Shrink tubing in that size isn't cheep unless it's cheep stuff from
radio shack.

This may have been thought of but what about a replacement part from
VW. Ken at Van-again gets VW parts at discount and will even find the
part number for you.

JFF

>I'm sure you could pick up some heat shrink tubing at an
>electrical/electronics supplier. unscrew the knob and shrink it on the
>shaft.
>On Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at 11:12  AM, Automatic digest processor
>wrote:
>
>>Re: shifter shaft cover?
>>
>>"and serves no function but to make it pretty."
>>
>>    I've found this matterial to dampen the
>>sound and vibration that gets thru the shifter.
>>I had to order this stuff. I came in 100 ft. roll.
>>                         Eric