solaradude's 051 5sfe solara (WAXED)

by **Solaradude** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 11:31 pm

Steve

by **Keg-Of-Iron** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:50 am

Looks awesome solaradude, did you use the DIY on this board for the wax job? I just bought some high quality stuff to make my finish look sweet! What products did you use?

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:41 am

Is that a smurf on the dash i see....

Other than that nice looking ride!

by **TadS** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 11:01 am

jhbhatia wrote:Is that a smurf on the dash i see....
Other than that nice looking ride!

That's not very smurfing of you :lol:

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Anyway the car looks super. This post reminded me to do mine now that the weather is becoming better

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by **Keg-Of-Iron** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 11:50 am

That's no smurf, that is Millhouse from the Simpsons.

by **Solaradude** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:07 pm

yea it's milhouse alright...

did you guys check out my shiftknob??

Steve :evilbat:

by **WTF??** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:27 pm

Solaradude wrote:yea it's milhouse alright...

did you guys check out my shiftknob??

Steve

Is your OD button still around?

by **Solaradude** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:18 pm

solara nytez wrote:
Solaradude wrote:yea it's milhouse alright...

did you guys check out my shiftknob??

Steve

Is your OD button still around?[/quote

lol of course...its hidden somewhere.

u really dont need OD button, it's sorta pointless

Steve :evilbat:

by **SolaraT** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 2:27 pm

I like that S/Knob! White is hard to maintain and you do a good job keeping it clean!

by **Solaradude** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:29 pm

solarat wrote:I like that S/Knob! White is hard to maintain and you do a good job keeping it clean!

you should have seen my car during winter........my car was SILVER :lol:

Steve

by **Solaradude** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:09 am

i see a lot of solara owners changing their shift-knobs and they dont shorten the medal pole (that pushes the button down) and it looks sorta weird....so i just sawed the medal pole off to give it a more of a "clean look"

Steve :evilbat:

by **bluesolara** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 12:21 pm

Hello Steve...

yo, this is Kevin from San Diego

just in case you don't get to see my pm, I want to know how you installed that shift knob! and where did you buy it...

it looks so awesome

was it hard to install? are there anything wrong because the o/d is tucked inside?

so eager to get that good looking shift knob into my car... :crazyeyes:

please please please teach me...

thanks man

God bless

Kevin=)

by **Solaradude** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 6:12 pm

well.......i never used my o/d button so i just cut the original wiring off and i just put them behind the shift console. You shouldnt worry about the o/d button that much because it's not that useful.

anyway as far as the shift knob goes......i dont remember where i got them but im sure it would be easy to find.

i didnt want to change my shiftknob but my friend needed a bong and he thought my OEM shiftknob would get the job done so i changed it for the heck of it. it's really easy....just unhook the OEM stuff, and u need to saw the medal pole (skinny inner one) about an inch above where the outside (ring pole) medal is. thats all there is to it.

i hope this helped.

cheers

Steve :evilbat:

by **bluesolara** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:28 pm

tHANKS MAN!

your shift knob is a true inspiration for me, an in order to finish this mod, I'm gonna need a little more help...sorry...kinda lost about these screws and bolts and stuff

so please bear with me...thanks for all your time!

1. How do you take off the OEM shift knob? just the screws?
2. so I cut "1 inch" "ABOVE" the metal ring, rite?
3. What do I use to cut it off?
4. some hints about how to put the aftermarket knob on?

thanks man, really appreciate your help

God bless

Kevin=)

by **Solaradude** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:26 pm

1. How do you take off the OEM shift knob? just the screws?
2. so I cut "1 inch" "ABOVE" the metal ring, rite?
3. What do I use to cut it off?
4. some hints about how to put the aftermarket knob on?

yo yo....i think my memory is coming back to me

answer 1. yea....i believe theres two screws...once u unscrew them, you should be able to pull the OEM shift knob off or it might pop out...im not sure (i just dont remember)

answer 2. you need to cut the outer-ring metal off but not the inner one with it. You need to cut the inner (skinny) metal LAST. In other words...you would be screwed if you cut the skinny and the outer-ring metal together.

answer 3. you need a small hand saw.....just saw it for about a good 30 mins.

answer 4. your aftermarket shift knob will come with screws of some sort. mine came with 3, so it was easy to put it on.

kevin, i would love to help you out but it has been years since i have done this and i really dont remember that much

im really sorry mang. But, I just want you to let you know that it is not that hard. if you get stuck....just let me know

all the best,

Steve :evilbat:

solaradude's 051 5sfe solara (WAXED)

solaradude's 051 5sfe solara (WAXED)

shift knob

thanks steve..but need a little more clarification

Re: thanks steve..but need a little more clarification

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