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Sausagefingers · Nov 11th, 2002, 03:15 PM

Just curious... have any of you yanked off the nob of your shifter in some rather spirited shifting. I, as well as three other people of done this in aggressive shifting. Whats a boy to do?

CurtP · Nov 11th, 2002, 05:41 PM

Yep, yanked it off after I had just taken delivery of the car while I was pulling out of the dealership lot. I was about to turn around and take it back!

Guess I was used to slamming gears like on my Hurst-equipped Borg-Warner T56 in my Formula. Can't do that with the MINI.

I'm not very fond of the design of the snap-on knob, reminds me of Leggo's. I have heard that someone is working with a company that makes a knob with a positive retention mechanism. I like the concept, except that it's made heavy on purpose, which I don't like. Plus it's metal, with no gear pattern on it. For $150+, I'd expect it to be leather wrapped at least.

What I have done in the meantime is to remove the knob and bend the metal clips inwards with a flat-bladed screwdriver. So far, this has been a sucessful fix.

Minty · Nov 12th, 2002, 03:04 AM

you'll have to stop being so heavy handed with your knobs!

think i better go back into OT & B now............

Nov 11th, 2002, 03:15 PM	#1
Sausagefingers MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Provo, Utah Local Time: 02:33 AM Posts: 232 Offline	Spirited Shifters Just curious... have any of you yanked off the nob of your shifter in some rather spirited shifting. I, as well as three other people of done this in aggressive shifting. Whats a boy to do? The waits over!! Frosted the Mini Cooper S arrived 11/05/02!!!

Nov 12th, 2002, 03:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Minty Man in the know! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Coventry/Warwick Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 4,006 Offline	you'll have to stop being so heavy handed with your knobs! think i better go back into OT & B now............ E-Mail Me \| Minty - Reaches parts other people can't.

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Nov 11th, 2002, 05:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
CurtP MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 05:33 AM Posts: 994 Offline	Yep, yanked it off after I had just taken delivery of the car while I was pulling out of the dealership lot. I was about to turn around and take it back! Guess I was used to slamming gears like on my Hurst-equipped Borg-Warner T56 in my Formula. Can't do that with the MINI. I'm not very fond of the design of the snap-on knob, reminds me of Leggo's. I have heard that someone is working with a company that makes a knob with a positive retention mechanism. I like the concept, except that it's made heavy on purpose, which I don't like. Plus it's metal, with no gear pattern on it. For $150+, I'd expect it to be leather wrapped at least. What I have done in the meantime is to remove the knob and bend the metal clips inwards with a flat-bladed screwdriver. So far, this has been a sucessful fix.

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