JHM Weighted Shift Knobs - COMING SOON! - (Aluminum and Black Delrin)

[jaybquick@JHM]

Coming Soon! JHM Weighted Shift Knobs for B6 and B7 Audis with clamp on knobs.

We currently make screw on knobs for the older Audi Platforms. So we are hoping to guage interest in these knobs for the B6/B7 A4, S4 and RS4 platforms. We have plans finalized and should have these available within the next 4 weeks or so.


Why a weighted shift knob?? Makes shifting easier and smoother due to the inertia. Once the knob starts moving forward or backward to shift the weight of the knob has momentum and helps you hit the gear more consistently.


Check the existing screw on models out in our new store HERE--> http://www.jhmotorsports.com/shop/ca...h=21_56_60_156

We make them in both Aluminum and Black Delrin. Our New site is about 90% populated but is fully functional. Feel free to browse and place orders.


All this information is on the site, but here are some options we are making available for your cars as well:









Aluminum vs. Black Delrin®: Aluminum can get hot to the touch in hot or warm temps. Knurling makes it feel less hot to the touch. So this is where Black Delrin® comes in. Delrin® stays a lot cooler than Aluminum does, even though it is black in color. So if you are up in the air about the type of knob you want and are not purely not picking one style due to its looks, then consider these differences.

Thanks guys!

[ArcticBoost]

Looks nice, but I don't see myself changing from the OE knob, its just too perfect.

[EBG 18T]

sounds good. Mine is starting to show signs of wear and this will be a perfect replacement!

[texasboy21]

ive been waiting for this, im glad someone finally made one, and with quality. package deal, for audiziners, short shifter and knob??

barrett

[Matt@JHM]

Here's a better side view of an aluminum one. No knurl.

[F16HTON]

Great Price!!!

[heateris]

i may have to add this to have the complete JHM shiffter set-up.

[mtbrider]

tempting

[dirtybrd]

Are they equal in weight?

[Matt@JHM]

Are they equal in weight?

The Aluminum one is approximately 10oz and the Delrin one is approximately 8oz. Stock is only 2.8oz. This is information for the screw on type knobs only.

The push-on style knobs will be heavier though... stay tuned

[dougyfresh]

Excellent! I was hoping you'd make one for us after I realized the other ones were screw-on and didn't fit our application.

[dirtybrd]

Will there be a set screw to hold them on?

[a4darkness]

Very nice. Might pick one of these up. Keep us posted.

[B6Lovin]

The Aluminum one is approximately 10oz and the Delrin one is approximately 8oz. Stock is only 2.8oz. This is information for the screw on type knobs only.

The push-on style knobs will be heavier though... stay tuned

how soon for the push on knobs? is it possible to get the aluminum in black?

[trueno429]

no leather ones =(

[a4darkness]

2nd. I'm hunting around for a perforated leather wrap of some kind. This could be cool.

no leather ones =(

[jaybquick@JHM]

ive been waiting for this, im glad someone finally made one, and with quality. package deal, for audiziners, short shifter and knob??

barrett

Not sure about a package deal with shifters since the intro price is going to be low and eventually raised. Maybe once the price hike occurs.

Will there be a set screw to hold them on?

We will be using multiple and placing it in the factory dip in the shaft. Also the shaft will be tight since it will be drilled specifically for your 12mm shaft and the set screws will drop into the dip in the shaft. WAAYYYYY better than anything else out there, especially the generic Universal fit crap not designed for our small shift shafts.

We will also have a nice setup we designed for getting the shift boot to fit nice and tight and clean into the knob unlike some of the other universal knobs.

how soon for the push on knobs? is it possible to get the aluminum in black?

Could be as soon as a couple weeks. Basically depends on how we do on keeping up with filling the orders for the screw on knobs to make a final prototype.

We opted for the Black Delrin instead of anodized black. Why?? Black Delrin won't get near as hot to the touch as Aluminum in the summer. An anodized Aluminum Black Knob would look extremely similar to the Delrin.

no leather ones =(

As of right now no. In time if we find a reliable company we can work with to wrap them we may consider it. Obviously anyone could go to a local interior shop if they bought one and have that done. As a business we need to go a step further and make sure they can do volume, reliably and consistently in a timely manner. Usually this takes trying and dealing with a couple vendors until you get it right. We don't need this headach right now just for a knob especially with all the other projects we are working on.

Thanks

[dchan189]

Whats the advantage of a heavier knob?

[Papachristou]

i think thats been explained already

[mattman]

Whats the advantage of a heavier knob?

inertia.

[dirtybrd]

Smoother more accurate shifting.

[kwimberly]

Whats the advantage of a heavier knob?

