Would anyone be interested in custom ve manual shift knobs?

[Lachlan S]

Hi everyone at JustCommodores,

I have noticed a serious lack of interior customisation for the VE interior parts, one of these being the gear knob.

I am fairly sure this is due to the way holden connects their gear knobs (slide on rather than screw)

Would you guys be interested in seeing more custom gear knobs for your cars?

Thanks for the input.

 

[NU13]

There is an absolute dirth of aftermarket parts from the interior of the VE. That said i believe the stock shifter is better than anything on the market.

 

[gd81]

Except they bubble under the silver plating.
Have replaced 2 stockies because of this.
Currently trialling a genuine leather one and it's holding up better than standard.

Most of the after market stuff I've seen isn't designed with VE in mind, and/or looks horrid.

 

[2010VEUTE]

How hard is it to replace the shifter? Mine is bubblings but it seems like a big job

 

[gd81]

From memory pry up the surround then pull hard straight up.

Then fix new in surround and push down into place.

 

[NU13]

How hard is it to replace the shifter? Mine is bubblings but it seems like a big job

There is a video on youtube of a guy changing a shifter on a VE. Very informative.

 

[2010VEUTE]

There is a video on youtube of a guy changing a shifter on a VE. Very informative.

I see there is one for an Auto shifter boot change but thats all i can find

 

[Smitty]

how to fit a Ripshift/billet shifter on a VE
includes removal of old (with pics)


https://jhp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Billet-VE-instructions.pdf

 

[2010VEUTE]

how to fit a Ripshift/billet shifter on a VE
includes removal of old (with pics)


https://jhp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Billet-VE-instructions.pdf

Awesome I really appreciate that, it looks quite easy to me?
Just remove the surround, undo the boot and pull the shifter off?

 

[Smitty]

Awesome I really appreciate that, it looks quite easy to me?
Just remove the surround, undo the boot and pull the shifter off?

step 1 and 2 is easy...as you said
step 3.. pull the shifter off
yeah well... on my first VE I tried this but in the end used a slide hammer on the lil' pharker
on S1 SS and SSv Holden GLUE them on