6MT Shift Knob Options

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Originally Posted by boss2k

cool which one you bought and post some pics installed

Nice!!!

Originally Posted by RocketBoots

That looks like the Topology knob... I really like Raceseng. A friend of mine that has a WRX uses their knob. I was really considering the Topology or the Sphereology.

Is it taller than the OEM?

Okay finally got it installed! The delrin feels great and slick. The topology is a little fat for my taste but I'm getting used to it. The sphereology is the perfect size/shape.

Pics in order: Topology in black, Sphereology in white, Topology in red.

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

Okay finally got it installed! The delrin feels great and slick. The topology is a little fat for my taste but I'm getting used to it. The sphereology is the perfect size/shape.

Pics in order: Topology in black, Sphereology in white, Topology in red.

Looks really good, hows the shifting?

[SROC3]

where'd you get the Leather Boot?

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Originally Posted by boss2k

Looks really good, hows the shifting?

Surprisingly, the shifting feel is different from my previous Flossy knob even though they are about the same weight. I think it has to do with weight distribution and different leverage from the difference in hand position.

The delrin itself feels great; very smooth. I like the feel of the Sphereology more than the Topology. The topology is a wee bit too fat for my hands, but I'm getting used to it. In order of preference for color, it is: white, black, red. The red looks a bit clown nose to me.

Originally Posted by SROC3

where'd you get the Leather Boot?

OEM.

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Originally Posted by jray23

Bringing this back to life! just ordered my Raceseng knob! Thanks to ya'll! Hopefully not fitment issues going to use the stock boot!

Congrats. I'm gonna be selling all my Raceseng knobs soon.

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by jray23

Bringing this back to life! just ordered my Raceseng knob! Thanks to ya'll! Hopefully not fitment issues going to use the stock boot!

I ordered from raceseng too, got the contour , which one u got?

Bought a boot from a fellow member

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

Congrats. I'm gonna be selling all my Raceseng knobs soon.

Why ? Any issues?

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Originally Posted by boss2k

Why ? Any issues?

No issues. They are great products. Made in USA too! But as you know, I went all CAE Ultra on my F80. #becauseracecar

[jmr0311]

Originally Posted by AM4ZING

M perf

Is this the IND setup?

[boss2k]

jray 23 and exo-shell

do you guys drive the new 18 F80 MT , the raceseng knob I bought is not fitting properly with BMW adapter and my installer says the shifter arm needs to be sanded and it worked fine in my earlier 16 F80

Do you know if BMW modified the shifter arm in 18's?

[boss2k]

This is the info from Raceseng why the adaptor did not fit. Are you facing same issue on a 18 F80?

"The ID of our adapter measures 13.92mm. Don measured the shifter arm and its 13.93mm. That is .0003" of a difference which is a human hair cut in half 10 times. This has to be a slightly oversized OEM shifter arm which I've never run into before with a BMW shifter arm. It can happen considering their shift knob is plastic and these kind of dimensional tolerances don't matter but in our case they do."

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Originally Posted by boss2k

This is the info from Raceseng why the adaptor did not fit. Are you facing same issue on a 18 F80?

"The ID of our adapter measures 13.92mm. Don measured the shifter arm and its 13.93mm. That is .0003" of a difference which is a human hair cut in half 10 times. This has to be a slightly oversized OEM shifter arm which I've never run into before with a BMW shifter arm. It can happen considering their shift knob is plastic and these kind of dimensional tolerances don't matter but in our case they do."

I might be able to give you some useful information.

When I got my Raceseng adapter, it didn't fit because I was running a UUC Short Shift Kit. The OEM shifter shaft actually tapers towards the top because the OEM shift knob is plastic and is held on by friction. The UUC on the other hand was a straight 14mm shaft; no taper. The OEM knob could still fit on the UUC due to the plastic, but there was no way in hell the Raceseng aluminum adapter was going to slide over the 14mm shaft.

