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Old 08-01-2012, 02:11 AM   #29
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It is lighter, but the weight is lower...if that makes sense...

To be honest the Team Voodoo knob feels more substantial in your hand and the shifts feel more...mechanical...I guess that's a good word for it. I think the weight of the stock knob and how high its mounted absorbs some of the vibrations you would feel otherwise. The TV knob doesn't feel buzzy at all, instead it feels like a direct connection to the gearbox.

I guess its all preference but really really like this knob. The only shortcoming I could see is that its a glossy smooth finish and hand sweat could make for some "interesting" shifting.

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Old 08-01-2012, 03:35 PM   #30
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Anybody have thoughts on the flossy rod shifters?
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Old 08-01-2012, 04:11 PM   #31
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Just put in the pearl finished Team Voodoo knob...its hard to describe how awesome this knob A) Feels and B) Looks. The finish is impossible to capture in a picture. It's has this light refracting thing going on, needless to say its better in person. As for feel you really can "feel" what the tranny is doing and since it sits alot lower on the stalk the shifts are shorter and tighter.

Absolutely love this knob!


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So how does the pearl match up color-wise to the silver trim in the car?

It's the one I want if it's close!
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Its pretty close, the trim is a darker silver, I'll try and take some daytime pics so i have better contrast and you can see the difference. I think it goes well with the interior, at first i thought it would be lighter and i was worried that it might stick out but once i got it put on it looks like it came with the car!
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I would like a classier looking lid on my automatic, looks so cheap!
Looks very cheap. They should've put the same lid as they did with the manual. Without the shift pattern of course
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I will be putting my BLOX 490 Spherical NEO Shift Knob in good use.



490 grams and 50mm in diameter. Big and heavy!
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Its pretty close, the trim is a darker silver, I'll try and take some daytime pics so i have better contrast and you can see the difference. I think it goes well with the interior, at first i thought it would be lighter and i was worried that it might stick out but once i got it put on it looks like it came with the car!

Thanks alot. I'm just going crazy for something to do to mine until they class it for autocross!
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Wow, this went offtopic in a hurry.

Post your shift knob options/reviews/other random complaints that have nothing to do with the seperating shfit knob somewhere else.
try here: Cosmetic Modification (Interior/Exterior/Lighting)
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Big and heavy!
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