steptronic shift knob removal

335i Ecstasy · 02-15-2007, 12:33 PM

Can anyone tell me if the steptronic shift knob just pulls off or has a fastener of some kind to remove it?

KL2DC · 02-15-2007, 12:36 PM

Just pull straight up. It helps to have the car in D (switched off obviously). Be careful not to punch yourself...

335i Ecstasy · 02-15-2007, 12:41 PM

Thanks for teh post... Especially thanks for the addition of punch warning...

KL2DC · 02-15-2007, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 335i Ecstasy

Thanks for teh post... Especially thanks for the addition of punch warning...

hey...it happens

Just make sure you're pulling perfectly straight, there's a plastic acutator rod in there, you wouldn't want to break. Also using two hands to pull, helps. GL.

pacman · 02-16-2007, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 335i Ecstasy

Can anyone tell me if the steptronic shift knob just pulls off or has a fastener of some kind to remove it?

so did u try this already???? is it easy???

huchung · 02-16-2007, 02:04 AM

you gotta give it some force...just pull it right out, and like kl2dc said, you can come back to work on monday with a black-eye if you yank too hard. I usually have it on P when I pop it off.

335i Ecstasy · 02-16-2007, 02:07 AM

I did not actually have remove it. I was DIYing the Sunglass Tray retrofit (removing the ash tray) and thought I might need to remove it. Not so... So I still do not know how (but have no need to now as I did the Sunglass Tray retrofit and did not need to remove the shift knob).

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335i Ecstasy New Member 0 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Thanks for teh post... Especially thanks for the addition of punch warning... __________________ 2007 335i Sparkling Graphite with Tera -- premium, sport, nav, comfort, sat, sun screens, step, paddles, active steering, sos, pdc, cold weather, black lines, strut stablizer Xtasy!
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huchung Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 249 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (4)	you gotta give it some force...just pull it right out, and like kl2dc said, you can come back to work on monday with a black-eye if you yank too hard. I usually have it on P when I pop it off. __________________ What did the five fingers say to the face? COOOOOLD BLOODED!
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335i Ecstasy New Member 0 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	shift knob removal I did not actually have remove it. I was DIYing the Sunglass Tray retrofit (removing the ash tray) and thought I might need to remove it. Not so... So I still do not know how (but have no need to now as I did the Sunglass Tray retrofit and did not need to remove the shift knob). __________________ 2007 335i Sparkling Graphite with Tera -- premium, sport, nav, comfort, sat, sun screens, step, paddles, active steering, sos, pdc, cold weather, black lines, strut stablizer Xtasy!
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