Hummm, I bet the trimming was probably necessary since I have an "other than
stock" gear shift lever.  I've got a 5spd transmission, and the required
shifting linkage, tranny mount, blah blah, all the way to the stock'ish
looking "5spd" shift knob.  Could it be that the new shifter I bought for
the 5spd is thicker?

Lemme know if any of y'all want a picture of this.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@mac.com>
To: "Ryan Alfonso" <ryan_alfonso@COMCAST.NET>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: Momo shift knob - guilty pleasure

> ???
>
> I installed these are both of my Syncros and didn't have to do any
> trimming. I also chose (intentionally) to mount them a little higher
> (didn't push them down all the way on the shaft) as the set screws  hold
> very well.
>
> It goes real well with the leather covered South African steering wheel.
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2005, at 12:55 PM, Ryan Alfonso wrote:
>
>> OK, at the risk of sounding rediculous, yeah, I did this...  No,  I'm no
>> teen-age speed racer type.  But yesterday when I visited my  local
>> vanagon parts joint they had these things.  Not sure what  came over me.
>>
>> I have to confess though that this has been one of the best things  I've
>> done to the van.  Nothing like the feel of leather...
>>
>> Here's a link to the thing (again, no business incentives on my part).
>>
>> http://www.volkscafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?
>> pa=p&p=1044938225&pct=1456550857&ct=1435197293
>>
>> Installation tips:  I had to trim off a bit of the plastic skin  that
>> covers the shifter shaft so that the knob would slide all the  way down.
>> The instructions came in 15 languages, so there's no  excuses.  It adds
>> no overall length even though the thing looks long.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Ry
>> '89 Westfalia 2wd, 5spd, inline4, big brakes, sway bars, and tons  of
>> other pimpy junk.
>>
>