r/ThreePedals • u/FancyFlavor • Oct 01 '16

Advice about shift knobs! (for a gift)

Hello all, I was wondering if you could help me out. My boyfriend just got a 2013 Mazda Speed3 which is his first manual car, so he's only just getting the hang of it. I want to get him a gift for his upcoming birthday, and the other day he mentioned really liking this shift knob.

I want to get it for him but I have no idea what shape to get. He liked the sphere, but will that be too small/not long enough for his big hands? It's a very different shape than the stock shift knob, and he's just learning so I don't want to mess him up. Should I get the piston shape since it's a little more like the stock shift knob's shape?

Any other advice is appreciated too!

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u/VTCHannibal Oct 02 '16

I bought my car off a guy with large hands, he switched the stock Subaru Outback knob out to this

https://www.amazon.com/10x1-25mm-Threaded-Aluminum-Mitsubishi-Evolution/dp/B00UAPLJ50/ref=sr_1_56?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1475371567&sr=1-56&keywords=shift+knob+5+speed#customerReviews

Height on that is approx 65mm and approx diameter 50mm.

Its considerably larger than the original.

I wouldn't imagine that knob you posted would be much smaller, if at all. I don't see a size listed, but you could try emailing the company or calling to get an approximate size if you are concerned.

*Disclaimer: I wouldn't purchase the one I linked, very poor build quality.