those momo shift boots...

[toman]

Hey guys,
Anybody know if the momo shift boots shown on this sight work well in a 914? Also, what shift knobs are you guys using?

[campbellcj]

Call me a fuddy-duddy, but I like the OE shift knob better than the aftermarket stuff. It just looks and feels 'right'.

[toman]

fuddy-duddy... :P It has always seemed kinda small and hard to me... I'm looking at the Momo sphere, but I'm not sure about a metal knob. Anybody know how hot/cold these things get?

[robphelan]

I had a metal shift cross bar in my old 72 Super Beetle and found this: Hot Texas Days = Hot shift cross bar.

[David McLaughlin]

Metal shift knob is a NO-NO in an open top car. Even in Massachusetts, in a closed car (my GTI), my drivers edition golf ball, 1/2 leather 1/2 brushed, gets too hot to touch in the summertime. I could not imagine what a similar unit would be like in the Teener.




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Dave
1970 914/6
1995 Golf GTI-VR6
1996 Passat TDI

[Mike Mulligan]

C'mon guys! A hot shift knob? That's just the excuse you need to look cool wearing your orange nomex gloves as you cruise down the street on a nice summer day!

Seriously though, I have a Sparco solid aluminum ball type and it never seems to get TOO hot here in SoCal. If I remember to throw my hat over it when I get out, it barely gets warm.

YMMV. I bear no responsibility for any scorched palms...

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Mike
'73 914 2.0

[toman]

cool, thanks for the opinions. But I'm still interested in the shift boots; does anybody know? Maybe one of the Pelican guys?

[Eat-um-up]

Well call me old fashoned but, I like stock myself. I dont like to modefy the car much at all. In fact i wont add thinks if i have to drill the smallest hole.