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Gauging interest for BFI Shift Knobs

Old 03-04-2015, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by gota911
Patrick,

Does the GS2 come only in black leather or are other leather colors available? I looked on the linked web site and didn't see any mention of available leather colors. My interior is Stone Gray so the black leather wouldn't work for me.
Unforunately the only color available is black for now

Originally Posted by C2sideways
I would be interested in an extended shaft !
For those of you interested in the extended shifter, let me know what **** you would be interested in so I can add you to the appropriate list
Old 03-04-2015, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by deutschland-dobson
You could modify the original one, but it would be easier to buy / have made an aftermarket leather boot.

Chris
Thanks Chris, it had me wondering because our standard shift ***** are integrated with the gaiter and I guess it would take some skill to cut it off and make it neat. I'd probably butcher it in the process.

I've actually put a new original one on mine but went with the RS version which is very slightly taller and works better with my RS short shift.
Old 03-04-2015, 05:33 PM
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Yup, it would need a bit of work.

I presume you'd have a use a Stanley knife to separate boot from gear ****. Then turn the boot inside out, run a stitch down the neck of the boot to shrink the diameter and then re-fit.

Chris
Old 03-05-2015, 10:20 AM
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Id be interested in a GS2
Old 03-05-2015, 10:52 AM
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The GS2 looks perfect for me, but ill take the GS1 if needs be
Old 03-05-2015, 12:05 PM
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I cut the top off my stock shift **** and folded it under. Works fine for me. Just zip tie it underneath.

Old 03-05-2015, 12:37 PM
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This looks really great
Old 03-06-2015, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by onceover
For those of you interested in the extended shifter, let me know what **** you would be interested in so I can add you to the appropriate list
Extended in black for me!
Old 03-06-2015, 04:06 PM
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GS2 in black has officially been released:
Old 03-06-2015, 05:06 PM
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Very nice!

I still prefer the black leather and silver contrast tho

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Old 03-08-2015, 10:04 PM
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GS1 in black for me! As for std vs extended, how do these compare to the length of the factory shifters?

Thank you sir.
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I would be interested in a gated shifter...
Old 03-09-2015, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Porschenut_Lee
GS1 in black for me! As for std vs extended, how do these compare to the length of the factory shifters?

Thank you sir.
The extended version is not confirmed yet so there are no dimensions that I'm aware of, so that will be up to Joe if he does decide to make one. That being said, both ***** will sit at the same height when installed, the extended version will just cover more of the rectangular shifter in order to bring the shift boot lower.

I will have to confirm, but I imagine that the ***** will sit quite close to the factroy position when installed.

Originally Posted by OW991
I would be interested in a gated shifter...
Not sure how this is related? Only shift ***** here.
Old 03-09-2015, 09:25 PM
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Thanks for the info. Standard length will suffice for me.
Old 03-13-2015, 11:44 AM
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Update from Joe,

The extension will be an additional 1.5" or so. The standard **** has approx 0.5" of extension, so it would be about 4x longer. The cost will be $25-30 over the $99. We will require 10-15 people interested in the extended version for it to happen.

GS2 is a bigger problem. Joe does not have the tooling to be able to make the rectangular cut out without an entire redesign of the ****. This means we will need 40-45 people for the **** to even happen.
If we get this many people we can start to look at different color combinations as well as leather colors.

I'll keep up to date with any changes. Hopefully we can figure out a way to get the GS2 down to 10 people for an order.

International shipping will also not be an issue.

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