion xa with manual transmission it is a bit taller.

Whats fun is to press the button in the middle that makes the blue leds light up. They flash back and forth, all at once or stay on. I like to flash them in a flock of high speed traffic.

 

[KDOG3]

LOL. I've seen one of those. Now I'm just going to have to get one kicks. I guess it could be a CPF membership thing....

 

[cobb]

They sell a lot of crap at the auto stores, alot with led and ccfl lighting. Some of it seems to be useless, others you need or could use, but dont want. Since my car is silver like metal, I went with the knob. It wouldnt of matched the tan interior and wood trim interior of my mercedes, but the solver shinny metal knob matches my scion perfectly.

Let me know if you need help installing it, the directions were of no help. Basically when you open the package, remove the knob and bag. The bag has 3 set screws and an allen wrench. THe knob has to be unscrewed twice. Unscrew the ring on the bottom of it, then stick your fingers inside it and unscrew the collar thingie. Pick a black plastic sleeve out of the set to fit your shaft, put the ring on the shaft, coller with set screws installed and tighten it on the adapter, screw the knob on, then ring onthe bottom.

The leds and battery are serviced by unscrewing the head where the black o ring is located.