[jrp73]

Rude titles aside can I do a straight swap from my huge SE gearknob for the smaller m sport one or does the m sport have a shorter shift stick?

Thanks

[OGM2LCI]

Originally Posted by jamespheely

Rude titles aside can I do a straight swap from my huge SE gearknob for the smaller m sport one or does the m sport have a shorter shift stick?

Thanks

Both the same I should think, just pull the end of your knob really hard to get it off...just be careful not to hit yourself in the face with your knob when it comes off..

[AWBimmer]

Yeah my knob hit me hard in the face and left a mark. Lmfao

[shrimpvende]

just incase you've not bought an M sport one yet, I recently replaced mine with the weighted one (E46 ZHP style) and it feels much nicer and arguably looks better than the M Sport one ever did. Best bit is they're £55 new from Cotswold, the M sport originals are around £120!

[Russbmw]

I swapped mine for the Performance one when I changed thw steering wheel as well.

[OGM2LCI]

Originally Posted by AWBimmer

Yeah my knob hit me hard in the face and left a mark. Lmfao

We've all been there mate

[OGM2LCI]

Originally Posted by shrimpvende

just incase you've not bought an M sport one yet, I recently replaced mine with the weighted one (E46 ZHP style) and it feels much nicer and arguably looks better than the M Sport one ever did. Best bit is they're £55 new from Cotswold, the M sport originals are around £120!

Did you manage to disassemble the new knob to get the gaiter to sit properly so it looks OEM or did you just have to zip-tie it inside and fold the gaiter down around the zip tie?

[Russbmw]

It's probably because it's an e46 one that it doesn't fit the gaitor properly.

I fitted one to my e46 a while back (it's a nice weight, by the way) and it fitted fine.

[OGM2LCI]

Originally Posted by Russbmw

It's probably because it's an e46 one that it doesn't fit the gaitor properly.

I fitted one to my e46 a while back (it's a nice weight, by the way) and it fitted fine.

I fitted one on my E46 also so I know how it sits, only I warmed mine up so that the brushed chrome ring released, you could then slide the gaiter up inbetween this ring and the knob itself and then glue the ring in place again, that way the gaiter sits tight in the bottom of the knob

[shrimpvende]

I didn't try disassembling the new one, just cable tied it so it stays up against the bottom of the gearknob. You can't really tell unless looking for it, a good compromise for the weight/feel/price of it