...Shifter ****, that is.

Has anyone noticed any wear of the silver paint on top of the shifter ****? I took my car to the dealership to get the parking brake handle replaced and the second I got the home, I noticed that the **** was marred. I detail the interior fairly often so I'm sure it's new. About 50% of the paint on the right side is either scuffed or completely missing. I don't rest my hand there and the car only has about 30k miles on it. I'm about 90% sure the tech dropped or scratched it when he took the console apart, but I just want to be sure no one else's is showing wear before I say something to the service rep.

I'm also positive the tech put a 1" long gash in the trunk pass-through and scraped up the dash around the ashtray. I'm not sure what I expect them to do about this. It's not like they can replace the dash. Am I being overly sensitive? After all, the interior of the 8 is unusually delicate...

 

try being more gentle with your ****! if you're not careful, you might put your eye out.

 

Mine's actually pretty scuffed up. The front of it has lots of little scratches but the sides are still in decent condition due to the way I shift. Seems like it's easily scraped up for whatever reason, I'd say just grab a new one if it bothers you.

 

i had mine replaced. for me, the sweat from my hand began to eat away at the silvery part. i try not to rest my hand there, but old habits die hard.

 

Mine was 1/3 gone on the angled portion by about 10,000 miles. My hands sweat quite a bit though, and I eat a lot of potato chips, so maybe that affects the salinity.







I don't know. But yes, mine wore off pretty quickly.

Did you know people pay an extra $2000-$3000 for a "new" Gibson Les Paul that looks beat up and weathered straight from the factory? So it's surely cool to have a worn shift ****.

 

well for me in my 6MT, the gear shifter gets dings in it when i first started driving it from my Aggie Ring, i have since had to change the way I hold the gear shifer when I drive. This is my 1st manual and everyone is right, its the only way to go, not only that but I feel so damn cool just with my hand resting on the **** of power... knowing I can throw it into 3rd while doing 70 and FLY!!!!

 

hey hey, that smiley actually found a thread it could relate to

 

Im thinking of replacing mine with the mazsaspeed just because the metal can get rather slippery on warm days.

 

The silver on my shifter is peeling also, I think I will pick up the DPE shift ****.

 

You should stop rubbing your *** in the car. You could get arrested.

 

Heaps of guys have had worn shift ***** replaced under warranty.

 

^ What Gomez says. 17.5K on my 8 and my **** is still in primo condition.

 

Had mine replaced around 22k miles under warranty. They said the shift ***** retail close to $200.

 

Lucky you. I took mine in with roughly 30,000 miles on it and the dealer said it was "normal wear."

 

Silver on mine is pretty much missing in one spot from the ring also. Nice to see another Aggie on the forum though.

 

Yep same here and has to be from the sweat and rubbing of the hand....hmm that sounds dirty.

But have no rings or anything on that hand, yet still have lots of little scratchs on it.

I've tried to shift more with the side of the shifter, but enjoy flicking it from the top more. Meh no biggie though, its just a ****.

 

Go titanium......your **** won't show any wear.

 

I bet that thing gets pretty damn hot sitting in the sun.

 

It cools off quickly. I may use a cut-off tennis ball condom when it's parked.

 

I would assume it looks a little like this?

 

Maybe its your rings

 

Why dont you change to the new gear ****? There's one exactly the same for 6MT only lighted during night time when you switch on your lights so you can see all the numbers in the ****? Something different from usual I guess...

 

A velvet Crown Royal sack works as well. Just don't keep the bottle in your car until your done drinking.