WOOD KNOBS

HI guys,

I'm trying to find some dash knobs as well as a shifter knob that match the wood on my steering wheel. I have a vintage speedster nardi wheel.

Anyone know where i could find these? I have looked around with no luck.

http://www.mainelycustombydesign.com/accessories_misc.html

The knobs will be a custom application. The shifter knob above will only work for VW and Porsche shifters. What do you have for a shifter?

There are dozens of companies that make wooden shift knobs for all sorts of cars. Some have adjustable attachments that fit all common shift rod thread patterns/sizes. Just Google shift knobs and you'll find them. I have not found wooden dash knobs, but there are lots of billit aluminum ones: same search as shift knobs. Good hunting!

Thanks guys,

I have a vw shifter. 10mm. Finding the shift knob has been easy. I looked everywhere for dash knobs and have had no luck on finding wood ones. Maybe those just need to be made by hand.

I purchased a cherry wood knob with the Porsche crest
from Mainley. It looks perfect and the sleeve was
made to fit my Empi shifter. Couldn't have had a better
match to my Nardi wheel.

Nick, have you looked in Lowes or Home Depot for drawer knobs? I've seen a number of different type wooden knobs that can be stained and clear coated. Just a thought.

Try these guys Nick. JC Whitney used to sell wood dash knobs for VW too.

NOS Wood Dash knobs, window cranks kits Price: varies
Found a few old school 1970's NOS wood dash knob kits with matching window cranks. listing them cheap compared to the other wood dash knob kits on samba plus you get window cranks & e-brake buttons in the kits

here is what we have, when they are gone they are gone

58-67 kit #1 $20
1 pair chrome window cranks w/ buffers
headlight knob
wiper knob with push button
ash tray knob

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Nick-wood knobs are getting harder to find. Empi used to sell sets, but no longer. Try Pomona swap meet (get there at 6:00a.m.)...
http://www.pomonaswapmeet.com/future_events.php

For other old-skool knobs, find an older woman or go here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=105631

I used Brezelwerks for my black knows.

They are nice but it took several months.

I had a very difficult time finding a shift knob to match my Nardi steering wheel, ending up custom painting/staining/tinting an old walnut knob that I found on The Samba to match, came out terrific and ended up being sort of fun.

If you can't find the knobs at Lowes or Home Depot (which I doubt given the massive collection of draw pull and knobs at those outlets) you might just want to paint the knobs that you have in a wood grain finish to match the wheel. Not as cheezy as it sounds, this was done very often on cars throughout the thirties and forties and is a very acceptable option.

My father taught me to wood grain when I was a pretty young kid and I did quite a few cars back then. If I could do it as a child, you could certainly do it as an adult.

Just a thought, if you have no luck elsewhere.

Luck,

TC


Oppppsss . . . . forgot to mention. If you want VERY genuine looking dash knobs, like the ones that came on the original 356, but don't have the coin to buy them. You can pick up a bunch of knobs that came on the pop-out Ghia rear quarter windows for cheap and re-work those easily to match the original. A smidge of filler, some sanding, prime and paint, and they look spot on. Seriously, you can't tell the difference at five inches and they thread right onto the VW switches.

I can shoot some pics of mine later if anyone wants.

I'd like to see those knobs (the ones you refer to here). Thx.

Cip1 has rosewood knobs

http://www2.cip1.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=wood+knobs&Search1=Search

Cip1 has rosewood knobs

http://www2.cip1.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=wood+knobs&Search1=Search

Matching e-brake handle too for $23

thanks ed. Those rosewood ones look good!