Auto shifter knob swap

ks336 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:16 am **Posts:** 59

Any suggestions for swapping out the woodgrain T shifter on a Cressida? It has the side button to select gears, not sure if it will be an easy swap...thanks.

82bosolude · **Joined:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:21 pm **Posts:** 50

Are you jus trying to swap the. Knob itself?

yella81celica · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:53 am

I think it's held on with a allen screw.

stefman454 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:55 am

It's held on with a small allen bolt. I've taken mine off before, they are pretty straightforward. Only thing is to make sure that the plastic tab underneath, which controls the shift lock, doesn't get spun around while you to the change. If it gets turned around it apparently adjusts the shift lock. I did that to mine and getting it to shift into park was almost impossible, I had to take the knob back off and re-adjust it.

ks336 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:16 am **Posts:** 59

Thanks guys, sounds straight forward, never took off a auto/button knob before...what I wanted to know is what did you guys swap it with? I wanna keep it kinda retro, but move away from the 'T' look, maybe a top button? Thanks.

stefman454 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:15 pm

I actually didn't swap mine out, I only removed it to replace a damaged piece of the console. I'm keeping with an all classic look so to wood shifter works for what I'm after. What options are you looking at, specifically?

Akio · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:10 pm

Aww thats the best part of the interior i think! they actually feature that shifter in the 1978 cressida add..
i have a framed one my wife got me lol. "the expensive toyota"

ks336 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:16 am **Posts:** 59

haha, yeah, the faux wood plastic does has an aire of richness!

I'm gonna do a full kustom interior, so maybe a metalflake steering wheel and a ball shift knob with top button...maybe 8 ball?

82bosolude · **Joined:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:21 pm **Posts:** 50

I just put a 300mm bubble in my auto prelude.. I'm assuming it'd be about the same set up

Akio · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:29 am

I saw a big dildo made into a shift knob at the roadster show yesterday.. I hope it was a girls car...

stefman454 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:12 pm

Akio wrote:

I saw a big dildo made into a shift knob at the roadster show yesterday.. I hope it was a girls car...

That would certainly make for some interesting rest stops..

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