auto shift knob??

[krook]

IMHO, that knob looks cheapy. I got a Levoc one from napolex.com and it's lookin' just as good as the day i bought it; no chipping of the chrome or anything.

as an advisory, when you replace your shifter to an aftermarket one, it will sit significantly high due to your OEM shift rod, so you may want to dremel it (shift knob) down a few inches. confused?

here, use this tutorial:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showt ... post302441

the shift knob sitting so high looks dumber than braided ball-hair

[Solaragirlon18s]

so are you saying that by replacing it with a knob like this you lose your o/d button since you have to manipulate it to take the place of the button on the stock shifter? can someone whose done this mod maybe post a DIY or a wiring diagram??

Seriuosly! DIY would be nice. I started to purchase that same exact shifter six months ago with the wood grain insert. Then decided not to cause i didn't think i'd be able to install it cause of the location of the button. And no one i know knew how to go about it. But, it was the only one i found with O/D that i liked.

[Hsakuragi]

http://community.webshots.com/photo/674 ... 0275rvORit


if u got one without the od, all u need is just wire the od wires to a switch and locate somewhere u can

[Paladin06Greg]

Go here they all work. I've had 3 different one.

http://extremeredline.com/razo/razo_aut ... hifter.htm

[trdkamuri51o]

http://community.webshots.com/photo/67491717/1094143123037070275rvORit


if u got one without the od, all u need is just wire the od wires to a switch and locate somewhere u can

haha u beat me to it.. you can do exactly what he said.. its not hard.. if you can change your oil then you can do this

[st.augsolara02]

im still not quite sure im gettin how you bypass the push button on the side of the stock shifter..how can you use an aftermarket knob that doesnt have the push button?

[xsolara33x]

just use the existing od button from the stock knob... it pops out when you cut the wires of the od button once you take the knob out... just relocate the od button somewhere else... that is what i did... i have to take pics...
raphael

[st.augsolara02]

no i get what to do about the o/d..im talkin about the big button you have to move the car from park to drive and so forth

[krook]

no i get what to do about the o/d..im talkin about the big button you have to move the car from park to drive and so forth

if you take it apart, you'll understand Daniel-san....


the actual rod that needs to be depressed to shift gears is VERTICAL. though the "shift button" is horizontal there is a diagonal-cuit piece that's fitted on the end of it which comes in contact with the vertical "shift rod"...

*sigh* just take it apart, you'll see for yourself.

[xsolara33x]

i agree with krook and my fault for not understanding... you will understand it when you take it apart... even though the button is on the side the shaft is vertical... just trust us, hehe...
raphael

[st.augsolara02]

so when the aftermarket knob is put on then the shaft will just be permanetly pushed down and will move freely thru all the gears?

[krook]

so when the aftermarket knob is put on then the shaft will just be permanetly pushed down and will move freely thru all the gears?

NO. the "shift rod" must be pushed down to be able to select gears.

now, unless YOU INSTALL it that way--meaning you push the aftermarket knob down AND THEN you tighten the screws to the shift rod--it will move freely.

otherwise, if you're purchasing an aftermarket A/T shift knob, there should be a button that has to be depressed in order to shift gears. when you position your shift knob on the shift rod, you want to get it in a position where when you depress the shift button on the knob it will push down on the shift rod allowing you to select your gears.

hope this helps...

[st.augsolara02]

ohhh i see..cuz the knob i posted the link for didnt look like it had a button like our stock knob unless im blind lol

[krook]

more than likely aftermarket A/T knobs have a part on them that must be depressed in order to shift gears.

on the one you posted, the triangular part is probably what you press.