For some reasons I really dislike the factory shift knob. I'm searching for one that's made by metal (alum., titanium, etc.) but it got to have the shift pattern sticker since I let my brother and friends drive my car once a while. Trust me I've been looking around but it's hard to find one with 6spd shift pattern or the size for Mazda (M10 x 1.25). Any suggestion?

http://www.aj-racing.com/catalog/product.php?productid=63&cat=5&page=1

www.knobmeister.com he sells custom engraved voodoo shift knobs. I have the pearl knob and it matches the interior colors perfectly, and I had the shift pattern put on it with a custom logo.

The Knobmeister does great work. I got a powder-coated knob from him and also had him do the engraving. Here's a pic, and a copy of the .gif that I sent him for the shift pattern. By telling him the image was 1200 pixels per inch, he could size it exactly.

Not sure if you're still looking, but I can definately vouch for Knobmeister's (http://www.knobmeister.com/KnobsMetal.htm) quality.
He sells the Voodoo knobs engraved.
I bought the Pearl Aluminum.
I posted pics on another thread.
Here's the thread. (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=74297)
Here's one of the pics.
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=61018

The pearl is a perfect match to the polished aluminum in our cars.

- Cesar -