Shift Knob Options for freezing hands!

[MidnightQueen]

That shifter is pretty classy! Hope i can order one from Ireland. Thanks Sav. :)

[SAV912]

^ No problem.

You should be able to find it from a Toyota EU dealer. I don't know if the parts numbers match, but if you have a hard time finding one, let me know. If I can't, somebody here in the states should be able to get a hold of one for you. They aren't exactly rare as every manual xB and Matrix has them.

-C

[MidnightQueen]

I tried my dealer here and they said it would cost over €70 to send to ireland. Most of that is tax. Any ideas?

[SAV912]

Oh wow. That's almost $94, or almost $60 in tax and shipping versus what I paid. I'm going by the dealer on Monday actually to pick up some other things. I'll see if I can get a price quote from them but I don't imagine it's strayed too far from what I and others in this thread have paid.

-C

[CrankyOldMan]

Even if you buy one here, and send it to him, it's still possible that he will have to pay additional VAT or import duty. The USPS has some rather vague and bureaucratic information about the UK and Northern Ireland postal policy. The list of prohibited and restricted items for Ireland is much sillier, but doesn't really specify anything about gifts.

[matthewai]

i know you guys got a good convo going on here but i wanted to post this one up. i just got it i really like it (i know its a/t and u guys were talking about m/t but still, thought people might want to see it here)

[why?]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

nothing against you personally. I've noticed that it's pretty common on this forum in general. I was having a bad afternoon and decided to vent.

you would have hated some of the old boards i use to troll. Have you ever seen one post take up an entire page because it has 50 or more quotations in it?

Hysterically funny to do.

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by matthewai

ya know what would be sick a wooden one i think sailman should make them haha i think he has a wooden ring or something as a spacer on the shifter or i saw a picture of that

"Sailman?" Why, I oughta.....

Yup - I have one of Garm's black delrin shifter-knobs,. and had to make a spacer since the 07 and 09 shafts are different...

Wouldn't take much to "slim down" a delrin knob, and turn a woodie to glue over it.

[MidnightQueen]

Originally Posted by SAV912

Oh wow. That's almost $94, or almost $60 in tax and shipping versus what I paid. I'm going by the dealer on Monday actually to pick up some other things. I'll see if I can get a price quote from them but I don't imagine it's strayed too far from what I and others in this thread have paid.

-C

True, its crazy money just to ship it over, stupid government rules. Thanks will be interesting to see what price they give you!

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Even if you buy one here, and send it to him, it's still possible that he will have to pay additional VAT or import duty. The USPS has some rather vague and bureaucratic information about the UK and Northern Ireland postal policy. The list of prohibited and restricted items for Ireland is much sillier, but doesn't really specify anything about gifts.

My other option was to root for one from a scrapyard somewhere. Even ebay has crazy prices up for the knob.

[matthewai]

Originally Posted by SailDesign

"Sailman?" Why, I oughta.....

Yup - I have one of Garm's black delrin shifter-knobs,. and had to make a spacer since the 07 and 09 shafts are different...

Wouldn't take much to "slim down" a delrin knob, and turn a woodie to glue over it.

aww man i didnt mean anything by it haha
i love that wood and always will

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by matthewai

aww man i didnt mean anything by it haha
i love that wood and always will

Not totally sure how I feel about someone called Matthew loving my wood...