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Post by aurora20015 on Feb 22, 2006 12:27:00 GMT -6
2001 old aurora v6 - Any way to replace the factory, leather shift knob?
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Post by Marc on Feb 22, 2006 13:31:04 GMT -6
Removal of shift knob.....................
Aurora40 put that info on here sometime last year, but I can't find that thread. I had printed it, though. It's actually simple..............
"Remove the shift knob by pulling straight up. There are no clips, pins, or fasteners."
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Post by Wacko on Feb 22, 2006 13:58:07 GMT -6
When you do this, straddle the center console in such a way that when the knob releases and you punch yourself squarely in the jaw with both fists, knocking yourself unconscious, you won't have far to fall. Seriously, if you put the shift in Drive, you might have a better angle. Use the parking brake; leave the engine off.
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Post by Custom88 on Feb 22, 2006 14:16:31 GMT -6
are you looking for an aftermarket shift knob?
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Post by aurora20015 on Feb 22, 2006 14:39:52 GMT -6
I was thinking of getting an aftermarket - Any suggestions?
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Post by Aurora40 on Feb 22, 2006 15:07:32 GMT -6
Yeah, just pull it off. If you have a sunroof, you could in fact straddle it for leverage!
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Post by Marc on Feb 22, 2006 19:58:30 GMT -6
I'd like to get a wood shift knob, but I can't find one.
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Post by Custom88 on Feb 22, 2006 20:20:50 GMT -6
I've found some VERY nice ones except the stock one is press-on and very few of the nicer shift knobs are, most of them are twist-on.
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Post by Aurora40 on Feb 22, 2006 21:43:30 GMT -6
I'd like to get a wood shift knob, but I can't find one. You could get a Caddy one. It's not quite the same wood, but close.
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Post by MBowen574 on Feb 23, 2006 1:41:19 GMT -6
That Zebrano wood from the Seville? Nah... It would look ridiculous. Not even the same color. The Cadillac's is much lighter. The new Buick Lucerne uses an identical shift knob to the Aurora. I'm not sure if you can get a wood version it it, though. All I've seen are leather ones like ours.
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Post by 95mushroom on Feb 23, 2006 5:17:05 GMT -6
I;m sure Autozone has a ton of nice, quality array of APC products at would look swell. J/k I cant believe I'm up again.
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Post by Marc on Feb 23, 2006 9:06:29 GMT -6
Aurora40.....I might see about getting one of those.
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Post by luvmybravada on Feb 23, 2006 23:57:07 GMT -6
I thought the Lucern was an Aurora. That's what the stupid Ranier is, a rebadged Bravada.
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skexius
Aurora Groupie
Currently own a 2003 Collector's Edition Oldsmobile Aurora(#55 of 500) & a 2003 Cadillac Seville STS
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Post by skexius on Feb 24, 2006 3:07:37 GMT -6
That Zebrano wood from the Seville? Nah... It would look ridiculous. Not even the same color. The Cadillac's is much lighter. The new Buick Lucerne uses an identical shift knob to the Aurora. I'm not sure if you can get a wood version it it, though. All I've seen are leather ones like ours. I think that I can point Aurora20015 and everyone else that wants it to a FACTORY wood shift knob option that may work for you. I got a brochure of the new Buick Lucerne from the dealer that I bought my Aurora from. (By the way, I test-drove a 3800-powered Lucerne CXL V6 because they did not have any CXS models with the Northstar V8. The 3800 is torquey and pulls good around town up to the 4000rpm mark. It is a very good upgrade luxury car for them. It is very quiet and insulated and rides very well.) In the brochure, it does show pictures of several new accessories that can be ordered directly from the dealer for the car. Two of them are a GENUINE real walnut burlwood and leather steering wheel and a GENUINE real burlwood shifter knob. The woodgrain pattern looks very close to the Aurora's real burlwood pattern. If you go to the gmpartsdirect.com website and click on the 'Accessories' link on the homepage. Then click on 'Accessory parts' on the next page. Then click on the 'Buick' link and tree down the list of cars to the Lucerne and choose any trim level of the car. The list of accessories will pop up on the next page. Look down the list and you will see the part number and description for the wood shifter. It is about $77 wholesale from them and lists for $91 retail. Stop by a Buick dealer and pick up a brochure to see the picture of the shift knob or go to the Buick website to find it there. Hope this helps! skexius
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Post by Marc on Feb 24, 2006 9:15:44 GMT -6
Thanks for the info!
