[Rory]

I want a gearknob with a bit more weight for my 335i , as with a lot of people I hate the light cheap feeling standard one.

Im looking for the E46 M sport gear knob - 25117896886 known as the ZHP....

Apparently its been superceded and hard to get, have any of you bought one in the UK ? If so where from? Basically I want to make sure I get the real weighted one and not an equivalent light crappy one.

Thanks!

[OGM2LCI]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Genuin...4AAOSwq7JTz4uO

This is the one I will be purchasing fairly soon, is this what you're after?

[Rory]

Yes I just bought one from them

Looking forwards to better gear changes. I have an after market weighted gear knob on my z4 and that helps a lot

[OGM2LCI]

Yeah I can imagine, mines looking a little tired now so wanted to fit one of these.

Found it almost amusing how these were fitted the the clubsport E46, and then when the M4 came out I sat in one in my local dealer and spotted that they'd fitted exactly the same knob to the manual box in those!

I'm worried about the way the gaiter fits to the bottom of the gear knob though, any idea whether you can remove that satin ring at the bottom to make it look factory fitted?

[MattOz]

Probably the best mod I've done to my 335i. The additional weight of the clubsport knob helps the shift nicely.

[Rory]

Originally Posted by MattOz

Probably the best mod I've done to my 335i. The additional weight of the clubsport knob helps the shift nicely.

Good to hear you like it - seems like most people on here are glad they bought one.

As James says above - did you have to modify the gaiter to fit better? I think the way these go on an e90 the gaiter just rests against it, rather than tucking into it more neatly is that right?

[Tr1ppy]

Should be a nice upgrade over the SE gearknob


How does the ZHP gearknob that you linked compare with the MSport one found on E90 family? The perforated one, link below:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Genuin...3D271556295147

Is the ZHP one heavier/shorter etc.?

Thanks

[Phil325i]

I swapped my MSport knob for the one shown in post #2. Much prefer the shape and the smooth leather. And yes, I think it is slightly shorter. The gaiter fitting is nothing a hidden cable tie won't cure.

[Rory]

Cool that's what I'll do, little zip tie to hold it in.

Looking forward to better gear selection with the added weight

[Dann]

I made a solid stainless gear knob for my E36. It weighed over 600g and combined with the short shifter I had was incredible.

I'm also going to change mine to the clubsport/zhp one at some point

[E60525d]

How does the std M Sport gear knob compare to the clubsport/ZHP? Is there much difference?

[Rory]

I've read on here the standard m sport e90 gear knob is taller and not as heavy as the one linked to.

[MattOz]

Originally Posted by Rory

Good to hear you like it - seems like most people on here are glad they bought one.

As James says above - did you have to modify the gaiter to fit better? I think the way these go on an e90 the gaiter just rests against it, rather than tucking into it more neatly is that right?

The gaiter has some cut outs that fit over the knob. The knob has a 3 or so tabsthat fit into the cut outs. From memory, I used some superglue to ensure a snug fit. Mine is the F10 M5 illuminated knob, so that needed wiring in too. It's still good, some 19 months later.

[Rory]

Originally Posted by MattOz

The gaiter has some cut outs that fit over the knob. The knob has a 3 or so tabsthat fit into the cut outs. From memory, I used some superglue to ensure a snug fit. Mine is the F10 M5 illuminated knob, so that needed wiring in too. It's still good, some 19 months later.

Thats a great looking interior. M5 illuminated gear knob is very cool, I was considering it but I cant be bothered with the hassle at the moment. Maybe I'll get round to it one day!

[R99]

How on earth do you remove the M Sport knob from its gaiter?

Received my Clubsport / ZHP knob today and went straight out to fit it, only to be immediately defeated by the gaiter being stuck onto the existing knob.

Any suggestions?

[Rory]

Received my gear knob today, does feel weighty , looking forward to the change.

[Tr1ppy]

Looking forward to your impressions.

So just to clarify, the ZHP/Clubsport gearknob is HEAVIER than the perforated MSport gearknob?

[R99]

As per my previous post - Ho do you plan to get around the gaiter issue?

[MattOz]

Originally Posted by Tr1ppy

Looking forward to your impressions.

So just to clarify, the ZHP/Clubsport gearknob is HEAVIER than the perforated MSport gearknob?

The Clubsport knob is just over twice the weight of the standard knob. From memory its something like 60g vs 150g. Dont quote me on that though!

[R99]

Fitted mine today!



E9cx MSport gaiters and gear knobs are all one piece, so unless you want to butcher your old set up, rendering it useless for either re-sale or reverting back to stock then the only two options I could see were either:

a) buy OEM BMW Performance alcantara gear gaiter
b) buy OEM SE spec dakota black leather gear gaiter (which I opted for)

Here is the finished result!:

[Iantype-r]

Looks good mate, how did you get it fitted in the end. Thinking of this myself if it's not to much hassle

[R99]

Fitted it with the above set up in the picture.

SE spec black dakota leather gear gaiter and ZHP / Clubsport gear knob!

Works a treat!!