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TurDz · 01-26-2007, 12:57 AM

I'm interested in getting some sort of extension for my shifter. I want to experiment with having the top of the knob closer to the steering wheel. This would only be a temporary setup during things like open track events.

Is there a place that sells extensions, or those JDM bubble knobs? I don't like the look of those, but I can see the advantages. I wonder if there are more subtle looking ones..I wouldn't want flashy pink, lol. Thanks.

yokotas13 · 01-26-2007, 01:04 AM

i can get ya the white/blue/or pink bubble knobs PM me if your interested
6 inches higher

randyjordan · 01-26-2007, 02:54 AM

i think a 6inch bubble know would be pretty sick if you get a short shifter with it

i had a 6inch shiftknob without short shifter ..just kinda makes the throw feel weird if youre holding it from the top..you can get used to it though

but yeah..its for sure its closer to the steering wheel..

MavericStephenc · 01-26-2007, 02:58 AM

how much for the white?

yokotas13 · 01-26-2007, 04:23 AM

pm me if your interested

Brian · 01-26-2007, 11:06 AM

I have a ... probably 2 inch thread on shifter extension. Got it from Autobacs. totally bitchin.

Irukandji · 01-26-2007, 11:07 AM

I had a 4inch extension I got from Korea. I think it was about 4200won, so about $4.

vvtisupra · 01-26-2007, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian

I have a ... probably 2 inch thread on shifter extension. Got it from Autobacs. totally bitchin.

I got the same one but with the bend in it to aim the shifter closer to me. I heart it

Ian · 01-26-2007, 12:29 PM

I'm pretty sure you could find something in Lowes in the plumbing section that would work as a thread on extension

SoSideways · 01-26-2007, 12:36 PM

Eh... B&M shifter + 6" bubble knob works great.

iwishiwas-all* · 01-26-2007, 01:36 PM

i got a bubble knob , it looks cool but everything in florida thinks its gay because they are a good 5 years behind any trend in cali, so i cant win, but in general its liek driving a pickup truck, but it will get ya outa tickets hahah

SoSideways · 01-26-2007, 01:40 PM

^^ I don't know what you're talking about. Melbourne/Orlando area peeps love bubble knobs, especially the pink ones (I know of 2, I got one, friend got the other).

SimpleSexy180 · 01-26-2007, 02:28 PM

the homies cressida.

if your going to extend it and wont go atleast that high. then dont do it.

kdashy · 01-26-2007, 02:35 PM

Holy shit

Thats awesome.

backroadtouge · 01-26-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by downshift180

Thats not a shifter! thats a PIMP CANE

SimpleSexy180 · 01-26-2007, 02:45 PM

^you Damn Right!

irax · 01-26-2007, 02:55 PM

dice looks photoshopped amirite?

SimpleSexy180 · 01-26-2007, 03:36 PM

nope. they are real homieeeeeeeeee

irax · 01-26-2007, 04:13 PM

SIIIIICK! I'm thing bout adding an extension pipe, like copper style

*MELLO*SOS* · 01-26-2007, 04:27 PM

Irax are you talking about copper plumbing pipe? It might be weak and bend on you. Might want to go for something solid, or at least thicker/stiffer walls.

driftenthusiast · 01-26-2007, 06:41 PM

Sounds gay but the show "tuner Transformation" was making a "drifter shifter". Im not sure if they have started selling it yet but it is a short shifter with the extention built in so even with the shifter next to the wheel it has a very short shift. They were testing it at some USDrift events last year.

A Spec Products · 01-26-2007, 06:43 PM

I'd watch out with the bubble knobs.

Another driver broke his in half at Just Drift event.

But if you're just daily driving like that dude with the Pimp Cane Cressida knob, then no worries.

slideways2004 · 01-26-2007, 06:48 PM

+1 for no bubble shift knobs on the track. mine popped off in mid-drift. if you can find a really secure way of putting it then its ok

Irukandji · 01-26-2007, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slideways2004

+1 for no bubble shift knobs on the track. mine popped off in mid-drift. if you can find a really secure way of putting it then its ok

I doubt it's the knob, its your girly tightening skills.

