Gear Knob For 1988 1.6 205gti

[Phil205 1 1 Cars]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know where I can buy a standard black plastic Gear knob for a 1988 1.6 205GTi ? Peugeot don't stock them any more ?

 

The ones on ebay seem quite garish.

 

They are tough to get off ? Apparently, you just pull very hard ?

 

They are easy to fit though, simply push on ?

 

Thanks for your help.

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

Just pop to your local scrappy and get one off a basemodel and swap the centres over, job done! Pull and twist to get it off.

Edited January 21, 2011 by j_turnell

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Pull and twist to get it off.

 

Try not to punch yourself in the head though.

[Phil205 1 1 Cars]

Some plonker fitted my Autolock to the gear knob instead of the shaft and squashed it.

 

The gear knob centre will still be ok ? Its not the same gear knob on the different models then ?

 

Just pop to your local scrappy and get one off a basemodel and swap the centres over, job done! Pull and twist to get it off.

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

So its the actual gear knob that is damaged, rather than the centre with the numbers on? If so just get a basemodel one and swap the centres over, basemodel has white numbering, gti is red.

[Phil205 1 1 Cars]

I got a repacement white one one from a scrappy.

 

I can swap the centers ok. Trouble is I couldn't get the new one on as the hole for the shaft seemed a fair bit smaller.

 

I tried to give the gear knob a tap with a hammer, through a piece of wood, and hey presto the new one cracked. Woops !!

 

I will try and get another replacement.

 

Is there a knack of fitting them ? Do I just need to file out the hole and tap it down gently with my hand ?

 

So its the actual gear knob that is damaged, rather than the centre with the numbers on? If so just get a basemodel one and swap the centres over, basemodel has white numbering, gti is red.

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

Push and twist, they should all be the same tbh, but yeh dont use a hammer lol

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

I find that twisting it 180 degrees back and forth while pushing down on it works, also making sure the gearknob's quite warm helps too.