Shift knob question

[lloyd]

Hi Guys,

This is what I removed from the Cs when it bought it.

Italian made by "Personal"

IMO for sure after market

"Personal" is, of course, a well known maker of s. wheels and like accessories. The BMW logo you pictured looks fairly new, but that is an uneducated opinion. As has been alluded to, the notion of aftermarket is fuzzy in the sense that BMW offered for sale or sanctioned equipment it did not directly manufacture. If I am not mistaken, the Petri 380mm steering wheel is one such example. (Could there have been an unlisted companion shift knob?) The picture is blurred further by so many well-made vintage items that bear various manufacturers' trademark logos (e.g., Porsche and Mercedes, etc.) that easily masquerade as stock parts (or even better than stock parts :?. Allegedly, manufacturers (understandably) objected to the unlicensed sales of these items. So, in some instances, could the real difference between stock and aftermarket come down to the existence of a licensing agreement?



No 17. 32331112244

Incidentally, the Petri ^^ and the knobs vv are from Coupeguy's site: http://www.coupeguy.com/

 

[Stevehose]

Petri made the oem bus wheel also.

 

[Philippe db]

Petri made the oem bus wheel also.

Steve don't laugh with the "Bus Wheel" I simply love it, makes the E9 so light footed.

Lloyd indeed not the nicest shift knob. Color scheme is in fact Blue and silver in stead of blue/white. No idea when and where it ended up in the car.

 

[restart]

Thanks for the input guys.

Chris is there a date on that accessories brochure? Or maybe a picture of the one with emblem.

Does anybody have an E9 sales brochure depicting a shifter with emblem?

This is from a brochure of undated diving board car...

 

[aearch]

mine is the tulip shape vinyl with no logo
it is stock with my 74

 

[Markos]

This is from a brochure of undated diving board car...

That knob is a bit more round on the top than I would expect. Confusing stuff! My '71 has a BMW logo knob, very factory looking. My '73 has the plain wood knob, but much flatter on top than the picture you posted. Maybe it's just an illusion in that brochure pic but it looks like the dome is very pronounced.

 

[restart]

I see what you mean.
I will try another pic. This...?

 

[HB Chris]

It is not very domed.

 

[ccr2002]

http://m.ebay.de/itm/BMW-02-2002-Ne...-CS-Schaltknauf-Holz-/152164545281?nav=SEARCH

Not sure if these are reproductions but they look accurate.

 

[Philippe db]

Hi Guys,

Please have a look at these pictures. Coming out of a 1975 Csi that looks 100% original to me.

This is one of the reasons why I started this thread. Looking in to cars on several occasion I noticed these quite bulky looking shift knobs that look a lot larger then what is normally offered as standard for the.

Anybody recognizes this knob?

 

[ccr2002]

I've seen that knob in a 1977 530i. Maybe it came out in 75 or so in Europe and the 75 Csi got one

 

[Stevehose]

After years of searching I just bought what is described as an original no-logo wood knob in mint condish as pictured in the catologue below (with the slight dome to the top and thinner edge than in Phillipe's jpeg-4 image as well as more dome than the repro I bought from Germany a while back), if it gets across the atlantic ok I will report back with a comparo of the other "original" logo knobs I rotate into service:

 

[E911]

Here's an original from 71'...

 

[Stevehose]

And original shift boot as well! I reluctantly just replaced mine as those tears just went too far. Any chance you could post some close ups of that knob? Has it been refinished? This is what i just bought.

Here's an original from 71'...

 

[HB Chris]

Richard,

But your lighter is from an NK class vehicle. She's a beauty.

Chris

 

[E911]

Hmm... That's interesting, I never paid attention to it before. What should a 71/72 lighter look like?

I will shoot a couple pics tomorrow... I should know better than to claim "original", you'll see that it is smoother than the one you have though.

 

[HB Chris]

The lighter knob should look like the headlight, wiper and radio knobs.

 

[E911]

The lighter knob should look like the headlight, wiper and radio knobs.

But the NK one is "lighter"!

 

[restart]

My kids told me your jokes aren't funny

 

[E911]

Here's what I believe to be an original, unrestored one from an early, injected CSL I have in the parts stash;