shift knob
 

hi all, i'm looking for the shift knob(leather) from a protege or protege 5.
thanks

i have a p5 leather shift knob. Whats it worth to you?

I've got one too.

well i'm guessing you guys are in the states so shipping will be alot, maybe like 40-50 bucks?

shipping cant be alot for such a small item !!!

...and i say your offer is way too high!! Sparco knob goes for that price!!

I'm in the Detroit area, which means that Ontario is just a stone's throw away. It's about ten bucks going standard UPS ground from here, from the estimate I ran on their website.

Why not just order a Mazdaspeed knob through your local dealer? Sure, it costs more, but it's cooler. And, my dealership said that they can still get the discontinued Sparco logo knob, if you don't want the direct screw-on "speed" knob. BTW, both are made by Sparco.

The p5 knob is made by sparco?!?!

hey juddz, i know the mazdaspeed one is cool but i have one like that already. I prefer the regular looking leather shift knob the p5 had. how much would you want for yours?

if you have the 03 MSP Sparco knob already I'll do a straight up trade for it. My leather P5 knob for yours sparco 03 knob. We'll each pay our own shipping. Let me know.

i don't have the mazdaspeed knob, i have one similar to it(home made)

No, the leather knob is not made by Sparco. What I meant is, there are two distinct Mazdaspeed Protege shift knobs. Early 03 cars had a Sparco knob with the Sparco logo on top. The 03.5 cars had a knob that said Mazdaspeed on the top of it, but it too was made by Sparco. Sorry for the confusion. Further, both types of Mazdaspeed knobs are still available from the dealer body. But, the first type is discontinued, so once their inventory is gone, that's all she wrote. I bought the latter type, which is still available, because I prefered the way it looks.

hmm, post a pic of what it looks like and we'll go from there.

Definitely among Sparco's better efforts, wouldn't you say?

This is a picture of a great autobox setup for you slushbox owners out there. Uh, any questions?

mazdaspeed (sparco) knob does not fit a 2003 protege. i purchased a used protege that was missing a shift knob. i bought one from the mazda dealer because they said it was an exact fit + it was the same price as the OEM knob. i took it to my car and it was too tall for the stock shifter. the treads were further into the knob.

The Sparco logo knob (early 03 MSP) is not threaded. It has an allen screw in the side, that you tighten that down to snug it up to the shift lever. Nearly all aftermarket knobs are like this.

Doh! You coulda had a Sparco knob in your car....

i am using an aftermarket knob now and i have to keep tightening the screws w/ the dinky allen wrench. the dealer told me the mazdaspeed knob would be an exact fit (which i prefer), however, i did not see any screws to tighten it down.

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...&preadd=action

this is the pic, and coincidentally the same dealership! though it doesnt go for $39, the lowest they let me have it for was $47.
-meGrimlock

Hey,
For those interested in the 03.5 MSP knob, Grimlock is right - it won't thread on due to the threads being higher up in the knob. But, I found a cheap & easy solution for this when I put mine on. I went to Home Depot, and bought a variety of 1/2" nylon spacers. They fit tight over the threads, and as you thread them on, the spacer near the bottom will expand as it tries to make it around the taper. Tightened just right, the knob will fit nice and snug over these spacers. You should plan on leaving the top 1/4" of the threads exposed, however. Coat the threads and the rest of the rod with vaseline. Then, put some thick epoxy or adhesive into the knob. When cured, this adhesive will form new threads in the knob. The vaseline will act as a barrier, so it won;t adhere to the threads/ post. After this, you'll be able to take it on/ off again easily, and it will stay in place.

Other options would be to replace the shifter with a short shifter for MSP, but then we are just adding more money to a simple problem. Or, you could remove the boot and file down the counterbalance on top of the shifter, to effectively "lengthen" the threads, but this takes time and a lot of filing.

My cheap and dirty solution ought to cost about five bucks to do.

:shift: ahhh...or you could do it right and get the MSP shifter to go with the knob...then not only will you look cool, and not have this new knob sticking WAY out,but it wont feel like driving a pickup truck anymore either...I bought an MP3 shifter and knob and BOY it made a difference...I couldnt be happier

.... that would have required additional patience, to wait for another week to order and recieve the shifter! When it's eight o'clock on a work night, and you WANT IT DONE RIGHT NOW for no rational reason, what else are you going to do?

It's not too tall for me, about the same as it was with the stock knob (which I find to be ergonomically correct and comfortable for my lanky proportions). In the end, it worked out okay, looks and feels great, and I'm definitely satisfied with the results! Pickup truck? Man, I only wish my old Ranger had a slush box this sweet. Damn, I'n not sure if that wasn't an oar that I used to shift that old POS.