MJ50

just installed brabus shift knob today.
light works great.
however, when i move the gear from P to D, the top part of the leather boot stretches all the way and it's actually bit short.
when the gear is in neutral, reverse and park, it's fine.
i already tried several times and every time with same result.
any suggestions?

Bing

drive in reverse all the way


you will damage the leather boot

c230 o5

LUcky you wheni orderd my brabus shift knob for my 2005 6speed coupe IT DID NOT FIT , and i sent it back.. just found out afew days ago its becouse the 6spd on my coupe is a short sifter

MJ50

okay... finally got it to barely fit...
here's the pic when in drive.

MJ50

and here's normal shot.

MJ50

shift knob is much heavier than stock and feels great!
it's good as new... thx to alwin.

Blake P

Very nice! What did you end up doing to make it fit?

FrankW

just don't tuck as much boot section into clip for the shiftknob. That's also how it suppose to look.

MJ50

i pushed the knob in little bit more with additional force.
it is much better now. before, the chrome ring popped out when i put in drive. :p

advans

the boot should be a little tight, from my stock one and Franks C32 shifter, the boot is a little more stretched

ScottW911

I just finished a search of the W203 forums on removing a shifter knob in a 2002 W203, with limited success.

I am hoping for more details than were in previous threads to replace my chipped shifter knob with a sweet carbon fiber aftermarket knob.

My 02 C32 has the leather boot around the auto shift lever. I managed to remove the chrome ring and shift indicator assembly. I even got the lower plastic retainer ring off by twisting it clockwise. Now I'm stuck. The knob does not budge. I appears to have a conicle shaped, plastic "tightening" nut now holding the boot and knob in place. Any ideas on how this nut comes out? It is too tight to finger-loosen and to cone shaped to grab with a tool.

Thanks,
Scott

rlee02135

with evertthing back in place, pull up on the leather boot and then pull the shiftknob straight up.

drexappeal

This is the best shift knob removal thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ove+shift+knob

Sounds like you got the first few steps, just need to twist it to get it out. Takes a little elbow grease, from what I remember, but once you twist the knob off the latch, it should come right out.

FrankW

you already did all you need to do. only thing left is twist and pull.

ScottW911

Thanks guys. I can't believe it was that easy. I thought I was going to need a special tool to get it the rest of the way.

After I pulled the knob straight up and off, I had to pinch in the clips at the bottom of the next retainer to release the knob from the boot. Worked perfectly. I did not have to demolish the chipped OEM knob and did not have to cut the leather to reuse the boot.

drexappeal

Don't worry, Scott. I got scared that I was gonna break something when I first replaced the shifter, but after I got it off, looking back on it I felt like maybe I did something wrong cuz it was so easy. Same thing for the hood emblem. Thought it'd be much harder, but was very easy.

Glad you were able to get it done. Any pics of the new shifter?

ScottW911

Thanks. I am a little dissapointed that the new knob sits lower on the shifter itself. It causes the boot to bunch up at the bottom. I'm going to have to find a way to shorten the leather up. Take a look. It is hard to tell in the photos, but the knob is carbon aft, chrome forward. Matches better in person with the console in the C32 AMG, with its faux carbon, than in the photo.

drexappeal

Don't worry. Mine bunches up a little bit too. Only thing I could think of would be to take off the rubber trim, cut the leather and re-staple/glue the boot back onto the rubber trim piece.

rlee02135

i have that shift knob

ScottW911

It sure has a much nicer feel to it than the original. I think that, in 2002, AMG just glued a plastic overlay onto a stock C-class knob. The overlay sat higher than the leather surrounding it on the knob itself. This led to discomfort and chipping of the C32 logo overlay.

This new one is great.

rlee02135

i just put it in, but im sure this one is gonna show scratches after a while cause its so shiny

italn

great info on here!!

ANyone have any good sites to browse for shift knobs.


Thanks for all the info deff going to be using it.

victorfjr

Thanks to this thread I now have installed my old shift knob from my previous car, never thought it would fit since it was off a honda. Looks just like Scotts but instead of the chrome part mine is black. Looks amazing and feels alot better than the factory knob.

rlee02135

you got the projector fogs? how do you like them?
do they remind you of star wars?

drexappeal

victor, do you have pics of the new shift knob?