03' Sparco Shift Knob

[Mystic21]

Anyone else out there have a problem with the little leatherish grip around the knob coming off?

One day mine decided it didn't want to stick around the knob and is now completely lose floating around the knob... Went to the dealer to get a new one under the warranty and there’s a little problem. They ordered one and When I went down it was the 3.5 knob... I'm not really into it... didn't have em install it cause I wanted the original one for the car.. plus it has the yellow trim on it and the rest of the car has the orange.... well in the end
Sparco doesn't make this knob anymore...
Mazda is being coo with me and said I could get any knob from their website... saying closest looks like the techno which no way in hell I'll end up with. So they ordered up the Globe X with the leather.. didn't fit.. so now we're trying the X-Speed... it's been overall I think almost 2 months... so once this comes i'll see how it looks... I just want the og one, but I'm hoping I'll like the feel of this one better... Who knows....

I was just curious if any one had the same problem with the trim coming lose?

Here's the site if you wanna give opinion on looks...

http://www.sparcousa.com/ptuning_knobs.asp?id=308
I'm going for the leather not the red...

Also just noticed the added a new knob since I last looked... Flat-X.. hmm...

[03MSPRO]

you can't get it anymore. I also tried and now have the 3.5 knob

[Tunnel_Rat]

Originally posted by 03MSPRO
you can't get it anymore. I also tried and now have the 3.5 knob
Whats it look like the 3.5

[Eric-BlackMSP]

I have had the same problem, but mine hasn't fallen off yet.

I might get the caron fiber mazdaspeed one from corksport.com.

-Eric

[unwrittenLaw]

I had this same problem..i just ripped it off, haven't tried to get a new leather part...just left the sparco on there..looks kinda cool, but the edges aren't comfortable without the leather

[t3ase]

Just go to a local upholstery place and have them replace the leather. It may cost you some out of pocket but hell, get creative.

[Mystic21]

Tunnel_Rat-----
Heres a pic of the 3.5 shift knob
http://members.aol.com/Jaex21/3.5mspshift.jpg

unwrittenLaw-----
Yea, I jus ripped mine off a couple days ago... i'll prolly end up keeping it that way if the knob I'm waiting for doesn't fit.. It looks fine..

i'm not really stressing over it.. was just curious if it was a common thing (boom07)

[unwrittenLaw]

yeah it looks cool, but its kind of uncomfortable w/o the leather grip....i haven't asked the dealer yet for a replacement but it sounds like they wont have any...

[SpicyMSP]

mine fell off too. But only because I would keep playing with it. They ran my VIN #, and ordered me a new one.

[Mystic21]

yea, i'm sure they'll do the same as the dealer I go to and offer you to order from sparco if you like any of there knobs.. i'll let you know how the globe... umm.. 4got the name.. lol which ever one they got on order for me if you want

[Notorious]

unwrittenlaw - you might be able to get a free knob out of it, even if you don't really want it.

[MSP Chris]

ugly ass 03 knob. My sparco fell apart, but I knew someone that had a spare! I lucked out.

[unwrittenLaw]

Originally posted by Notorious
unwrittenlaw - you might be able to get a free knob out of it, even if you don't really want it.



yeah maybe...i'll ask them when i go in for 15k service....but now that i think about that..do i really wanna go to the dealer for non-warranty service..

[KyRaceFan]

i think gcottons is a little loose, but after 9200 miles, mines fine.
I hope this isnt a new trend..

[2K3 MSP]

Mine was loose too, but i put probably 25,000 miles on it...It's already off the car though since I got the Kartboy.

[BlueWolfCry]

globe x should be universal, vodapas77 has one on his 03.5

[Mystic21]

Yea I only got 7k n that shi went loose... maybe my grip is too hard.. alot ppo can't drive and piss me off >=)


thx 4 the info bluewolfcry
i was hoping it'd fit
think I'll like it better

[Tunnel_Rat]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mystic21
[B]Tunnel_Rat-----
Heres a pic of the 3.5 shift knob
http://members.aol.com/Jaex21/3.5mspshift.jpg

Thats the knob i just got from ebay paid $106 USD new in box part No 0000-8R-C18 love it but looks like i will have to go easy on the leather.

(rockon)

[Luv2RedLine]

Anybody wanna make some cash?? If anyone can get a free one I'd be more than willing to take it off your hands.
Anybody want to sell the ones that are falling apart?

[Yellospeed]

I'm gonna rewrap mine in perforated orange leather... yummm...
Dibbs on the idea.

[unwrittenLaw]

If I get a replacement from the dealer maybe I'll sell it...

[mspeedpro]

im lost... u could pick any knob off of mazdas website? what knobs would they have?

[spacemonkey]

Mine is still in tact (.5 mazdaspeed knob) but my buddy with a 03 sparco knob felll off.

[Captain KRM P5]

Originally posted by Eric-BlackMSP
I have had the same problem, but mine hasn't fallen off yet.

I might get the caron fiber mazdaspeed one from corksport.com.

-Eric

don't. i ordered that one and it was a total piece of crap. scratches very easily and the carbon fiber doesn't sit right on the knob. i was really disappointed.

[Captain KRM P5]

Originally posted by mspeedpro
im lost... u could pick any knob off of mazdas website? what knobs would they have?

i think he meant sparco's website

[Luv2RedLine]

Nobody wants to sell? I'll even buy the ones that are falling apart.

