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I got this installed a few days ago and just wanted to put this option out there for my fellow bmw owners.
It's from Function First and being the thing you touch the 2nd most in your car (after the round thing between your legs) it's a real change you can both see and feel. I went from the factory knob to the zhp knob to this. Needless to say my mint zhp knob will be sale as soon as I finish this post. It came from Function First, which seems to be a Porsche focused company (found them on Rennlist) but the knobs fit our BMW's perfectly, and I learned after getting mine that the owner actually dd's a 6mt e90 M3. If your car is a garage kept 2nd car like mine, the aluminum knob is ideal. The added weight, even over the zhp knob seems to blast through the inherent notchiness and smoothed the selector transitions out a bit. The grip position is so awesome in that it's a beautifully simple design that happens to feel most effective, (short of a full blown extended race shifter). If you daily your car and it sits in the sun (or extreme cold) you might opt for the delrin knob (which I also have and like a lot). Anyway, bump for a cool company with a lot of positive reviews over on Rennlist, and at least one (mine, I haven't looked for others) on here. |
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Thats a beauty! I would do it but i have an e93 and a metal knob sitting in the sun sounds painful 😂
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06-26-2020, 03:07 AM | #4 |
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wish they are a tad taller, but awesome knob.
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07-20-2020, 03:45 PM | #6 |
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I dig it!
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I just picked up a black delrin knob from Function First, this one with red paint fill. Better for the hot summer days when the car has to sit in the sun. |
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07-20-2020, 05:37 PM | #8 |
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That is a really good looking knob. What kind of shift boot do you have? I was debating on doing the illuminated M5 knob conversion, but it just seems like a lot of money plus I'd have so switch the shift boot frame anyways.
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07-20-2020, 11:43 PM | #10 |
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I like the black delrin knob for sure! 🤔
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07-21-2020, 12:13 AM | #11 |
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Have any measurements of the knob?
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07-30-2020, 07:41 AM | #12 |
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I actually really like this. It seems like no one really ventures far from the OE options and while they look fairly clean they are also a bit boring.
I've been tempted by some of the Raceseng stuff too but it's pricey to gamble on. I know their stuff is top notch quality, just not convinced I'll love it.
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I actually used to have a tall CAE shifter in the car and it felt perfect from a functional standpoint but started to feel the look was a bit much so I have an Autosolutions setup now. Any more pics that show the entire interior with the Function First?
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My office is in my garage so I just snapped a quick pic for you. The interior could use a good wipe down as it was my daily for a week while the police were recovering my stolen DD so disregard the fact that it's not 'gram quality atm. |
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any pics of your AS setup? did u ask to raise the shifter?
Contemplating on chassis mount shifter and AS at the moment. I always like the shifter being tall and close to the steering wheel. Quote:
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love that shift knob.. very Porsche-ish.
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