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Hey all,

Well its summer weather already. Went to drive my car and damn near burned my hand on the gear knob. I currently have a Trust gearknob in the car, all metal construction. It gets so hot I cannot touch the gear knob.

Anybody able to recommend a good piece to put on the thing? I don't want the stock one as I have one already and the heat caused the glue to soften up and you get black shit all over your hands when you handle it.

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Nismo Duracon; end thread.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NISMO-BLACK-Gear-Knob-Skyline-R32-R33-R34-Silvia-S13-S14-S15-180SX-350Z-370Z-/191703800534

The other I've used, is the MOMO Anatomico; really nice shape in your hand, and a subtle factory style look.
I used the short version without the bottom collar, and modified the boot to fit right up against the leather.

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Do titanium and aluminium knobs heat up as much as stainless knobs? I read somewhere that they don't but the nature of metal is it either retains heat in hot areas or retains cold. Its a super conductor.

The Tomei gear knob looks great but the thing I love about this Trust gear knob is the weight behind it.

I saw a few nice looking knobs out there but the things are universal fitments, press down and use grub screws. This just seems shit.

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