gear lever knob

[johnbird]

my bx has a rather sad looking small plastic appendage on the end of the gearstick.it apparently was put there by the manufacturer.i feel sure there must have been a cock up on the build sheet and someone was tasked to fit a coat hook end to my car.its about the right size.i cant think anyone who got paid to design a tactile cabin came up with this piece of black plastic?
is there an alternative i can fit please? i seek not the chavtastic shiny flashing chrome sort of gear knob but simply a more tactile-larger?-not plastic?appendage. leather or wood?can the coat hook end be removed easily?
thanks,john.

[kiwi]

my bx has a rather sad looking small plastic appendage on the end of the gearstick.it apparently was put there by the manufacturer.i feel sure there must have been a cock up on the build sheet and someone was tasked to fit a coat hook end to my car.its about the right size.i cant think anyone who got paid to design a tactile cabin came up with this piece of black plastic?
is there an alternative i can fit please? i seek not the chavtastic shiny flashing chrome sort of gear knob but simply a more tactile-larger?-not plastic?appendage. leather or wood?can the coat hook end be removed easily?
thanks,john.

Got a photo of what you got now?

[RxBX]

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[kiwi]

Ah yes the Bog Standard BX knob

I would get rid of that steering wheel myself it is so out of character for the car. I can relieve you of it ugly burden though

[johnbird]

thanks for the pic-car looks familiar!-yes thats the offending coat hanger knob. can it be swapped easily?
i quite like the steering wheel,be better if it was leather.is that a citroen option? john.

[Tim Leech]

thanks for the pic-car looks familiar!-yes thats the offending coat hanger knob. can it be swapped easily?
i quite like the steering wheel,be better if it was leather.is that a Citroën option? john.

Wheel and knob are correct for the car, no leather option was offered. You can replace it witha 16v type but they are quite scarce.

[johnbird]

Looks as if I will have to learn to live withj it then. Is the 16 valve knob no longer availablke as a new part? Do any other eugeot citroen ones fit? Is it a simple friction fit push on? Thanks, john.

[Tim Leech]

Looks as if I will have to learn to live withj it then. Is the 16 valve knob no longer availablke as a new part? Do any other eugeot Citroën ones fit? Is it a simple friction fit push on? Thanks, john.

You can fit other ones from citroen peugeots (AX/405 etc)or aftermarket if you prefer, they just screw on. someone on here MAY have a 16v, but they arent leather.

[toddao]

If you are very lucky you might find a Heuliez wooden gear knob that was fitted to some special BX Breaks like 'The Buffalo'. I have seen one and it wasn't very fetching really.
Two weeks ago on Ebay here was a Momo leather steering wheel especially for the BX that sold for €42. There is also a Heuliez version featuring polished wood and metal - I saw it on the same BX that had the wooden gear knob. Again extremely rare.

[rodney68]

i got one off a peugeot 405glx from scrappy cut the plastic tube off the bottom and screw it on,nice wooden gear knob same gear pattern too

[KevR]

I would have thought a bit of work on plugging the LHM leaks would take priority before worrying about replacing something as insignificant as the gearknob (which works perfectly well as it is...)..

[kiwi]

I would have thought a bit of work on plugging the LHM leaks would take priority before worrying about replacing something as insignificant as the gearknob (which works perfectly well as it is...)..

Ditto!

[johnbird]

i have given the area of leak some investigation.there is a union which may benefit from nipping up. i have a strict policy on nipping things up.not in the dark before i go to work,not in the dark when i return from work and prefrably during the hours a motor factor or scrap yard could reasonably be expected to be open. just in case.
there is a school of thought which goes along the lines that as i have been frankly playing with the suspension in its full up and full down for my-and the kids-ammusement i may have simply over pressurised the system?
i put a drop of lhm in last night and got to work and back-50 miles-without using any lhm from the resevoir or adding to the small patch of lhm on my drive.so whatever the leak is/was it doesnt appear terminal or terrible.
when i returned to the car after work it was sat at the right height front and back which i take is a good sign?
the gear lever is a small annoyance as its not very nice to use. if i can improve my environment i generally try to.the 405 idea sounds like a plan to me. i think a go with the pressure washer and some parrifin will clean the back of the engine up at the weekend and help in my search for a leak.

[Defender110]

All sounds like a good plan to me, as for the gearlever it does grow on you, my current TZD manual is a very late car and has what may be the 16v gearknob or even possibly a Zantia one and I actually miss the the bog standard knob (not sure if her in doors would agree)
Yes the car still being sat at ride height is always a good sign I think.

[MULLEY]

I'd leave the current lever in, it's only going to get stained with nicotine fingers anyway