Did you ever play Pole Position in the arcade when you were a kid? Remember how the gear shifter would flip up and down - almost snapping into place after barely moving it? Same feeling.

If you don't remember Pole Position in the arcade, well, it was awesome.

[Capt. Obvious]

Wow, great looking knobs! Price is right too!

[dirtybrd]

Wow, great looking knobs! Price is right too!

That sounds like a cheesey porn line.

[BNZ TOY]

Great idea, but i'm in <3 with my stock one (with the B&M ss =P)

[B6Lovin]

^wow, let the hating on that post begin

jhm ssts ftw. jhm service ftw. all jhm products ---- ftw.

do you see a pattern?

and lmk the second you're taking orders for the b6 screw ons. i just realized that since i have your shifter it's threaded lol.

or are you already? i guess im confused by the "coming soon" in the thread title/OP... and that the knobs on the site are already listed FS (and under a B6 sub-heading on the navigation menu on the left)

[jaybquick@JHM]

^wow, let the hating on that post begin

jhm ssts ftw. jhm service ftw. all jhm products ---- ftw.

do you see a pattern?

and lmk the second you're taking orders for the b6 screw ons. i just realized that since i have your shifter it's threaded lol.

or are you already? i guess im confused by the "coming soon" in the thread title/OP... and that the knobs on the site are already listed FS (and under a B6 sub-heading on the navigation menu on the left)

Thanks for the props.


Right now the screw on knobs for B5 A4/S4, C5 A6 (early) and older Audi/VWs with a 12mm x 1.5 screw on knob are available.

ALL B6/B7 A4/S4/RS4 and later C5 A6 are clamp on. The clamp on style is coming soon. So to show you what they would be like we showed you the screw on. Hope that clears it up.

[B6Lovin]

Thanks for the props.


Right now the screw on knobs for B5 A4/S4, C5 A6 (early) and older Audi/VWs with a 12mm x 1.5 screw on knob are available.

ALL B6/B7 A4/S4/RS4 and later C5 A6 are clamp on. The clamp on style is coming soon. So to show you what they would be like we showed you the screw on. Hope that clears it up.

no problem, i've had zero problems with your products - and those installation videos are amazingly helpful. got mine installed in no time at all and have loved the hell out of it.

maybe im imagining hearing/reading something about the shifter being threaded - i haven't looked at mine since install, and i didn't really think about that then since i was using the stock knob.

i'll be eagerly awaiting the knobs :) (i hate the factory one lol)

[dchan189]

Thanks for the responses to my question...haha. I'm gonna get one! So no knobs for the B6 available yet?

[heateris]

no
maybe im imagining hearing/reading something about the shifter being threaded

i just went out to the garage and checked my JHM SS(that's still in the box awaiting install). no threads!

[dchan189]

also will there be like a package available too? haha meaning, if i buy the short shifter and the knob it will be cheaper overall? cuz i do want the short shifter also... a package would be nice.

[jaybquick@JHM]

Thanks for the responses to my question...haha. I'm gonna get one! So no knobs for the B6 available yet?

Not yet. We are making progress though even with trying to keep up with all the B5 orders.

i just went out to the garage and checked my JHM SS(that's still in the box awaiting install). no threads!

Yup ALL B6 and B7s are clamp on.

also will there be like a package available too? haha meaning, if i buy the short shifter and the knob it will be cheaper overall? cuz i do want the short shifter also... a package would be nice.

Not with the low intro price on the knobs that we plan on doing. Maybe once the knobs go up in price after the intro period.

[initiala4]

I have to admit it looks cool, but touching a metal knob after a few hrs of hot sun isnt ideal.

[dougyfresh]

I have to admit it looks cool, but touching a metal knob after a few hrs of hot sun isnt ideal.

I heard she likes it.

[Matt@JHM]

I have to admit it looks cool, but touching a metal knob after a few hrs of hot sun isnt ideal.

That why we offer the delrin option. Not only is it black, but doesn't conduct the heat like the aluminum. I have been running a delrin knob for a couple weeks and its never too hot after sitting in the sun for awhile.

[a4darkness]

Any updates?

[jaybquick@JHM]

Any updates?

Still just trying to get caught up on the Screw on style for the B5s. As soon as we can man. No worries.

[B6Lovin]

but i want one NOW!!! *stomps arond in a circle with arms crossed*

[dougyfresh]

but i want one NOW!!! *stomps arond in a circle with arms crossed*

What a baby!

[mike-2ptzero]

Jason/Matt, what if a B6 owner wants to buy a full package setup that included a short shifter and the shift knob, is there anyway to add a thread option for the shifter so a threaded knob could be included in that package?