cinquecento 899

[cheeky cinqy]

does anyone know how to get the gear knob off of a 899 cinquecento 1993 as i have brought an interior kit and want to change the gear knob to match my blue colour scheme

Thanks

CraigV

 

[mrcinquecento]

needs to be chopped off, it's moulded onto the stick.

 

[cheeky cinqy]

how far down im scared lol

 

[ycming]

seriously don't bother.

 

[mrcinquecento]

seriously don't bother.

kind of agree, its a huge faff for little or no gain.

i have an aftermarket knob (awaits someone taking that as a sig). i preffer it over standard but its slightly wobbly on the stick and cant be sorted, its always annoyed me lol, tbh id just stick with the standard one

 

[ycming]

am a got one, OMP did sell the proper converter to use their knob. But really is not worth it !

 

[dougie1142]

if you chopped it off it take pretty much zero welding skill required to weld one on or weld on the threaded top from another knob. Infact a few tacks would probably do it fine, unless your shifting like a street boss.

Edit: If having a good knob bothers you that much.

 

[mrcinquecento]

if you chopped it off it take pretty much zero welding skill required to weld one on or weld on the threaded top from another knob. Infact a few tacks would probably do it fine, unless your shifting like a street boss.

Edit: If having a good knob bothers you that much.

i hate having a wobbly knob, its just not as satisfying to use as it could be

 

[ycming]

if you chopped it off it take pretty much zero welding skill required to weld one on or weld on the threaded top from another knob. Infact a few tacks would probably do it fine, unless your shifting like a street boss.

Edit: If having a good knob bothers you that much.

Hmm the shaft is plastic . I guess if someone could plastic weld it. IT will be strong.

And how do you know he doesn't have a dog box? lol

 

[Andi9386]

i have an aftermarket knob (awaits someone taking that as a sig).

Consider it done then Mark

If having a good knob bothers you that much.

You're getting as bad as the others Dougie

i hate having a wobbly knob, its just not as satisfying to use as it could be

That just sounds very wrong Mark.

Dougie & Mark, you pair of 'Knob' Heads (LOL)

 

[M21MFS]

I'm just waiting for the comments about lube making the job easier...

 

[bad_boy_cinq]

I'm just waiting for the comments about lube making the job easier...

we all dont have dirty minds like you martyn ,,,

trying to think of something smutty

 

[lkc]

I'm regretting reading this at work. It was almost impossible to explain why a thread about gear knobs was making me lol

 

[dougie1142]

Hmm the shaft is plastic . I guess if someone could plastic weld it. IT will be strong.

It's plastic? I'm never ever buying a fiat... having a plastic shaft sound's like the stupidest idea, especially if your like me and you like shifting HARD and FAST.

Seriously though that's poo having a plastic shaft.

 

[mrcinquecento]

lots of people shift hard and fast in fiats, never heard of a shaft snapping tbh, well maybe a couple in multiplas but thats it.

 

[bad_boy_cinq]

ive snapped a sporting shaft , when "changeing gear" from slow to fast...

 

[ycming]

Is true they are not great, but i would rather break the plastic knob/shaft (in one piece), then snappnig a selector cable .

something got to give when shfiting hard and fast constantly .

 

[Venters]

Wow a plastic shaft? Obviously not a Fiat wide thing since neither the 126 or the Marea have plastic shafts.

 

[clock34]

seicento one is metal.......

and i still love that phrase.


"shifting like a street boss"

 

[muppet42]

I had an alloy Ripspeed one on my old Punto and it actually made it far nicer to change gear. A lot of the driving experience can be down to the actual things you use TO drive - and though your obviously not changing the way it shifts, I think it really helps how the car feels when you drive.

I've wanted to change the one in the Stilo for a while, but it's a pressed type one onto a plastic shaft and needs a "special tool" to be removed. Think I may just hacksaw it off as some others have, got my eye on some nice Momo ones