Product Review- '09 Leather/Blue Stitch Auto Shift Selector Knob
#1
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Boulder Creek, CA, USA
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Product Review- '09 Leather/Blue Stitch Auto Shift Selector Knob
My suggestion- DON'T BUY IT. This is the OEM Honda Accessory shift selector knob. Although it looks like blue stitched, brown leather, it is so hard, shiny and slippery, it could very well be a molded plastic fake.
The stock black rubber knob feels much better in your hand and is far less slippery. For $80.00 or so, the small increase in appearance, that can't be seen from more than 3 feet away, is not worth the money.
The GD Fits had a much better looking stock shift knob, and had various colors of padded, soft leather accessory knobs as after-market. I was under the impression that this leather knob was of similar design, but I was very wrong.
Both the GD stock knobs and accessory knobs were much better looking and much better quality. Maybe some manufacturer will market a more comfortable and better looking GE Auto shift knob, maybe not, but you have better places to invest your $80.00 than the Honda leather(?) shift knob.
Just my $.02
The stock black rubber knob feels much better in your hand and is far less slippery. For $80.00 or so, the small increase in appearance, that can't be seen from more than 3 feet away, is not worth the money.
The GD Fits had a much better looking stock shift knob, and had various colors of padded, soft leather accessory knobs as after-market. I was under the impression that this leather knob was of similar design, but I was very wrong.
Both the GD stock knobs and accessory knobs were much better looking and much better quality. Maybe some manufacturer will market a more comfortable and better looking GE Auto shift knob, maybe not, but you have better places to invest your $80.00 than the Honda leather(?) shift knob.
Just my $.02
#3
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Boulder Creek, CA, USA
Posts: 3,288
This is not a BAD accessory, just not worth the cost- no performance value, and little appearance value.
If Honda made one for the '09s that is just like the leather knobs for the first. gen. cars, I would definitely buy one- they were nice, felt good and looked good. The new ones are JUST OK.
#4
I have the blue stiched one on my fit and I like the thing. It matches my interior..lol. I personally don't think it feels bad, though I don't rest my hand on it like I have a manual trans. I didn't pay $80 for it either. I paid $58.
#5
You don't want to sell your stock one to me do you????? Pretty please?
#9
My suggestion- DON'T BUY IT. This is the OEM Honda Accessory shift selector knob. Although it looks like blue stitched, brown leather, it is so hard, shiny and slippery, it could very well be a molded plastic fake.
The stock black rubber knob feels much better in your hand and is far less slippery. For $80.00 or so, the small increase in appearance, that can't be seen from more than 3 feet away, is not worth the money.
The GD Fits had a much better looking stock shift knob, and had various colors of padded, soft leather accessory knobs as after-market. I was under the impression that this leather knob was of similar design, but I was very wrong.
Both the GD stock knobs and accessory knobs were much better looking and much better quality. Maybe some manufacturer will market a more comfortable and better looking GE Auto shift knob, maybe not, but you have better places to invest your $80.00 than the Honda leather(?) shift knob.
Just my $.02
The stock black rubber knob feels much better in your hand and is far less slippery. For $80.00 or so, the small increase in appearance, that can't be seen from more than 3 feet away, is not worth the money.
The GD Fits had a much better looking stock shift knob, and had various colors of padded, soft leather accessory knobs as after-market. I was under the impression that this leather knob was of similar design, but I was very wrong.
Both the GD stock knobs and accessory knobs were much better looking and much better quality. Maybe some manufacturer will market a more comfortable and better looking GE Auto shift knob, maybe not, but you have better places to invest your $80.00 than the Honda leather(?) shift knob.
Just my $.02
This, in conjunction with the aluminum sport pedals and carbon fiber trim kit has really stepped up the interior of my GE.
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