84-96 Corvette auto shift knob (Page 1/1)
Mickey_Moose SEP 22, 08:44 PM
Anyone install one? How did it go?

The Fiero knob is held into place differently (u-spring clip at the front vs the c-clip on the Corvette knob from the top).
Patrick SEP 22, 09:39 PM
What's special about a 84-96 Corvette auto shift knob? Does it look any different than one from a Camaro (which is plug-and-play in a Fiero)?

I have a leather wrapped Camaro auto shift knob in my '86 GT. Looks 1000% better than the ridiculously over-sized original T-handle. In this picture found online, the shifter stalk may've been shortened, but this is what the knob looks like. [EDIT] Turns out that's fierosound's Corvette knob in the picture.

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fierosound SEP 23, 02:08 AM

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Originally posted by Patrick:




That's a picture of my Indy before I swapped the automatic out for a Getrag 5-speed.
The Corvette one is "plug and play". I shortened the shaft - no need for it to be so high.

The Corvette knob is more compact and I liked the style of the leather wrapped stitching better.
Most Camaro shift knobs I came across looked like this.

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Patrick SEP 23, 03:05 AM

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Originally posted by fierosound:

The Corvette knob is more compact and I liked the style of the leather wrapped stitching better.
Most Camaro shift knobs I came across looked like this....



Now you've got me wondering which shift knob I actually swapped into my '86 GT. Forgive me, this was done 12 years ago. I have this Fiero stored elsewhere, but next time I'm in the area I'll have to take a look. I do know it is leather wrapped, as the all plastic ones aren't very attractive.

[EDIT] Found an old post of mine which clarifies my befuddled memory.


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Originally posted by Patrick in This thread:

The smaller rounder style knob with the button on the top much better matches the confined interior of a Fiero.

The t-handle seems so large and archaic.

This is the style (from a Camaro) that I bought on eBay for about ten bucks. It's leather, looks and works just fine. Direct swap, no screwing around.




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fierosound SEP 24, 02:28 AM

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Originally posted by Mickey_Moose:

The Fiero knob is held into place differently (u-spring clip at the front vs the c-clip on the Corvette knob from the top).




Here's a pic of the U-clip the Corvette knob had.
mmeyer86gt/gtp SEP 25, 08:41 PM
It fits I recover them all the time.
fierce_gt SEP 27, 09:54 PM
i put a knob from a sunfire in mine.

the yellow trim is an 85gt as plug and play, and the other was in an 86SE with a shorter lever. at the time, i had plans to wire up the button on the side to do something cool, but i think the only thing i had was some neon interior lights, haha.



fierosound SEP 29, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by fierce_gt:

i put a knob from a sunfire in mine.




I got one of these a first, but thought it looked too bulky as well.
Dennis LaGrua OCT 01, 07:33 AM
Maybe I'm the odd man out, but I don't believe that the auto T-handle looks that bad. Don't like the all plastic version but the leather wrapped one looks OK to my eyes. As they say "one mans food is another mans poison".

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fierce_gt OCT 01, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by fierosound:


I got one of these a first, but thought it looked too bulky as well.



i really like the way it felt and looked after the shifter was shortened. i honestly don't remember what i did though. must have just cut it. Seems like that was my solution to a lot of things back then, haha.

that's my only hang up right now. I feel kind of guilty after somebody spent so much time putting together a clean, stock rebuild. First thing i want to do is start hacking it up again, haha.

here's a scary statement, i miss the sound quality of the bose factory radio's i've had in my 2004 and now 2014 mazda 6... i've got some pretty decent 6.5's(JL coax or a pair or macrom components i never installed in my last fiero) that i want to install as a start. but i'm thinking these things will all be summer projects i can work on when i have the time.