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Post by aurora20015 on Feb 24, 2006 9:32:25 GMT -6
Thanks - Great info.
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Post by luvmybravada on Feb 24, 2006 16:04:56 GMT -6
I wish I could find a nice replacement for the classic shfter, such as a wood shifter.
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Post by 95mushroom on Feb 25, 2006 3:24:43 GMT -6
I wish I could find a nice replacement for the classic shfter, such as a wood shifter. It's tough cause of the design with the square at the bottom, the u-pin lock and the button release. I guess you could get any button shifter, use some leather to make a boot-type surround at the bottom and use set screws to fasten it down. Might work. Move the power tranny switch the console bin too.
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Post by Aurora40 on Feb 25, 2006 7:29:31 GMT -6
If you go to the gmpartsdirect.com website and click on the 'Accessories' link on the homepage. Then click on 'Accessory parts' on the next page. Then click on the 'Buick' link and tree down the list of cars to the Lucerne and choose any trim level of the car. The list of accessories will pop up on the next page. Look down the list and you will see the part number and description for the wood shifter. It is about $77 wholesale from them and lists for $91 retail. Cool man, I might have to check this out. I don't like the feel of wood steering wheels, but I do like the look. A shifter I don't have to touch as much, so the feel isn't as important. That's a pretty reasonable price for a quality shift knob. Not cheap, but not expensive either.
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Post by JimW on Feb 25, 2006 8:45:25 GMT -6
I wish I could find a nice replacement for the classic shfter, such as a wood shifter. It's tough cause of the design with the square at the bottom, the u-pin lock and the button release. I guess you could get any button shifter, use some leather to make a boot-type surround at the bottom and use set screws to fasten it down. Might work. Move the power tranny switch the console bin too. No love, I guess I'm the only one that prefers the paddle style shifter that the Classic has...I love the look, the feeling it it.
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Post by 95mushroom on Feb 25, 2006 16:27:05 GMT -6
I think with luv, it might be due to a condition deal, rather then preference. My replacement is just starting to die too. Black spots at the top. I usually get postive comments about the shifter from older guys. They love the feel of the leather. Except with an automatic you only move into R, then D, then P and you're done.
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Post by JimW on Feb 25, 2006 22:13:12 GMT -6
I just got my replacement stock shifter from Shawn (TLTND) last week. Its amazing to compare the shoddy shape of mine vs this one. The original lasted 8 years, for a leather shifter I think thats pretty decent.
Its unique, thats why I love the darn thing.
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Post by kbpickle on Mar 1, 2006 19:59:02 GMT -6
I ordered the Buick Lucerne walnut finish shifter today. It will be in tomorrow, and I'll let everyone know if it really fits, and how close the color match is.
$91 at the dealership, about the same from gmpartsdirect.com ($77 + shipping = about $90).
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Post by kbpickle on Mar 2, 2006 15:10:46 GMT -6
Progress report.
The Buick Lucerne shifter knob has arrived, and it's beautiful. The color match seems very good to my eyes. If it is a little too red or a little too brown, I can't tell it in direct sulight. And certainly no one even with sharper color vision than I have would see a difference once it's mounted inside the car. The amount of gloss finish is compatible with the rest of our interior wood grain finish. The grain is a nice clean walnut grain. But, of course, it's not a burl type grain like our consoles.
However, I watched while two large men at the dealership, who make their living in part by the strength of their hands, couldn't remove my stock shifter. The service advisor is going to call GM's technical assistance center, and he's going to call around town to see if anyone has any tricks to get the stock shifter off. We can, of course, destroy the stock shifter in order to get it off. But not yet.