TurDz · 01-26-2007, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoSideways

Eh... B&M shifter + 6" bubble knob works great.

Yup, I'm thinking of getting rid of my C's and going with a B&M + long shifter shaft.

Thanks for the heads up on bubble knobs coming loose or breaking.

soreballz · 01-27-2007, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by backroadtouge

Thats not a shifter! thats a PIMP CANE

LOL. New siggy material right there.

I have a bubble knob (5 incher). It is nice for daily driving, but be warned that it makes any sloppiness in your shifter (especially if its stock) way more apparent.

liv2drift045 · 01-27-2007, 05:12 AM

yea be careful w/ extensions... i dunno what the one i bought from autobacs was made from but ive broken two of them at the track... bubble knob ftw tho
pic in the cefiro be4 i broke off the extension

johngriff · 01-27-2007, 05:18 AM

86.5-88 S12 Shifter (longer and drop in), HKS shift springs in trans, new plastic shifter bushing, Nismo Cylinder Knob. I love the balance and throw, all short shifter always feel like they want to pop out of gear on me.

jdm_s13driftking · 01-30-2009, 10:58 AM

so what the cheapest way to do this i was gonna buy a bubble knob but it sounds like they suck can i just go to home depot and buy some pipe to extend it!!!!!!!

Brian · 01-30-2009, 11:00 AM

GO back to 2007 and then to Autobacs and pick up an extension.

01-26-2007, 12:57 AM	#1
TurDz Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,618 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Lengthen shifter shaft or JDM bubble knob I'm interested in getting some sort of extension for my shifter. I want to experiment with having the top of the knob closer to the steering wheel. This would only be a temporary setup during things like open track events. Is there a place that sells extensions, or those JDM bubble knobs? I don't like the look of those, but I can see the advantages. I wonder if there are more subtle looking ones..I wouldn't want flashy pink, lol. Thanks. __________________

01-26-2007, 01:04 AM	#2
yokotas13 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milford, CT Age: 39 Posts: 10,519 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: yokotas13 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	i can get ya the white/blue/or pink bubble knobs PM me if your interested 6 inches higher __________________ 2015 Subaru Outback Overlander - Wagonofdoom

01-26-2007, 04:23 AM	#5
yokotas13 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milford, CT Age: 39 Posts: 10,519 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: yokotas13 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	pm me if your interested __________________ 2015 Subaru Outback Overlander - Wagonofdoom

01-26-2007, 11:06 AM	#6
Brian Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: usa Posts: 12,840 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: Brian Feedback Score: 54 reviews	I have a ... probably 2 inch thread on shifter extension. Got it from Autobacs. totally bitchin. __________________ http://bhworld.wordpress.com/

01-26-2007, 12:36 PM	#10
SoSideways Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 你老母 Posts: 4,371 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Eh... B&M shifter + 6" bubble knob works great. __________________ SoSideway's iTrader Rating!! *SoSideways' Review Thread!!* http://sosideways.wordpress.com/

01-26-2007, 02:54 AM	#3
randyjordan Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 779 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	i think a 6inch bubble know would be pretty sick if you get a short shifter with it i had a 6inch shiftknob without short shifter ..just kinda makes the throw feel weird if youre holding it from the top..you can get used to it though but yeah..its for sure its closer to the steering wheel..

01-26-2007, 02:58 AM	#4
MavericStephenc Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: salem mass. Age: 36 Posts: 830 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how much for the white?

01-26-2007, 11:07 AM	#7
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had a 4inch extension I got from Korea. I think it was about 4200won, so about $4.

01-26-2007, 01:36 PM	#11
iwishiwas-all* Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Oxford, UK/Miami Age: 36 Posts: 1,710 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: iwishiwas-all* Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i got a bubble knob , it looks cool but everything in florida thinks its gay because they are a good 5 years behind any trend in cali, so i cant win, but in general its liek driving a pickup truck, but it will get ya outa tickets hahah __________________ IG @gabednconfused https://www.youtube.com/user/gabedm

01-26-2007, 01:40 PM	#12
SoSideways Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 你老母 Posts: 4,371 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	^^ I don't know what you're talking about. Melbourne/Orlando area peeps love bubble knobs, especially the pink ones (I know of 2, I got one, friend got the other). __________________ SoSideway's iTrader Rating!! *SoSideways' Review Thread!!* http://sosideways.wordpress.com/

01-26-2007, 02:28 PM	#13
SimpleSexy180 Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cal Posts: 4,750 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: SimpleSexy180 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	the homies cressida. if your going to extend it and wont go atleast that high. then dont do it.

