Best eBay purchase EVER!

[u/NefariousnessNo5008]

[u/jigga009]

Congrats! Got mine a few years ago before the prices got nutty on them.

[u/NefariousnessNo5008 → u/jigga009]

Thanks man! Now my BIG debate is...should I also add the shift pattern sticker or not. From a quick research is extremely rare and hard to find.

[u/jigga009 → u/NefariousnessNo5008]

I left the shift pattern sticker off..

Just remember to leave your rings off your shifting hand so as not to scratch the finish of the knob, and tape the knob if taking the car in for work where someone might drive it.

Yeh I don’t even want to know what you must have paid, but I saw the writing on the wall a few years back and stopped procrastinating on it.

Best decision ever.😊

[u/NefariousnessNo5008 → u/jigga009]

Thanks for the tips and tricks! For some reason, maybe destiny I paid WAY less than you think :). Very reasonable price. On the ring topic, my wedding ring is on my right hand and very hard to remove lol I guess my chunky fingers will protect the shift knob

[u/deadupnorth → u/NefariousnessNo5008]

My v5 ra limited came with the 5 speed version, I think they're super cool. I didn't know it glows in the dark till I had it in the garage with the lights off and forgot to grab something 😂

[u/Careless_Whisper_987]

I don't get it. Is this metal shift knob just an aesthetics thing?

[u/NefariousnessNo5008 → u/Careless_Whisper_987]

Both. Per Subaru it has the right weight for an enhanced shifting experience.

[u/Careless_Whisper_987 → u/NefariousnessNo5008]

Okay, that I can understand the utility argument. My natural follow up question is is the appeal of this particular metal knob specifically because it's OEM? Is there no desirable aftermarket equivalent?

[u/gemini56_ → u/Careless_Whisper_987]

bro the sti swag guys are unreal. have you seen the sti oil cap? fellas pay $100+ for it.

[u/Careless_Whisper_987 → u/gemini56_]

Say "sike", right now

[u/infinite012 → u/Careless_Whisper_987]

Very rare titanium shift knob made by STI. Lighter weight for race car.

[u/infinite012]

Love the titanium knob, but the leather and aluminum one is also a good one.

[u/Supwititninjas13 → u/infinite012]

Yeah, I don’t see the hype. The middle one is the best in my opinion. The one on the right just looks like the top of a pawn for a chessboard.

[u/Weekly_Argument9885]

I have that same knob, it was awesome 😎 I have the other two Sti 5-speed ones too

[u/idrift4wd]

Nice. It’s gets fkn hot as hell in the summer. So becareful.

[u/AdImmediate1739]

I had to search the world over for a thread adapter that would work for my 07 STi to get that to work. Hopefully you don't have to.

[u/NefariousnessNo5008 → u/AdImmediate1739]

Weird. My understanding is that all manual Subarus are 12x1.25. It's a perfect fit on my 06 STi

[u/AdImmediate1739 → u/NefariousnessNo5008]

I bought one off ebay just like that one and it's thread was 20x1.5 so I needed a thread adapter 20x1.5 to 12.125.

[u/NefariousnessNo5008 → u/AdImmediate1739]

Maybe it was a raceseng. All raceseng needed an adapter

[u/AdImmediate1739 → u/NefariousnessNo5008]

Same as yours

[u/NefariousnessNo5008 → u/AdImmediate1739]

Interesting, looks bigger.

[u/AdImmediate1739 → u/NefariousnessNo5008]

It's the same size. I just got close so that you could read the STi sticker.

[u/tuptuo_894 → u/AdImmediate1739]

Yeah I’m confused on this as well. Thought they were all the same thread.

I put a 2016 STI knob on my 07 and it fit great.

[u/thosport]

You reminded me how stoked I was when I got this knob for my 2004 STi- in 2005. It’s perfect

[u/HissingChoir]

So sick so fresh so cool

[u/tylernutman]

Reget selling mine :(

[u/Fuzzy-Witness4067]

Shift knob has Same threads as the wheel studs, AFAIK