[GrazReed]

So my colour theme for my ES is blue, interior and exterior (on a Silver paintwork)... anyways I just wanted to show off and did this:



It is a standard gold ball size steel knob, usually in red from just about anywhere, painted in metallic blue enamel paint.

Anywho, thought I would share my 15 minute job!

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[Grayfox]

I would like to get one that has blue in it so it matches the Si theme which is blue and my blue LEDs.

Can you post a how to?

 

[atomic]

It's the small finishing touches make a car unique! This one is very nice.

Can you post a how to?

Buy paint, get a small brush from an arts supplier, paint?

 

[Jorah]

Looks good Graham, gonna try a steal it when I next see you

 

[Hotchy]

Get a blue touch up pen thing from halfords and fill in the indented numbers in blue?

 

[barrych]

Looks good buddy

 

[J. Derek Riddell]

The 'Seeker' knob (Japanese) has a Blue-ish anodised finish - but cheap it's not ! - here's mine, before and after fitting a short shifter ...

Or, look through the US websites - some good stuff there, at excellent prices ...
xxx

 

[GrazReed]

It really was that simple, I used to (and still do) build plastic model kits so have the paints, brushes and experience. Took about 20 minutes, just covered over as neat as possible, then got a brush with white spirit to tidy up the edges. That was the fiddly bit!

@Grayfox if you want, send me your one/a one and i'll paint it to your colour. Just pay for a beer

PS If actually interested i'll start a proper thread in the proper section.

Rob, good luck it will be glued on when you get here!!!

 

[Grayfox]

It really was that simple, I used to (and still do) build plastic model kits so have the paints, brushes and experience. Took about 20 minutes, just covered over as neat as possible, then got a brush with white spirit to tidy up the edges. That was the fiddly bit!

@Grayfox if you want, send me your one/a one and i'll paint it to your colour. Just pay for a beer

PS If actually interested i'll start a proper thread in the proper section.

Rob, good luck it will be glued on when you get here!!!

The one i have is the fugly stock one.

And shipping to australia is the real pain, if it wasn't so expensive i would buy one off you.

Is this the type i'll need?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/JDM-Type...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cb7a91247

And this is the paint?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tamiya-E...es_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item35b0fe9c20

 

[GrazReed]

Yes and yes. Paint as carefully as you can but don't stress if it is messy. The use a brush and white spirit to thin away excess. Simple.

 

[Gp_kho]

Looks good mate

 

[Grayfox]

The use a brush and white spirit to thin away excess.

What is white spirit for the non-english man.

 

[Jorah]

It's a paint thinner and a chemical you use to clean paint off brushes, hands and anything really.

 

[Stevo!]

Thats looks really good, never thought of that

 

[stevey_p7]

Looks very nice ;-) Good job!

 

[Grayfox]

Paint thinner, hyper small brushes, paint, gear knob.


Are on my to get list

Is any kind of protective coating needed?

Don't want to be reapplying every month cause the paint will flake, or be rubbed off.

 

[JohnnyBoy]

Top job

I was thinking of doing the same for mine only in green.

 

[Savange]

What I somtimes think...why not put a small light in a gearknob. That lights up the numbers. I think it would look great
Never seen this in a car. Bringing the electricity inside the knob would be the biggest problem...

 

[Grayfox]

What I somtimes think...why not put a small light in a gearknob. That lights up the numbers. I think it would look great
Never seen this in a car. Bringing the electricity inside the knob would be the biggest problem...

I think if you made the gear shifter hollow you could feed a +12 with an inline resistor and a ground wire as well.

Issue is how do hollow out the OEM gear knob numbers get LED in to them wire them up and then get the wires down the shifter, do that the rest should be easy.

By wiring it up to the parking/position light wires so the gear numbers light up at night but look normal during the day.

 

[Savange]

Rick's gearknob lights