A little project...

"wbizarre - OEM fetishist" (wbizarre) 08/31/2015 at 19:18 • Filed to: BMW, E30

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Turned a replica of the old-school BMW shifter. There were a bunch of subtle variations of this basic shape over the years/models, and I went for the chunkier top. Another coat of clear, an emblem, and it’ll be ready to shift!

jkm7680 > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 19:21

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Looks great! How do you planning on sorting out the shift pattern emblem?

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > jkm7680 08/31/2015 at 19:47

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Found one on Ebay - just a 5-speed pattern with an M-color stripe.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 19:52

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That’s beautiful. Put like 10 coats of polyurethane on it and make it feel like glass, OR go really light so you can just baaaaarely feel the grain.

AM3R shamefully returns > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 19:53

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Looks awesome! Go light on the clear if you want to feel the grain.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 08/31/2015 at 19:55

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Thanks! I can’t decide which way to go. I do love a matte/weathered look, but shiny things are shiny!

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 20:22

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Well, the upside to starting it shiny is that eventually it’s going to get a really nice broken in patina to it. Can’t go wrong either way, so no matter which way you go, it’s the right choice.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 20:30

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I want 8, yesterday.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/31/2015 at 20:46

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I might be making these for other people in the future, but I want to finish this one first, and see how it is.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 20:55

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Did you make that as the weird clip-on type that BMW likes? Or is it screw-on?

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/31/2015 at 21:02

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It’s a clip-on, and it was a PITA to figure out. I don’t know how the OEM wood shifters do it - I don’t imagine they make the wood itself flex to snap onto the shaft. I ended up 3D-printing a clip to secure at the bottom. It’s not perfect, but it’ll get better in a few iterations.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 21:18

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I don’t know about old OEM ones, but my modern OEM one has a plastic sleeve inside the hole, and the clippy bits are part of the sleeve. Two of the clip tabs on mine snapped off, so I’m using an ugly, cheap aftermarket one off of Amazon. Once you have it down to a science I would be more than willing to commission one if you can find a walnut that matches this:

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/31/2015 at 21:28

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You have the manual one, right? The auto shifters have that button that makes it more complicated. The one I have currently is a leather-wrapped plastic piece, and the clips are integral to the body, like yours. The old wood shifters might have a separate plastic sleeve inside too. It’s a mystery of science...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 08/31/2015 at 21:34

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Mine is manual, I just don’t have a good picture of it.

I’d love one shaped like this:

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/31/2015 at 22:05

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Ooh, purdy!