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Evergreen6 · 12-01-2014, 11:12 AM

I did a search and nothing really came up except some old threads, and the shifter design supposedly changed after 2012, if I recall.

I want to replace the black plastic shift knob with a solid white ball, kind of like the Hurst ball, but I don't want to replace the entire shifter assembly, just the knob.

Can anyone tell/show me what they've done, and recommend any products?

Spartan01 · 12-01-2014, 11:19 AM

Try MGW or TWM if you want a great shift knob that will fit on the stock application.

Personally, I replaced the stocker with a Barton, and the knob with an 8 Ball from House O' Speed

2014camaro · 12-01-2014, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evergreen6

I did a search and nothing really came up except some old threads, and the shifter design supposedly changed after 2012, if I recall.

I want to replace the black plastic shift knob with a solid white ball, kind of like the Hurst ball, but I don't want to replace the entire shifter assembly, just the knob.

Can anyone tell/show me what they've done, and recommend any products?

I bought this from pep boys, it screwed on to the stock stick.

Spartan01 · 12-01-2014, 11:28 AM

I'm pretty sure that the factory OEM sticks for all 5th gen models do not have threads.
So did you just juryrig it and get lucky? Or did you happen to have an aftermarket shifter?

Spartan01 · 12-01-2014, 11:29 AM

Sources cited:
https://www.speeddawg.com/shifter-thread-sizes

Evergreen6 · 12-01-2014, 01:12 PM

The V6 manual shifter is a different assembly from the V8/SS manual shifters, is it not? (they're two different transmissions)

Vroom_vroom · 12-01-2014, 01:25 PM

Same shifter and linkage. Different trans
Yup still no threads on the stock unit

Spartan01 · 12-01-2014, 01:38 PM

thanks for the confirm Vroom,
So, Op- to answer your question, the stick has the same non threaded notch to put the knob on, even though the shifter assembly itself is different.
I think what 2014camaro did was put an undersized threaded shift knob on an oversized non threaded shifter, which probably mashed up the threading in the knob a bit, but if it works and looks good, why not?

Evergreen6 · 12-01-2014, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartan01

thanks for the confirm Vroom,
So, Op- to answer your question, the stick has the same non threaded notch to put the knob on, even though the shifter assembly itself is different.
I think what 2014camaro did was put an undersized threaded shift knob on an oversized non threaded shifter, which probably mashed up the threading in the knob a bit, but if it works and looks good, why not?

I'm ultimately looking for a more permanent installation.

If the stick is unthreaded, then I'll probably need an adapter.

Spartan01 · 12-01-2014, 02:26 PM

Both MGW and TWM sell shift knobs with the correct adapter, or made for this application

12-01-2014, 11:12 AM	#1
Evergreen6 Drives: 2023 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: United States Posts: 1,438	2014 V6 manual shift knob? I did a search and nothing really came up except some old threads, and the shifter design supposedly changed after 2012, if I recall. I want to replace the black plastic shift knob with a solid white ball, kind of like the Hurst ball, but I don't want to replace the entire shifter assembly, just the knob. Can anyone tell/show me what they've done, and recommend any products?

12-01-2014, 11:19 AM	#2
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	Try MGW or TWM if you want a great shift knob that will fit on the stock application. Personally, I replaced the stocker with a Barton, and the knob with an 8 Ball from House O' Speed __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln

12-01-2014, 11:28 AM	#4
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	I'm pretty sure that the factory OEM sticks for all 5th gen models do not have threads. So did you just juryrig it and get lucky? Or did you happen to have an aftermarket shifter? __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln

12-01-2014, 11:29 AM	#5
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	Sources cited: https://www.speeddawg.com/shifter-thread-sizes __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln

12-01-2014, 01:25 PM	#7
Vroom_vroom The gritos pollo!!! Drives: Like a idiot Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,215 View My Garage	2014 V6 manual shift knob? Same shifter and linkage. Different trans Yup still no threads on the stock unit __________________ ______ If you don't stop how can they give you a ticket?-The Big Tuna___ '12 1Ls Camaro; Slp loud mouth I\|maganflow x-pipe\|Injen long ram intake\|brembo brake upgrade\| russell s.s. lines\|2LT polished 19's\|billet 5mm spacers\|tinted tail lights&markers\|pdmi\|billet c. can\| '13 Avenger R/T '77 T/A 6.6;, draining my wallet.

12-01-2014, 01:12 PM	#6
Evergreen6 Drives: 2023 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: United States Posts: 1,438	The V6 manual shifter is a different assembly from the V8/SS manual shifters, is it not? (they're two different transmissions)

12-01-2014, 01:38 PM	#8
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	thanks for the confirm Vroom, So, Op- to answer your question, the stick has the same non threaded notch to put the knob on, even though the shifter assembly itself is different. I think what 2014camaro did was put an undersized threaded shift knob on an oversized non threaded shifter, which probably mashed up the threading in the knob a bit, but if it works and looks good, why not? __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln

12-01-2014, 02:26 PM	#10
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	Both MGW and TWM sell shift knobs with the correct adapter, or made for this application __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln