94GT

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Hey guys, I got tired of my worn out looking shift knob. I had replaced it with a TRD on, and after I did that, I tried cutting the leather off to see what was underneath. Sure enough, the leather shift knob has the black non-leather shift knob underneath. All I did was cut the seams carefully, then peel it off where it was glued to it. There was quite a bit of glue residue, so I boiled it for about a minute, and then used a kitchen scouring pad with some "goo gone" (sold at Wal Mart and Home Depot) to clean it off. Now I've got a shift knob that won't wear out like the leather one did. Now I have to wonder if it's the same thing for the steering wheel... Anyone know?

-Mike

This post has been edited by 94GT: Jan 9, 2008 - 12:11 AM

stetsonaw

#2

do you have a pic of the finished product?

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BloodyStupidDave...

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Now I have to wonder if it's the same thing for the steering wheel... Anyone know?

I do know that on some door cards the fabric is stuck onto the vinyl card. Not all, but some. In theory with some care, one could remove the fabric to reveal the vinyl but in practice I suspect it won't be possible to get the fabric off without damaging the vinyl underneath.

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95st-celica

#4

bump for pics

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celicanice

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bump for pics

pics!!!!!

GotToyota

#6

Yep, this has been around for awhile. There is a leather wrap around the knob from the factory, underneath it is smooth rubber.

The same goes for the steering wheel as well. It is a dark gray color.

At least this is how it was in my Supra.

-Matt

This post has been edited by GotToyota: Dec 6, 2007 - 8:14 PM

kufor

#7

it would be great to refurbish the wheel somehow
mine is quite scratched, looks like some girl with a lot of rings on fingers was driving it

pls pics of the shift knob

This post has been edited by kufor: Dec 8, 2007 - 4:02 AM

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Neboptiks

#8

PICTURES!!!

oldsoul45

#9

NEED PICS...OR THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS

94GT

#10

Sorry guys, I tried taking pics with my cell phone (friggin' vista won't support my canon elph 2.0 megapixel because it's too old...), and they're too grainy. I have to say, a picture isn't going to show you much. It's just a black rubber shift knob underneath, complete with the engraved numerical shift pattern. The way I cleaned it off, there are no scuffs, and it looks clean. If your leather wrapped shift knob looks like crap, just do this, because it will look 100 times better and it'll only take you a half hour of scrubbing at the most. You'll need something sharp to clean the glue out of the numbers on top of the shift knob. Good luck, and someone else please post a pic to satisfy the demand if you can...

bccentaur3

#11

I did it. It doesnt look bad at all. But since I live in MN its going to get cold as hell. Not as cold as a metal one though.

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purplegt4

#12

the same thing happened to my shift knob. The steering wheel has never done that to me though. I have the four spoke wheel.

gt_driFFter

#13

As someone said, this is also true for door panels with cloth inserts. Mine were getting faded and gross so we pulled the cloth off and what do ya know, a brand-new looking vinyl door insert! I love toyota

Oh, and MR2's are like that with the shift knobs too

bccentaur3

#14

4 spoke steering wheels suck ass. I cant wait until I have money to get a 7th gen steering wheel.

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98 Celica gt red- totaled deer94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp)94 Celica gt white (sold)In need of a rust free chassis!!!!

95st-celica

#15

bump for pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I"M NOT A TOYOTA FAN, IM A FANATIC1984 accord hatch 5 speed (T-Belt)-Junkyard1991 VDUB jetta wolfsburg Ed. 5 speed (clutch)-junkyard1988 Dodge Aries K (sold)1969 Chevy El camino - Traded for celica1991 Dodge Daytona-Traded for Celica1988 Chevy Camaro-Work in Progress1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 - For Sale1995 Toyota Celica-Work in Progress

808celica

#16

hahah my shift knob is like that now. that leather was really old and everytime had black leather peices on my hand. so now i just have a black plastic shift knob.

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I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island

stetsonaw

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^^ you have one so you should post pics...

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Jaws4God

#18

ah hem... PICS? :-P

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808celica

#19

yeah i will when i get my camera fixed

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I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island

94GT

#20

PICS!


finally got a camera. Sorry for the wait...

CelicaST_CALI

#21

jesus took u long enough,that looks like my shift knob,but mine is smooth..

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808celica

#22

hahah i forgot about taking the pics..............lol

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I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island

95st-celica

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hahah i forgot about taking the pics..............lol

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I"M NOT A TOYOTA FAN, IM A FANATIC1984 accord hatch 5 speed (T-Belt)-Junkyard1991 VDUB jetta wolfsburg Ed. 5 speed (clutch)-junkyard1988 Dodge Aries K (sold)1969 Chevy El camino - Traded for celica1991 Dodge Daytona-Traded for Celica1988 Chevy Camaro-Work in Progress1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 - For Sale1995 Toyota Celica-Work in Progress

808celica

#24

here you go

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I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island

xs94st

#25

ey dude whats the snakey thingy round the shifter?^^^

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808celica

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ey dude whats the snakey thingy round the shifter?^^^

its a lei my ex gave to me on my graduation party. its super hard to make and its special to me

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I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island

celiracer

#27

Just did that to mine. Turned out good. Now its not all worn out looking. But i'm not going to be using it anymore, cause after i took the leather off i got on ebay and bought me a JDM mr2 leather with red stitching shift knob.

This post has been edited by celiracer: Jan 26, 2008 - 9:58 AM