The Blog of Angelo » shift http://angelo.mandato.com where logic becomes print Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:16:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Solution for Civic Si Burning Hot Shift Knob, a Leather Knob Sock http://angelo.mandato.com/2009/05/29/solution-for-civic-si-burning-hot-shift-knob-a-leather-knob-sock/ http://angelo.mandato.com/2009/05/29/solution-for-civic-si-burning-hot-shift-knob-a-leather-knob-sock/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 05:28:19 +0000 Angelo http://angelo.mandato.com/?p=397 gal_lg18So, I absolutely love my 2007 Civic Si Sedan! There is one item though that has been driving me crazy for 2 years now: the extremely hot shift knob. You can see in the picture on the right that the shift knob is really nice and shiny. When you drive the car, it’s a great feeling to hold while going through the gears. The only problem is when you park your car out in the hot sun for a while and come to find the shift knob is hotter than a Waffle House grill, we’re talking burning hot.

Up to this point I’ve carried a hand towel in the car to use when I can’t handle the shift knob. It works, but it also sucks.

Tonight, I found exactly what I was looking for: A leather sock shift knob cover! It is available at Rick’s custom Leather, here’s  direct link to their knob-sock covers.

The product description on Ricks Custom Leather mentions the hot shift knob problem with the Honda S2000 stock aluminum shift knob. Lucky for us Honda Civic Si Sedan/Fa5 2007, 2008, 2009 owners, the S200 shift knob is identical to ours. The same shift knob is also used on some other Honda 6 speed transmission models such as the Accord and the  2006+ Civic Si Coupe.

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