Captain N
02-17-2010, 01:44 PM
Ok I was trying to post in the DIY section but it was not letting me for some reason, so maybe a administrator can move this there after. Thanks
Ok guys I wanted to make my own shifter knob instead of buying one at the store. I don't like some of them, and I wanted to put my own touch on it. Here are the steps I went through to make mine. Use this as a guideline to making yours.
Materials List:
1. item for your shifter
2. (2) M12-1.25 hex nuts
3. blue painters tape
4. a drill and 3/8" bit
5. Dremel with grinding attachment
6. 17mm socket and ratchet
7. fix-a-stick (optional)
Step 1
Find a item that you want to make your shifter knob out of.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60602.jpg
My car is a Nintendo theme so I found these mushroom powerups at a Hot Topic store for $3 each. I use to have a Ba-Bomb as my shifter but this way I can change it for different car shows.
Step 2
Go to autozone and get yourself a package of M12-1.25 hex nuts
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60605.jpg
This will fit the Scion xA not sure about xB or TC , but I think it will. The package says its for Asian Vehicles so I would assume.
Step 3
Get yourself some blue painters tape, and tape off the bottom of your object
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60606.jpg
Step 4
Take your nut and place it over the center of the bottom of the object and with a sharper trace a circle where you will cut.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60610.jpg
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60611.jpg
Step 5
Go get yourself a drill and use a 3/8" drill bit
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60607.jpg
Step 6
Drill your hole and than peel the tape off. The blue tape helps to protect your item incase you slip with the drill you won't scratch it.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60612.jpg
Step 7
Your going to use a dremel with a grinding bit on the end. This is to get all the frayed edges from drilling.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60613.jpg
Step 8
Now go out to your car and unscrew your old shifter knob. You will then be left with just the shaft of the shifter.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60614.jpg
Step 9
Now take your first nut and screw it on till it is at the bottom of the threads.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60616.jpg
Step 10
Now place your item over the shifter hole. If it does not fit go back with the dremel and make it a bit wider, you want a snug fit not too lose so the shifter knob won't move side to side too much.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60615.jpg
You can always add a washer here, but the nut was large enough I didn't need to.
Step 11
Get yourself a rachet and a 17mm attachment
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60620.jpg
Than put your other nut on the thread and tighten it down sandwiching the 2 nuts in-between the piece.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60617.jpg
Alternative Way
If you do not want to use the sandwich method you can always take some
Fix-a-Stick from Lowes or bondo puddy and secure the nut on the inside of the base so you and just twist it on and not see the bottom nut.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/fixastick.jpg
You might have to use this way if you can not separate your item in 2 half's like I did.
Just drill a small hole on the bottom of the item and glue the nut into it.
Step 12
Put your top back on and you have a brand new shifter knob.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60618.jpg
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60619.jpg
Ok guys I wanted to make my own shifter knob instead of buying one at the store. I don't like some of them, and I wanted to put my own touch on it. Here are the steps I went through to make mine. Use this as a guideline to making yours.
Materials List:
1. item for your shifter
2. (2) M12-1.25 hex nuts
3. blue painters tape
4. a drill and 3/8" bit
5. Dremel with grinding attachment
6. 17mm socket and ratchet
7. fix-a-stick (optional)
Step 1
Find a item that you want to make your shifter knob out of.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60602.jpg
My car is a Nintendo theme so I found these mushroom powerups at a Hot Topic store for $3 each. I use to have a Ba-Bomb as my shifter but this way I can change it for different car shows.
Step 2
Go to autozone and get yourself a package of M12-1.25 hex nuts
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60605.jpg
This will fit the Scion xA not sure about xB or TC , but I think it will. The package says its for Asian Vehicles so I would assume.
Step 3
Get yourself some blue painters tape, and tape off the bottom of your object
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60606.jpg
Step 4
Take your nut and place it over the center of the bottom of the object and with a sharper trace a circle where you will cut.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60610.jpg
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60611.jpg
Step 5
Go get yourself a drill and use a 3/8" drill bit
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60607.jpg
Step 6
Drill your hole and than peel the tape off. The blue tape helps to protect your item incase you slip with the drill you won't scratch it.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60612.jpg
Step 7
Your going to use a dremel with a grinding bit on the end. This is to get all the frayed edges from drilling.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60613.jpg
Step 8
Now go out to your car and unscrew your old shifter knob. You will then be left with just the shaft of the shifter.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60614.jpg
Step 9
Now take your first nut and screw it on till it is at the bottom of the threads.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60616.jpg
Step 10
Now place your item over the shifter hole. If it does not fit go back with the dremel and make it a bit wider, you want a snug fit not too lose so the shifter knob won't move side to side too much.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60615.jpg
You can always add a washer here, but the nut was large enough I didn't need to.
Step 11
Get yourself a rachet and a 17mm attachment
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60620.jpg
Than put your other nut on the thread and tighten it down sandwiching the 2 nuts in-between the piece.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60617.jpg
Alternative Way
If you do not want to use the sandwich method you can always take some
Fix-a-Stick from Lowes or bondo puddy and secure the nut on the inside of the base so you and just twist it on and not see the bottom nut.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/fixastick.jpg
You might have to use this way if you can not separate your item in 2 half's like I did.
Just drill a small hole on the bottom of the item and glue the nut into it.
Step 12
Put your top back on and you have a brand new shifter knob.
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60618.jpg
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad126/russlyman/DIY%20Custom%20Shifter/STP60619.jpg