SSK with alcantra boot and original knob?

bmwsam · 12-09-2009, 07:01 PM

I did some searching but couldn't quite find the answer to what I was looking for. Has anyone installed the ssk with the alcantra boot but kept the original shift knob? I plan on installing bmw's ssk soon but I really like the shift knob that came with my M-sport package. Pictures would be greatly appreciated!

BSM 135i · 12-09-2009, 07:24 PM

i'm not too sure if anyone has done that yet, but probably not because the alcantara boot won't match the M knob (material wise) and the stock boot attaches to the M knob and the alcantara boot doesn't attach to the perf. knob so it might look kind of funny where the bottom of the knob meets the top of the boot. but you never know, i'm interested in seeing it...

esses · 12-10-2009, 12:01 AM

It looks funny. Sorry, I don't have pics. I didn't think I would like the Performance knob, but its actually the perfect size and weight for the car. I've tried a 1 with the UUC ssk and my Performance ssk feels a lot better.

bmwsam · 12-10-2009, 01:13 AM

^I have a UUC ssk installed on my E30 and while the throws are very short it also takes a lot of effort to get it into a gear. I'm definitely going with the BMW ssk I'm just trying to figure out which knob to use. Thanks for your thoughts.

BSM 135i · 12-11-2009, 02:01 AM

I think pretty much all ssk's will cause a little more effort when engaging gears. I would recommended getting B&M's ssk, it's the cheapest (but is also a great quality piece) out and i really love mine. I ran my stock M knob and boot for a couple months and had no complaints but I finally pulled the trigger on the performance knob and alacantara boot and I LOVE the way it looks and even more the way it feels with the weighted knob, shifts are more effortless.

escobar929 · 12-11-2009, 07:21 AM

i def wanna get the performance ssk but i wanna keep the owm boot w/ the performance knob, IMO thats the best combo

BSM 135i · 12-11-2009, 07:18 PM

sorry for the crappy cell phone pic but here's my perf. knob and boot paired with B&M ssk.

jibaholic101 · 12-11-2009, 08:36 PM

i have heard of this combo....i want to say that there was some issues with the boot coming out of the knob....

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bmwsam First Lieutenant 10 Rep 358 Posts Drives: 135i M-Sport Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 135i [0.00]	SSK with alcantra boot and original knob? I did some searching but couldn't quite find the answer to what I was looking for. Has anyone installed the ssk with the alcantra boot but kept the original shift knob? I plan on installing bmw's ssk soon but I really like the shift knob that came with my M-sport package. Pictures would be greatly appreciated! __________________ 128i M-Sport: Le Mans Blue/Black Interior 6MT, Premium Hi-Fi, Ipod/USB, BMW CCA Member: Central California Chapter
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BSM 135i Colonel 207 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: 08' BSM E82 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cali iTrader: (23)	i'm not too sure if anyone has done that yet, but probably not because the alcantara boot won't match the M knob (material wise) and the stock boot attaches to the M knob and the alcantara boot doesn't attach to the perf. knob so it might look kind of funny where the bottom of the knob meets the top of the boot. but you never know, i'm interested in seeing it...
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esses • 19 Rep 709 Posts Drives: like I stole it. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	It looks funny. Sorry, I don't have pics. I didn't think I would like the Performance knob, but its actually the perfect size and weight for the car. I've tried a 1 with the UUC ssk and my Performance ssk feels a lot better. __________________
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bmwsam First Lieutenant 10 Rep 358 Posts Drives: 135i M-Sport Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 135i [0.00]	^I have a UUC ssk installed on my E30 and while the throws are very short it also takes a lot of effort to get it into a gear. I'm definitely going with the BMW ssk I'm just trying to figure out which knob to use. Thanks for your thoughts. __________________ 128i M-Sport: Le Mans Blue/Black Interior 6MT, Premium Hi-Fi, Ipod/USB, BMW CCA Member: Central California Chapter
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BSM 135i Colonel 207 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: 08' BSM E82 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cali iTrader: (23)	I think pretty much all ssk's will cause a little more effort when engaging gears. I would recommended getting B&M's ssk, it's the cheapest (but is also a great quality piece) out and i really love mine. I ran my stock M knob and boot for a couple months and had no complaints but I finally pulled the trigger on the performance knob and alacantara boot and I LOVE the way it looks and even more the way it feels with the weighted knob, shifts are more effortless.
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12-11-2009, 07:21 AM	#6
escobar929 Brigadier General 154 Rep 4,528 Posts Drives: M2 CS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hollywood, FL iTrader: (14) Garage List 2020 M2 CS [10.00] 2020 M240i [0.00]	i def wanna get the performance ssk but i wanna keep the owm boot w/ the performance knob, IMO thats the best combo
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12-11-2009, 07:18 PM	#7
BSM 135i Colonel 207 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: 08' BSM E82 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cali iTrader: (23)	sorry for the crappy cell phone pic but here's my perf. knob and boot paired with B&M ssk.
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jibaholic101 Brigadier General 159 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: women wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	i have heard of this combo....i want to say that there was some issues with the boot coming out of the knob.... __________________ some italian, german, and japanese ones; and on order more of the same
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