Originally Posted by robstah

This. I ended up with a black pool ball in my Z3 there for a while. It worked great, hot and cold. Ended up selling it because I wasn't too fond of the throw reduction. My far future plan is to do the same, but with a metal rod to add about 2 to 3 inches to the throw and make it look like a old school Ferrari shifter.

Originally Posted by CurtP

Rob - was that a Whalen ****?

I went with an aftermarket shifter from 9Products and a Delrin **** from Product Innovations.