gear knob replacement

[misterandyle]

hey guys just wanted to ask how to change the gear knob and shift boot on my 1998 ej8, is there a special twisting action?

[Dy_]

knob = lefty loosy and righty tighty.
shift boot = take centre console off? and look under the edegs of the shift boot.

[Tu88y]

what a noob question
hahahahaha

as above mention left to unbolt and right to bolt it up

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Honda gear knob threading is 10mm i believe :thumbsup: (just thought id add that for you)

[nick_sixx]

how do i take my handbrake knob thing off?

[CivicSi]

Handbrake handle is hard to pull off, but it can be done.... when i took mine off i heated it up and struggled with it to rip the damn thing off! A mate of mine actually took a knife to his to take his off!

[nick_sixx]

haha ok i think i might just newspaper up the inside of my car to paint it then.

[CivicSi]

It can be done, just not the easiest.... usually stuck on there pretty good, not gonna slide off easily! but i put in an aftermarket handbrake handle and gearknob (all black, red stitching) and it looks really nice!

[CivicSi]

haha ok i think i might just newspaper up the inside of my car to paint it then.

I can't remember if it's a plastic or a vinyl coating on the handbrake, but if it's vinyl... don't paint it, get vinyl dye from autobarn or repco...

I'm going to be buying a LOT of that stuff soon, Civic's interiour in grey starting to get a bit dated, gonna go black with red door inserts..... wannabe ctr ftw!

[nick_sixx]

^^^ haha ive started mine already. so far ive just done like the inside of the hatch/boot in black, the centre console (with a dc2r gear boot) and since i have the cupholders one, ive also dont the lower part of the dash where the ashtray etc is. im waiting for my recaros to come before i start dying carpet/paint the doors and stuff. so you reckon you need vinyl dye? ive just been using vinyl paint from super cheap. so yeah back on topic. you screw the gearknob to the left. get a buddyclub type a gearknob, i ****ing love mine

[bankids]

i'm doing the same ting to my gf's car.
just about finished everything but the dash. i have a replacement dash to paint. and gonna put so me red bucket seats and trim the rear ones...

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[CivicSi]

^^^^ Nice! very sexytime...

So did you use vinyl dye?

[bankids]

yep i used vinyl dye from repco or anywhere for the door trim, plastic and parcel shelf. later i gonna dye the carpet too.

[CivicSi]

So the dye worked alright on the plastics? I know it's designed to colour the vinyls, but wasn't sure about the hard plastic parts!

BTW, you gonna do the inside door handles black?

[bankids]

works fine just remember before you spray use some prepso or thinner to remove any grease.

as the car is candy red, i'm doing all the air vents, the aircon surrounding, door handles and some other bits to candy red aswell.

[CivicSi]

mate that's gonna look hot... your missus must be lovin you right now!!

[bankids]

nah she ask me to sell the car and get her a big diamond ring...

btw i spent like 15k on the car.....

[CivicSi]

WHAAA 15k!???

What have you done, rims, lowered, mugen lip, respray hood, colour matched side mouldings, tint, personalised plates, interior... Either you've got something serious under the hood or you've been stooooged!

then again, my mates say REPCO stands for Rip Every Poor C*** Off!

[nick_sixx]

ditto due that looks hot. i look forward to mine being done :) im going to paint my dash which im not looking forward to cause it will take about a year to get out because ive got no idea how to do it haha. also looking for a black honda steering wheel :) i really want to go do mine now haha

[bankids]

WHAAA 15k!???

What have you done, rims, lowered, mugen lip, respray hood, colour matched side mouldings, tint, personalised plates, interior... Either you've got something serious under the hood or you've been stooooged!

then again, my mates say REPCO stands for Rip Every Poor C*** Off!

exterior:
fresh custom candy red paint $2800
16" lightweight rims $750
spoon carbon fibre lip $250
carbon fibre bonnet $650
carbon fibre spoiler $300
SKUNK2 PRO S COILOVERS $1300
*side skirts + rear lip installed and painted $1000
*projector head light with angel eyes $349
*clear and crystal red tail lights $200


interior:
custom door trim with red vinyle $400
tinting $400
monza leather steering wheel $149
5zigen s/w botton $50
*carbon fibre racing bucket seat $1200 pair
*custom matching colour rear seats triming $300

Sound system:
Alpine x001 media centre with cd changer $899
Alpine V12 MDR 1005 $599
CLARION 2CH AMP $200
DYNAUDIO MDK240 $899
DYNAMATE $400
ROCKFORD FOSGATE POWER T1 12" SUB WITH CUSTOME PORTED BOX $700
AMP WIRING $150
DRY CELL 2ND BATTERY $90


ENGINE:
SKUNK2 ROCKER COVER $192
SKUNK2 VTEC COVER $44
JS RACING INTAKE $300
*SKUNK2 INTAKE MANIFOLD $456
*STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEM $600



some parts are still sitting around in my garage to be installed

[bankids]

that was carbon fibre hood ....

[CivicSi]

I stand corrected sir!

[baeshin]

*side skirts + rear lip installed and painted $1000
wth?? if the lip is cf then why did it need to be painted.. and that doesnt look like spooon..

but yeh looks nice nonetheless

[nick_sixx]

dont you have some sort of engine managment sitting on the passenger side kick panel in the photos?

[bankids]

*side skirts + rear lip installed and painted $1000
wth?? if the lip is cf then why did it need to be painted.. and that doesnt look like spooon..

but yeh looks nice nonetheless

with the * means still not installed yet, they are in my workshop...

[bankids]

dont you have some sort of engine managment sitting on the passenger side kick panel in the photos?

just sold the vafc2 to a member here today, did it installed for 300..


as i said i spent that much but later decide not to put everything on coz running out of time...

the pics were taken few days ago and still in process....so there's no lip or skirt on it now still waiting for painting..

ps i spend alot on audio....

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[nick_sixx]

^^ got parts much?