[Luv2RedLine]

Nobody wants to sell? I'll even buy the ones that are falling apart.

[Mystic21]

Originally posted by mspeedpro
im lost... u could pick any knob off of mazdas website? what knobs would they have?

Sorry to confuse
Not mazda's site but sparco's...

[Mystic21]

Originally posted by Luv2RedLine
Nobody wants to sell? I'll even buy the ones that are falling apart.

Depends if i keep the new one on order (if it works), and if they'll let me keep the old one...

i'll let you know.. called them today and said it should be arriving sometime this week.....

[Hyper7]

if anyone here has a 03.5 knob they want to sell i would be interedted. please email me if you have one

justin@vaengineering.com

[Luv2RedLine]

Originally posted by Mystic21
Depends if i keep the new one on order (if it works), and if they'll let me keep the old one...

i'll let you know.. called them today and said it should be arriving sometime this week.....

Thanks, You can PM me if you want whenever you find out. Give me a price too.

Thanks in advance

[Speed_ESQ]

I tried getting a new one under warranty for my '03, but when the new knob came in, it was the '03.5. I asked the parts guy, and he said that '03.5's the only one that they have listed.

[MSP Chris]

once again. It is mazda at its cheapest. Screw mazda.

[MazSvcAdvisor]

Mazda at it cheapest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's made by Sparco dumbass!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[t3ase]

Originally posted by MazSvcAdvisor
Mazda at it cheapest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's made by Sparco dumbass!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice. Again, as this whole car is, Mazda outsourced parts and then changed the design inhouse to reduce costs. I don't know if the knob is an example of this but seeing as how mine is coming apart and has worn down at around 30k miles, I'm left to assume the same thing happened here.

[t3ase]

I HIGHLY doubt he's in any relation to Mazda.

[t3ase]

He gives no information that a decent computer literate person can find.

Mazda reps do NOT act like he does, period.

[pip7441622]

Funny, my 03.5 came with the Sparco knob. When its cold the leather part kind of comes off.

[Sazabi]

http://www.ichibahn.com/products/knobs/driveSeries.gif
I bought the Gun Metal shift knob to match my interior you just need to find the right "Thread Piece" so it screws right on. But I really wanted the orange one. Although it looks pretty clean cause I'm going for that CF/black and orange look. And I can really feel the shifter go into gear, I felt resistance problems with the sparco. I dunno, I like it. (cool)

[mspgirlie]

any one wanting to sell their 3.5 shift knob i would love to take it off your hands pleas email me lthies@ulv.edu

[unwrittenLaw]

I went to the dealer and asked if I could get a replacement 03 shift knob, since the leather came off. This happened awhile ago and I think I accidentally threw away the piece of leather. So since I don't have this to show the dealer, they wont give me a free replacement. He said they had them available and they were $250...hmmm, yeah I'll pass :rolleyes:

[mspeedpro]

Originally posted by Sazabi
http://www.ichibahn.com/products/knobs/driveSeries.gif
I bought the Gun Metal shift knob to match my interior you just need to find the right "Thread Piece" so it screws right on. But I really wanted the orange one. Although it looks pretty clean cause I'm going for that CF/black and orange look. And I can really feel the shifter go into gear, I felt resistance problems with the sparco. I dunno, I like it. (cool)

whered u find these at? price??

[t3ase]

google is your friend. =)

[ping]

jc whitney. I got the Ichiban roundie for like $29, but they apparently "updated their website" and the prices changed.

[murdock_]

mine fell off :(

[Mystic21]

Well in the end of all this, the Sparco X-Speed didn't work. It fits in fine threadwise. It's just that the boot doesnt attach to the base of the knob like the stock one. So you have about an inch-1/2 of space that the boot floats up and down.. overall looks cheap and dumb to me. I could always buy a new boot that adjusts but yea, I'm just sticking without the leather strip for now. It looks fine, I'll live. Can always go to the upholstery thing like t3ease suggested up in the begining.. but yea thats the end of that >=)

Oh yea as i figured, if I were to switch the knob I couldn't keep the old one. So Sorry Luv2RedLine.. no knob 2 offer you.

[yashooa]

Nice. Again, as this whole car is, Mazda outsourced parts and then changed the design inhouse to reduce costs. I don't know if the knob is an example of this but seeing as how mine is coming apart and has worn down at around 30k miles, I'm left to assume the same thing happened here.
Yep and it leaves me wondering if they some how "cheapened" up the exhaust from what Racing beat had in mind because several have come apart right at the cats. :(
My knob is fine at 30k not one bit of wear that I can see. Maybe I have a girly grip :p

[Newf]

I find this hilarious as when the 2003.5's came out everyone was hating them because they weren't Sparco's and claimed the Sparco's were "higher quality" then the Mazdaspeed ones. I always found the Sparco's had a cheaper feel, and I don't like how skinny they are. But yellow in an orange car isn't going to look right, I agree there.

Lets see how the 2003.5's hold up now.

The MP3 ones sucked. The leather came apart, started peeling and so on after 20,000 kms??? like wtf? My 2003.5 seems excellent so far.

[SP33D]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33703&item=2458834236

You're welcome.

[Captain KRM P5]

I carry some Sparco and MOMO knobs at my store, albeit a limited variety. Check em out if you fancy :)