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I just picked up my knob/boot/ring from the upholstery shop this morning. If you're in the Raleigh/Durham area, I'd highly recommend Auto Interiors and Tops in Raleigh. They charged me $50 to affix the boot to the ring and turned it around in two days.
For me, the ZHP knob has always been the platonic ideal of a shift knob; I had a buddy with an E46 330ci ZHP and always loved the way that the knob looked in the BMW interior. When I picked up my M3 two weeks ago, I knew that this was the first (and pretty much only) mod I would do. So far, the 1-2 shift feels smoother and the shifter feels better in hand. As others have mentioned, the M5 boot leather is thicker, so I am having some difficulty getting the ring to seat all the way down properly in the front, but the back flips snapped in fine and it doesn't feel like it's moving anywhere. Hopefully with time it will wear in a bit and eventually I can press it down and snap it in, otherwise I imagine a combination of trimming some of the leather on the edge of the ring + some light taps with a rubber mallet could solve the problem.
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It was a pain to get the thing to snap in. It's all because the m5 leather is thicker. Not sure how people simply tucked it in and got it to snap without using glue.
In the end I had to glue the leather to the base ring and trim off any excess. I also popped the console out and made sure all clips were seated from underneath. Here's the finished product. |
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12-03-2016, 07:48 PM | #227 |
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Just finished this install and easier than I thought. Swapped the rings and tucked. No glue.
Couple of tips: *Use a lighter to heat the leather makes it easier to separate (used a flat head small screwdriver). Leather does not burn so no damage done to it. As already noted the OEM M3 takes longer than the m5 to separate the ring. *Cut out enough for the tab to go in cleanly. When reinstalling, place a cloth over the ring then pound it in *I would not glue due to all the small adjustments needed to make the m5 shift boot look clean. All together 40 minutes while watching football. Happy with the results |
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There is an earlier version that apparently also works. Maybe the leather was thinner for that one. Can you confirm which model number was yours? |
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12-31-2016, 09:19 PM | #231 |
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F10 M5 Shift Knob Install Complete
I just finished installing the F10 shift knob with boot. I gotta give all the credit to my wife as she has a lot more patience than I do. She also took the stock boot off the base ring as that was a pain. She also trimmed and glued the boot to the stock base ring for me.
I would say the whole process took about an hour and a half spread throughout two nights. We used paper clips to clip the boot to the base before applying the glue. Again, huge thanks to her and to the forum for the DIY's. It went into place on the first try without any issues snapping back in. Onto the pictures. Last edited by Rob_M3; 12-31-2016 at 09:35 PM.. |
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The only obstacle I cam across was pulling the connecter off. Both pieces are awkward size and shape to get a good grip to pull. |
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03-02-2017, 07:48 PM | #237 |
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Starting to think this could happen to most people especially those who said they didn't need to trim and simply tucked it in. It probably is not fully snapped into the console set. If you remove the entire piece (easy) and look from underneath you'll see exactly what I mean.
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03-04-2017, 07:36 AM | #238 |
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I did this mod over the course of 3-days. I had the same problem as most folks here, where the boot did not clip back in. I also have a pointy corner at the lower left corner (my poor glueing technique), that I've been able to round out since installation. Neither of these are a major deal for me though. I purchased the F10 knob from Morristown BMW on eBay.
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I just did my shift knob swap. Parts of it were a pain and I did use glue with mine. The snaps are difficult to get in on the bottom of the boots. Make sure to trim correctly. I advise not to use the glue and to just cut the leather to go over the tabs.
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10-29-2017, 05:17 PM | #242 |
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I can not get the boot back in! Fuck! What does removing the console do? How can you get it over the top of the boot once it's on?
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