I noticed in the dealer's showroom that the 2006 Cadillac DTS appears to have the same shifter knob as the Buick Lucerne shifter knob that I bought. I'll check to see if the Cadillac shifter knob has the same GM part number as the Buick.
More later, I hope.
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Post by kbpickle on Mar 2, 2006 18:53:19 GMT -6
Well, the Lucerne shifter knob fits... pretty much. I couldn't get the stock knob off of my car, but I was easily able to remove the stock knob from my wife's Aurora. It looks great on her car.
However, it appears that the bore for the shifter post is a little shorter on the Lucerne walnut knob. This results in the knob riding about 1/2" - 3/4" higher on the shifter post. That's ok, because the post is chromed, and it doesn't look bad. If fact, it has more of a stick shift look riding just a little higher. I doubt that anyone would notice the difference unless they owned an Aurora. There is no interference with anything on the front instrument stack, and no interference with the cupholders, except in Drive position 1, as usual anyway.
For now, I'm done with the Lucerne knob. Since I can't get the stock knob in my car to come off without destroying it, I'm just going to leave it as is.
I like the look, and if I could get the stock knob off of my car, I'd get another Lucerne knob. My suggestion to others who might be interested is, first try to get the stock knob off, and then second, buy the Lucerne knob - I was just lucky to have a second chance with my wife's car.
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skexius
Aurora Groupie
Currently own a 2003 Collector's Edition Oldsmobile Aurora(#55 of 500) & a 2003 Cadillac Seville STS
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Post by skexius on Mar 2, 2006 22:39:25 GMT -6
Well, the Lucerne shifter knob fits... pretty much. I couldn't get the stock knob off of my car, but I was easily able to remove the stock knob from my wife's Aurora. It looks great on her car. However, it appears that the bore for the shifter post is a little shorter on the Lucerne walnut knob. This results in the knob riding about 1/2" - 3/4" higher on the shifter post. That's ok, because the post is chromed, and it doesn't look bad. If fact, it has more of a stick shift look riding just a little higher. I doubt that anyone would notice the difference unless they owned an Aurora. There is no interference with anything on the front instrument stack, and no interference with the cupholders, except in Drive position 1, as usual anyway. For now, I'm done with the Lucerne knob. Since I can't get the stock knob in my car to come off without destroying it, I'm just going to leave it as is. I like the look, and if I could get the stock knob off of my car, I'd get another Lucerne knob. My suggestion to others who might be interested is, first try to get the stock knob off, and then second, buy the Lucerne knob - I was just lucky to have a second chance with my wife's car. Ken, I am glad that you found the Lucerne wood shift knob to be a quality piece and you are happy with it. If you can and don't mind, can you take a picture of it and post it on the board so that everybody can see what it looks like in the car? That might go a long way in helping others decide if they want to do this mod also. I am very glad that I was able to provide this information to everyone on the board and someone actually believed me, took a chance, and ordered it for their car. You never know what good tips and information that fellow Aurora board members have to share. That is why this is my favorite place to visit and interact on the internet. Always good information ready to be shared about our favorite car --- THE AURORA!!! skexius
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Post by macadamiaman on Mar 3, 2006 2:57:05 GMT -6
skexius, has your car hit 1,000 miles yet?
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skexius
Aurora Groupie
Currently own a 2003 Collector's Edition Oldsmobile Aurora(#55 of 500) & a 2003 Cadillac Seville STS
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Post by skexius on Mar 3, 2006 4:59:30 GMT -6
skexius, has your car hit 1,000 miles yet? Almost. It's over 900 miles now. Not trying to reach that number anytime in the near future. skexius
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Post by kbpickle on Mar 3, 2006 10:11:26 GMT -6
skexius, Yeah, ok, since it's you asking. It looks like I'm going to have to learn this whole post-a-photo thing. It'll take me a while to get to it, but I'll post photos of the Lucerne knob installed. Ken
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Post by Marc on Mar 3, 2006 12:28:32 GMT -6
Before I order the Lucerne knob. I am trying to get the shift knob on my 2001 to budge. It won't. I am getting the idea that maybe the factory manual doesn't have the right procedure to remove it.
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