01-26-2007, 02:35 PM	#14
kdashy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Been here longer than you bitch! Posts: 1,296 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Holy shit Thats awesome. __________________

01-26-2007, 02:45 PM	#16
SimpleSexy180 Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cal Posts: 4,750 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: SimpleSexy180 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	^you Damn Right!

01-26-2007, 02:55 PM	#17
irax Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego Age: 40 Posts: 4,248 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	dice looks photoshopped amirite? __________________ Drives a BRZ and is building a V6 S12 coupe.

01-26-2007, 03:36 PM	#18
SimpleSexy180 Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cal Posts: 4,750 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: SimpleSexy180 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	nope. they are real homieeeeeeeeee

01-26-2007, 04:13 PM	#19
irax Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego Age: 40 Posts: 4,248 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	SIIIIICK! I'm thing bout adding an extension pipe, like copper style __________________ Drives a BRZ and is building a V6 S12 coupe.

01-26-2007, 04:27 PM	#20
MELLOSOS* LAID OUT Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Age: 42 Posts: 2,015 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: MELLO*SOS Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Irax are you talking about copper plumbing pipe? It might be weak and bend on you. Might want to go for something solid, or at least thicker/stiffer walls.

01-26-2007, 06:41 PM	#21
driftenthusiast Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oakton Posts: 340 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Sounds gay but the show "tuner Transformation" was making a "drifter shifter". Im not sure if they have started selling it yet but it is a short shifter with the extention built in so even with the shifter next to the wheel it has a very short shift. They were testing it at some USDrift events last year.

01-26-2007, 06:43 PM	#22
A Spec Products Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Socal! Off 60/605 Posts: 7,256 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	I'd watch out with the bubble knobs. Another driver broke his in half at Just Drift event. But if you're just daily driving like that dude with the Pimp Cane Cressida knob, then no worries. __________________ A SPEC PRODUCTS CORP AME Wheels, Advan, ARC, Gram Lights, Nardi, Personal, Recaro, Works Bell, Work Wheels, Volk Racing, 5Zigen, & more! 626.618.1100 x 103 / aim: aspectuan Advertiser's Specials! Read / Give Feedback! Please Rate Us!

01-26-2007, 06:48 PM	#23
slideways2004 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Age: 37 Posts: 1,706 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	+1 for no bubble shift knobs on the track. mine popped off in mid-drift. if you can find a really secure way of putting it then its ok

01-27-2007, 05:12 AM	#27
liv2drift045 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicagoland Age: 41 Posts: 1,483 Trader Rating: (7) Rides Gallery: liv2drift045 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	yea be careful w/ extensions... i dunno what the one i bought from autobacs was made from but ive broken two of them at the track... bubble knob ftw tho pic in the cefiro be4 i broke off the extension __________________ StreetSliders.Blogspot.com

01-27-2007, 05:18 AM	#28
johngriff Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 4,103 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: johngriff Feedback Score: 4 reviews	86.5-88 S12 Shifter (longer and drop in), HKS shift springs in trans, new plastic shifter bushing, Nismo Cylinder Knob. I love the balance and throw, all short shifter always feel like they want to pop out of gear on me. __________________ [email protected]

01-30-2009, 10:58 AM	#29
jdm_s13driftking Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: corona,ca Age: 35 Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	so what the cheapest way to do this i was gonna buy a bubble knob but it sounds like they suck can i just go to home depot and buy some pipe to extend it!!!!!!!

01-30-2009, 11:00 AM	#30
Brian Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: usa Posts: 12,840 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: Brian Feedback Score: 54 reviews	GO back to 2007 and then to Autobacs and pick up an extension. __________________ http://bhworld.wordpress.com/