Tegiwa Knobs - Any good?

[trig100]

I love the standard alu knob but it's so bloody cold in winter. Are the duracon knobs any good?

 

[^Joe]

If you want to upgrade your knob, look no further than Skunk2.

 

[Shaenei]

If you want to upgrade your knob, look no further than Skunk2.

QFT, excellent gear knob

 

[Loxy]

I'll agree with ^Joe and Shaenei. :smt023

 

[SicklyPilot]

As above, the skunk2 billet knob is excellent, i've had 2! But if it's a non metallic one you're after, then I currently have a Spoon Duracon knob and can really recommend it. It's obviously a hell of a lot lighter than the skunk2 but it still has a brilliant feel to it IMO

 

[trig100]

Don't get me wrong chaps, I have perved over the holy skunk grail. But what is it made of?

I thought tegiwa would be good cos it wouldn't be freezing cold in the winter!

 

[^Joe]

Winter is a long way off tbh. Man up or get a sock

Skunk2 is 440g I believe, so a lot beefier than OEM, billet.

 

[SicklyPilot]

Yup, the skunk2 is billet steel. Nice and meaty. As I said, a spoon or tegiwa duracon isn't really a bad thing IMO

 

[trig100]

Thanks Chaps!

I do need to man up! I had a Transformers sweat band round my knob, until I realised it looked better on my brake fluid cap!

 

[SicklyPilot]

I had a Transformers sweat band round my knob

 

[trig100]

Fnarrr fnarrr!

That's prob the most disturbing pic on the Internet!

 

[HASNIC]

I prefer duracon (white rather than black) to most metal gear knobs. Some of the Ti ones are nice but stupid money.

 

[Stoo.]

I'm with hasnic.
Buddyclub duracon is awesome. Nice size shape and feel.

 

[trig100]

Re: The buddyclub duracon. I like the look of the Black one.

Does anyone use one? If so does it have the brand name on the top? or does it have a small gear-map diagram? I've seen conflicting pictures on tinterweb.

 

[SicklyPilot]

By the looks of it, you get stickers with it

Although I think DC5STU is your man, he has one if I recall correctly

 

[trig100]

Ah!

So if the stickers are optional, it might be a good idea to leave them off.

Might even put the Mrs off driving it!!

 

[Stoo.]

Iirc yeh you get gear stickers but I havent put any on mine it's just a plain White ball.

 

[^Joe]

what is duracon?

 

[SicklyPilot]

what is duracon?

A plastic

 

[shilep3]

Just replaced my gear knob with a Tegiwa Alloy version and Tegiwa short shift kit... looks, feels great combined with the short shift plate.... I also replaced the gear linkage bushes in the engine bay with the alloy ones and everything feels and works alot better! Well worth the money!