Fossy Shift Knobs caught my attention..

[DjDATZ]

Wanted to do a custom set of these, but not sure if I should after seeing all the issues people are having with them...

[SkAsphalt]

All? I am seeing way more happy customers than upset ones. I have been following this thread since it started and I have only come a cross a few upset posters (and one really vocal and repetitive one). Flossy's work seems great PLUS they will be less busy now because they are working through the initial customer rush now.

Originally Posted by DjDATZ

Wanted to do a custom set of these, but not sure if I should after seeing all the issues people are having with them...

[Lee358]

If your design takes a while for them to enter into there system obviously your order will take longer then a shift pattern and logo or some letters. So many people love the knobs and they got the design they wanted in the two week period promised. I know for a fact atleast 30 knobs were ordered off the group buys i put out on this forum out of those 30 we have had what two complaints? Its all up to you in the end but myself and im sure many other people on this forum will highly recommend buying a knob from these guys!


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[Spartan65]

Originally Posted by baldolera

What program are you guys using to model your knob engraving? On the Flossy website all it says is to send in artwork by email. On this thread I'm seeing crazy 3D models, I thought you just had to send in a picture and designate which area and size to put the picture at.

I use Paint.net with a rendering sphere .dll that I scored PM if you need more info ?

[SilentMike]

Originally Posted by baldolera

What program are you guys using to model your knob engraving? On the Flossy website all it says is to send in artwork by email. On this thread I'm seeing crazy 3D models, I thought you just had to send in a picture and designate which area and size to put the picture at.

I did my renderings with a 3-d modelling program called SolidWorks. I'd never done anything spherical like a shift knob. It was fun figuring it out.

[LXXXVI]

Here's a $39 non-engraved FR-S/BRZ/WRX option in stock at Tompson Automotive Products:
Voodoo Knob, 2" Magnum, Aluminum, Piano Black counterbored for the Reverse Lock-out.
http://www.thompson-automotive.com/c...63/9125480.htm

[Thongpocket]

Originally Posted by Ricepuddin

mine




I love it, makes the shifts buttery smooth and feels great in my hand.

I was 1st Cav too! 3/82FA!!!

[Ricepuddin]

Originally Posted by Thongpocket

I was 1st Cav too! 3/82FA!!!

2BCT right? When were you with them? I am In 1BCT, and am a Brigade asset but I am attached to the BSB at the moment.

[SilentMike]

Originally Posted by LXXXVI

Here's a $39 non-engraved FR-S/BRZ/WRX option in stock at Tompson Automotive Products:
Voodoo Knob, 2" Magnum, Aluminum, Piano Black counterbored for the Reverse Lock-out.
http://www.thompson-automotive.com/c...63/9125480.htm

I picked up my Asphalt 6MT yesterday. Before I pulled out of the dealership parking lot, I swapped the stock shift knob for a piano black VooDoo. I used to run a textured matte black VooDoo on my Miatas (one knob lived on a 91, a 99, and an 06). The Voodoo feels like home.

[Zadkiel]

Originally Posted by SkAsphalt

All? I am seeing way more happy customers than upset ones. I have been following this thread since it started and I have only come a cross a few upset posters (and one really vocal and repetitive one). Flossy's work seems great PLUS they will be less busy now because they are working through the initial customer rush now.

Repetitive? Excuse me if I want to keep people informed of the issues involved with ordering.

If your design takes a while for them to enter into there system obviously your order will take longer then a shift pattern and logo or some letters. So many people love the knobs and they got the design they wanted in the two week period promised. I know for a fact atleast 30 knobs were ordered off the group buys i put out on this forum out of those 30 we have had what two complaints? Its all up to you in the end but myself and im sure many other people on this forum will highly recommend buying a knob from these guys!

The issue was that they went over their 2 weeks time frame and never informed me that it was going to be longer. Also that they informed me of a ship date and never stuck to that date. If you're running a business and you tell a customer something will show up in x amount of time but it will take longer than that, do you just let the customer sit and spin or would you inform them that the process will take longer due to supply and demand? If you say that the item will ship on x date and for whatever reason it doesn't, do you inform the customer or just let them continue to wonder wether it shipped or not?

[baldolera]

Originally Posted by SilentMike

I did my renderings with a 3-d modelling program called SolidWorks. I'd never done anything spherical like a shift knob. It was fun figuring it out.

I take part in a school competition called F1 in Schools, we design our cars with that program then CNC them. I have no idea how to use SolidWorks but I just take the STL file from the program then run it though the CNC Machine.

[DjDATZ]

Originally Posted by Lee358

If your design takes a while for them to enter into there system obviously your order will take longer then a shift pattern and logo or some letters. So many people love the knobs and they got the design they wanted in the two week period promised. I know for a fact atleast 30 knobs were ordered off the group buys i put out on this forum out of those 30 we have had what two complaints? Its all up to you in the end but myself and im sure many other people on this forum will highly recommend buying a knob from these guys!

Originally Posted by SkAsphalt

All? I am seeing way more happy customers than upset ones. I have been following this thread since it started and I have only come a cross a few upset posters (and one really vocal and repetitive one). Flossy's work seems great PLUS they will be less busy now because they are working through the initial customer rush now.

Thanks for the input! I skimmed over the first 6 or 7 pages and then read the last 2, which was mostly where I saw the complaints come up.

Few questions before I order.
1) From what I read I should be ordering a shorty so it works with reverse?
2) In what format are designs submitted to them in?

[SkAsphalt]

1. the shorty for the subaru BRZ yep
2. I think any graphic type file works, jpg, png, psd, vector, open source render program, auto cad etc. Just make sure the lines are clean and very visible and that you notify where you want the design to be on the knob (other wise I assume they do top dead center

Originally Posted by DjDATZ

Few questions before I order.
1) From what I read I should be ordering a shorty so it works with reverse?
2) In what format are designs submitted to them in?

[baldolera]

Originally Posted by Spartan65

I use Paint.net with a rendering sphere .dll that I scored PM if you need more info ?

haha was just curious... I don't even have a car yet! Kudos to you for your willingness to help, I appreciate that.