I had to bore out the adapter to make it fit. I used a dremel and a file to get it done. The result wasn't pretty, but it did the job. And you don't see that part anyways. I would suggest trying to bore it out a bit. If you have access to a workshop with a lathe, it'll be easy as pie and cleaner too.

I can post pictures later tonight of how it turned out for me.

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

I might be able to give you some useful information.

When I got my Raceseng adapter, it didn't fit because I was running a UUC Short Shift Kit. The OEM shifter shaft actually tapers towards the top because the OEM shift knob is plastic and is held on by friction. The UUC on the other hand was a straight 14mm shaft; no taper. The OEM knob could still fit on the UUC due to the plastic, but there was no way in hell the Raceseng aluminum adapter was going to slide over the 14mm shaft.

I had to bore out the adapter to make it fit. I used a dremel and a file to get it done. The result wasn't pretty, but it did the job. And you don't see that part anyways. I would suggest trying to bore it out a bit. If you have access to a workshop with a lathe, it'll be easy as pie and cleaner too.

I can post pictures later tonight of how it turned out for me.

thanks for the valuable info, which yr is ur M because i had no issues on the 16 using stock shifter. Raceseng is sending me another adapter today and hopefully it will fit.

Another point as u mention if i go for a SSK the raceseng adapter may need some work and not fit as it is.

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Originally Posted by boss2k

thanks for the valuable info, which yr is ur M because i had no issues on the 16 using stock shifter. Raceseng is sending me another adapter today and hopefully it will fit.

Another point as u mention if i go for a SSK the raceseng adapter may need some work and not fit as it is.

Mine is a 2016. But again, doesn't matter when comparing the year to the OEM shifter since I had an SSK installed.

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

Mine is a 2016. But again, doesn't matter when comparing the year to the OEM shifter since I had an SSK installed.

yes i understand but do u think the shifter arm is different in 18 vs 16, why did it fit the 16 but issues in the 18?

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Originally Posted by boss2k

yes i understand but do u think the shifter arm is different in 18 vs 16, why did it fit the 16 but issues in the 18?

Have no idea about that.

[boss2k]

I got the mperformance shift boot from a fellow bmw guy and had the raceseng knob installed and it works great and i like it except the installer installed the shift boot below the adapter and i dont like the look and want the shift boot to cover the adapter, does the shift boot need to be cut to make that happen

[boss2k]

exo-shell, waiting for your feedback to my above post

thanks, would appreciate others response too.

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Originally Posted by boss2k

exo-shell, waiting for your feedback to my above post

thanks, would appreciate others response too.

Sorry, didn't see your post. I can't tell how your installer did the boot with that photo. You need to lift up the boot and look underneath. Hopefully it is tied on there with a zip tie. If that's the case, you should be able to cut the zip tie then tie another zip tie after repositioning the boot.

The only problem you might run into is that the boot itself is cut too short now. So when you throw the shifter into reverse, the boot might not have enough material to stretch that far.

Good luck.

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

Sorry, didn't see your post. I can't tell how your installer did the boot with that photo. You need to lift up the boot and look underneath. Hopefully it is tied on there with a zip tie. If that's the case, you should be able to cut the zip tie then tie another zip tie after repositioning the boot.

The only problem you might run into is that the boot itself is cut too short now. So when you throw the shifter into reverse, the boot might not have enough material to stretch that far.

Good luck.

I didnt have any issue with the stock boot which was used in my old M. Are you saying the M performance boot is smaller than stock boot and could run into the issue of placing in reverse

If i leave it this way other than looks is there an issue because the shifter shifts damn good

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Originally Posted by boss2k

I didnt have any issue with the stock boot which was used in my old M. Are you saying the M performance boot is smaller than stock boot and could run into the issue of placing in reverse

If i leave it this way other than looks is there an issue because the shifter shifts damn good

I'm not saying anything. I can't tell from your photo, so I'm just giving you a heads up in the different scenarios.

[boss2k]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

I'm not saying anything. I can't tell from your photo, so I'm just giving you a heads up in the different scenarios.

Yeah understand man , not trying to put u on the spot. 😀