Type 'R' gearstick - Will it fit???

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 00:40

Right,

12hrs of Civic ownership and I hate it.................OK not the car but I don't like the type 's' gearstick. I think it needs a gaitor and an aluminium gearknob.......so looking in the type 'r' brochure I reckon that it'll fit the type 's' or std civic gearstick.

So if I buy the type 'r' parts will it fit?

Answers on a postcard plz

Type S Bournemouth · 17th February 2007, 00:53

how can you not like the gearstick? It great.

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 00:57

I prefer Aluminium, having owned an Accord Type 'R' before & when I replaced the Impreza with the old car, Accord Sport, I bought an aluminium gearknob. As this is a 6 speed and the gaitor is custom fit I want to replace the std one with the type r one.

czechplastik · 17th February 2007, 00:59

Is the 'S' knob different to the regular ones?

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 01:03

No, I don't think so **

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 01:09

Sports gear knob

Mine has the numbers 1-6 (like the 1st pic), not the sport one

czechplastik · 17th February 2007, 01:13

Yes you're quite right, you have the same er....knob as me. I'd be interested in the 'R' gear knob too, no reason why it wouldn't be possible.

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 01:15

The dealer just took delivery of its demo type 'r' so I may pester them tomorrow to see if I can remove it to test in the car

czechplastik · 17th February 2007, 01:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by caz1562

The dealer just took delivery of its demo type 'r' so I may pester them tomorrow to see if I can remove it to test in the car

Sounds good, let me know!

TTDegs · 17th February 2007, 01:35

hmmmm.

As noted on that other thread, I've got the (small) CTR knob screwed on the top of my stick

BUT

by the time I added a smallish nut underneath the knob (without it the gear layout pic on the knob was at an angle), it's hardly any shorter than the £75 knob upgrade I paid for originally.

If that makes sense?

Anyway.

From the pics in the R brouchure, the whole R stick looks shorter than that in the S / 5 door.

might just be an illusion by the gater though.

czechplastik · 17th February 2007, 02:02

Do you have any pics of your knob TT? Like to see how it looks!

TTDegs · 17th February 2007, 02:15

only because it's you that's asking...

I'll take one tomorrow if the weather is ok (when I apply coat 2 of back to black)

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 11:44

OK, just back from the dealer.

Although the type 's' gearstick looks taller than the type 'r' it does look like its only the length of the knob (oooh eerr

) and not the stem it screws into. However, if I were to purchase these from the Parts dept I may find it comes with the 'U' shape surround, which in the type 'r' is dark grey and not silver like in the type 's'. I need to wait on the 'r' being released before ordering.

The dealer had the 'r' out of sight, locked up in a single bay in a different building out the road and the salesman was very secretive about going to view it for some daft reason. So I wasn't even allowed to open the door to have a closer look.

Type S 2.2 i-CTDI GT · 17th February 2007, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by caz1562

Right,

12hrs of Civic ownership and I hate it.................OK not the car but I don't like the type 's' gearstick. I think it needs a gaitor and an aluminium gearknob.......so looking in the type 'r' brochure I reckon that it'll fit the type 's' or std civic gearstick.

So if I buy the type 'r' parts will it fit?

Answers on a postcard plz

I agree with you I do like type r gearknob and gaitor will more nice on Type S BUT type r gaitor with red stiches not match type s seat with silver stitches ???? I will keep look somewhere internet looklike as type r then let u know

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 23:55

Yeah **, thats the only thing that I thought would make it look odd, I had only considered the white stitching in the steering wheel, never thought of the seat stitching. Might give it up as a bad idea now

Type S 2.2 i-CTDI GT · 18th February 2007, 21:57

yeah but can get plain leather gaitor (richbrook) get alloy gearknob i noticed type r gear seems shorter than type s ? or gailtor makes it look shorter ???

caz1562 · 19th February 2007, 08:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Type S 2.2 i-CTDI GT

i noticed type r gear seems shorter than type s ? or gailtor makes it look shorter ???

It looks like it is but when I saw in on Saturday I thought its the Type 'S' knob that makes it look bigger (im my opinion)

I had a look at ** suggested richbrook gaitors but they don't have the Civic surround available.

Type S 2.2 i-CTDI GT · 19th February 2007, 19:12

richbrook gailter with type r surround ???

koolaid · 23rd February 2007, 16:31

so anyone actually done it? will the type-r gaitor and knob fit the standard model 6 speed manual? not really clear about it yet...

CivPilot · 24th February 2007, 12:24

Well the old type-R gear knob fits the 2006 Civic as does the S2000 half leather gear knob (have one of those fitted in my car) so I would be extremely surprised if they have changed the fitting size for the new Type-R

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