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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: Exonian on 11 August 2025, 17:37

Title: Bigger knob?
Post by: Exonian on 11 August 2025, 17:37: You know how it goes, it’s hot, you can’t sleep, so you decide to bore yourself into slumber in the wee hours by watching a YouTube vid.
This one happened to be a review featuring a Porsche 992 with a PDK DSG ‘box.

The thing that caught my attention (so much for sending me to sleep) was the similarity of the type of gear shifter to a mk8 Golf, but the Porsche shifter was bigger (obviously, reflecting the size of wallet and the over compensating of 992 owners).
In fact the 992 shifter looks similar to the electric shaver my grandad had. But kinda cool looking.

Have any mk8 owners in their travels of various forums and Chinese tat websites ever come across a modification to turn the mk8 gear nugget into more of a gear goujon?

(https://i.postimg.cc/SNFbb1pP/IMG-3179.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: fredgroves on 11 August 2025, 20:40: :whistle:You can buy a massive nob from these guys...

It's more of a chicken lollipop.

BFI MK8 DSG SHIFT KNOBS ARE HERE! – Black Forest Industries https://share.google/Ji1UWGUGYQMd8AYz9
http://
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: Exonian on 11 August 2025, 22:38: Wow.
Thats a perplexed wow rather than an impressed wow or a disbelief wow.

My initial thoughts looking at the images were along the lines of EBay junk until I read the blurb.
And wow, there’s quite a bit of thought gone into that. And quite a lot of dollars asked for one.

That’s a proper knobby knob.
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: fredgroves on 12 August 2025, 08:24: Big knobs command a premium price :laugh:
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: DrG_GTi on 12 August 2025, 10:02: Like where this thread is going, found this, pricey though
https://premiumdeutschcarbon.com/product/mk8-gti-r-gts-style-shifter/

(https://i.postimg.cc/cHTnCtWd/image.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: fredgroves on 12 August 2025, 11:01: Quote from: DrG_GTi on 12 August 2025, 10:02
Like where this thread is going, found this, pricey though
https://premiumdeutschcarbon.com/product/mk8-gti-r-gts-style-shifter/

Wow even more expensive than the one I found (and not even a massive knob either)
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: fredgroves on 12 August 2025, 11:09: Maybe this one?

https://eurotechparts.com/products/volkswagen-mk8-gti-r-porsche-gts-style-gear-shifter

It just popped up and told me you can have another 15% off of that.

Mind you, i was just looking at AliExpress to see if they had 992 shifters... they do...and one of the products had a video showing how you fit it.... omfg that looks complex - half the damned car to come apart!

And btw AliExpress porche shifters are still upwards of £200 each.... maybe the mega knob isn't that expensive.
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: Exonian on 12 August 2025, 14:21: Ahh, now those extended gear appendages look more like the desired OEM plus type look DrG and fredgroves. Even more of the classic Braun shaver look and would fit in with the mk8 interior styling.

Exactly how much of a ball ache was it to achieve the longer shaft fredgroves?
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: fredgroves on 12 August 2025, 14:37: Quote from: Exonian on 12 August 2025, 14:21
Exactly how much of a ball ache was it to achieve the longer shaft fredgroves?

Don't want to be a dick, but this looks like a load of cock and balls and you could easily shag your car after shafting it up:

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(first picture of the item is the fitting video...)

I think a safety helmet might be needed

Sorry for the knob gags :whistle:
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: Exonian on 12 August 2025, 15:02: There were knob gags?

Sorry, they must’ve shot right over the top of my head.

That doesn’t look too too bad to fit actually.
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: fredgroves on 13 August 2025, 18:24: Quote from: Exonian

That doesn’t look too too bad to fit actually.

So you'll be getting your knob out?
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: DrG_GTi on 13 August 2025, 20:26: You certainly have balls giving it a go. Guide the shaft out the hole carefully though, don't want to chaff it.
Title: Re: Bigger knob?
Post by: seanaodh on 29 August 2025, 09:57: Quote from: fredgroves on 11 August 2025, 20:40
:whistle:You can buy a massive nob from these guys...

It's more of a chicken lollipop.

BFI MK8 DSG SHIFT KNOBS ARE HERE! – Black Forest Industries https://share.google/Ji1UWGUGYQMd8AYz9
http://

To each their own, and everyones tastes are different, but that's absolutely hideous. And 200+ for the pleasure? Wow.