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MOMO Air Race Leather
Installed a MOMO Air Race Leather shift knob today...very nice it looks too.
Weight - 142 grams
(Original knob - 80 grams)
Shift position is approx 1/2" lower than my stock position (E46 w/ZHP).
Feels great!!
For whatever reason the OEM M3 knob leather surround seemed to be a bit 'sharp' up near the top (I am a small guy [5'7"] and have smallish hands?) to me.
Install notes:
- Original knob came off much much easier than expected - I had braced for the Arnold Schwartzenegger tug but it came off with minimal effort
- MOMO knob came with five snug fitting rubber boots to match the knob up with the shaft - I selected the right one and it fit very well.
- I had to wriggle the shift gaiter down a bit in order to push the knob on all the way and give clearance for the three set screws
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 I love mine.
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Quote: | I love mine. | Yeah - Its all your fault  
Thanks for the ebay ref Kris, it worked fine.
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Well....I took off this shift knob yesterday and replaced it back with the OEM knob.
I have to fess up and say originally I thought it was going to work out great.
For a couple reasons tho it did not:
- Here in Fla, and esp in the summer, the combination of interior heat when parked and the fact the top half of the knob is steel/aluminium, means the entire knob gets VERY hot. I mean, "Jever posting in the bewb thread" hot. I needed my driving gloves in recent days just to shift the thing until it cooled down.
- As a result of the above the tiny little plastic decorative "momo" medallion basically came unglued, leaving it with the bare metal top.
- Also, the way that they milled the 6 decorative depressions in the top of the knob left a very slight swarf in the edge - so much so that I noticed it each time I shifted. If I had kept the knob, I would have had to burnish of the edges with a ball file to smooth this out.
As I said originally, I liked the heft of the knob, and feel of the circular/round grip was a plus.
EDIT: One other thing, the picture in the catalog would make you think the knob is mainly spherical - this is not the case -- its got a pronounced flattened area on the top (at least mine does.)
Unfortunately the heat and overall feel of the knob just did not work out for me  .
For a temperate climate, and maybe with a different production batch, this knob would probably work out great.
...ah well, live and learn.
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Well...what the heck, I put this knob back on last night.
Since its winter here in Florida, heat build up should not be a big deal.
I also super-glued the MOMO medallion on the top back after cleaning off the original glue, I'm thinking it came off because the glue job was not up to par.
Also, I spent some time burnishing the milled depressions so they are now much smoother.
Installed knob still looks good in place, will give it a while and if it doesn't work out, will flog it here on the fest or on fleabay.
Again, liked the knob, but it might be better in a colder climate.
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