New '16 S6 on the way!

[OF Hero]

Hello all, first time poster here. Excited to say that my local dealer is doing a dealer transfer and getting me a new Glacier White S6 this week - black optics, sport package, carbon atlas inlays, LED headlights. I had a couple of questions -


1). Any good after-market shift knobs that are more rounded like the RS models? I did a search and some found threads about C6 owners making the switch, but it seemed like a pretty involved project. Anyone done it recently or are the old DIY guides still my best bet?


2). Do you guys recommend a skid plate/pad for the front lip?

Thanks! I'll post pics as soon as I take delivery.

[kdaffy]

congrats!
may want to look into the black forest industries shift knobs...they are very nice.

[fatboydelights]

Not to be a vulture, but I'll buy your '16 shift knob if you are going to upgrade. 😃

[richib86]

Not to be a vulture, but I'll buy your '16 shift knob if you are going to upgrade.

how much, i just swapped mine out for a s3 knob and boot wrapped in alcantara with silver stitching

[Avned]

Congrats and welcome!

[RAF_S7]

I would go with the OEM RS6/7 gear knob.

Pretty much plug and play, and a 5 minute swap - unless you need to transfer the gaiter also, which is a little fiddly.

Here's a pic of my S7 with the RS knob fitted.

[richib86]

i went back and forth with either getting the rs knob or the s3 one i went with(both wrapped the same way) just couldn't bring myself to put anything with a RS badge on a car that is not a RS(even though i do have the turbos lol)

[SunDevil]

i went back and forth with either getting the rs knob or the s3 one i went with(both wrapped the same way) just couldn't bring myself to put anything with a RS badge on a car that is not a RS(even though i do have the turbos lol)

I feel the same way.

Congrats on the new S6.

[Dguth]

i went back and forth with either getting the rs knob or the s3 one i went with(both wrapped the same way) just couldn't bring myself to put anything with a RS badge on a car that is not a RS(even though i do have the turbos lol)

You guys are such purists, wish I had your badge integrity.


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[RAF_S7]

i went back and forth with either getting the rs knob or the s3 one i went with(both wrapped the same way) just couldn't bring myself to put anything with a RS badge on a car that is not a RS(even though i do have the turbos lol)

But it's ok to put an S3 gear knob on a V8 S6?

Each to their own l guess. At the end of the day it's an awsome car, knobs and all

[richib86]

But it's ok to put an S3 gear knob on a V8 S6?

Each to their own l guess. At the end of the day it's an awsome car, knobs and all

Well my rationalization is that it doesn't have anything that says s3 on it but does say s-tronic which I do have lol. I went back and forth for about 2 months trying to decide. It wasn't easy because the other side of the coin is I do have rs turbos lol


But yes. I'm totally a purist. I have been since day one and it's been well documented on the forums for years lol

[etvois]

wow, that neidfaktor knob is expensive.

[S2020]

I would go with the OEM RS6/7 gear knob.

Pretty much plug and play, and a 5 minute swap - unless you need to transfer the gaiter also, which is a little fiddly.

Here's a pic of my S7 with the RS knob fitted.

beautiful steering wheel

[Djpeaksd]

I would go with the OEM RS6/7 gear knob.

Pretty much plug and play, and a 5 minute swap - unless you need to transfer the gaiter also, which is a little fiddly.

Here's a pic of my S7 with the RS knob fitted.

I second that. This wheel is awesome! Really like it buddy.

[RAF_S7]

Thanks guys.

The wheel was an eBay purchase, and lm totally taken buy it, the quality is second to none, and the carbon matches the interior perfectly.

It's also a lot thicker than the OEM S6/7 wheel, and the RS7 wheel which I actually removed to put this on on.

Here's a link to the eBay seller - I think he still has stock, and with the current exchange rates, you may get a bargain

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/the_instit...72.m2749.l2654

[Brooklyn]

That really is a stunning steering wheel. So much so, that I'd seriously consider giving up the already pathetic heating function on my steering wheel for that thing.

[OF Hero]

It's here!






can someone link me to which rounded shifter knob they used (several on ebay, not sure which one, not looking for the fake RS branding, but the one that says s-tronic).

[CASoxFan]

Congrats on the new car!

[OF Hero]

Would this work well in terms of an easy swap without having to use the heat guy method to bend pins, etc?

http://europrice.us/shift-knob-s-tronic-dsg

[RAF_S7]

Would this work well in terms of an easy swap without having to use the heat guy method to bend pins, etc?

http://europrice.us/shift-knob-s-tronic-dsg

No need to heat and twist anything, however you need to double check the knob will fit your S6 DSG shifter. Not all round knobs with a front selector button will fit the S6/7 - as I found out, hence my dealer purchase of the RS7 one.

[S2020]

Thanks guys.

The wheel was an eBay purchase, and lm totally taken buy it, the quality is second to none, and the carbon matches the interior perfectly.

It's also a lot thicker than the OEM S6/7 wheel, and the RS7 wheel which I actually removed to put this on on.

Here's a link to the eBay seller - I think he still has stock, and with the current exchange rates, you may get a bargain

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/the_instit...72.m2749.l2654

damn. they don't make any wheel for the lowly A6. Gotta get an "S" to be admitted to the club.
thanks for the link though.