Must have Mugen Civic Type RR shift knob

[F-1 Si]

BTW The Type RR knob has 3 rows of red stitching and the boot only has 2. The Boots I had made are real leather with 3 rows of red stitching.

[cornerstrike]

I recently had my wife contact a local Honda dealer, where she use to live in Japan. The person from the dealer explained that the Mugen RR parts will be available only for those who actually own a Mugen RR vehicle. He explained that in order to get the OEM parts the buyer would need either his Insurace Form stating the vehicle is in his ownership, or something similar to this.

The email is all in Japanese, so there is no point of putting it up. But, believe me, Im not making this up. I guess were out of luck guys.

[F-1 Si]

Originally Posted by cornerstrike

I recently had my wife contact a local Honda dealer, where she use to live in Japan. The person from the dealer explained that the Mugen RR parts will be available only for those who actually own a Mugen RR vehicle. He explained that in order to get the OEM parts the buyer would need either his Insurace Form stating the vehicle is in his ownership, or something similar to this.

The email is all in Japanese, so there is no point of putting it up. But, believe me, Im not making this up. I guess were out of luck guys.

Thanks for the info.
Maybe someone would like to make a tasty looking knob without thr rr logo. It would match our cars very well.

[JaY_JaY]

Originally Posted by seans-fbp-si

where can i find these shift knobs??????

[RJJensen]

sort of similar
http://www.shopresponse.com/razo_ra67_shift_knob.html

[F-1 Si]

Originally Posted by JaY_JaY

where can i find these shift knobs??????

In the trash.

[blue rocket]

seriously, those knobs are nasty.

[cornerstrike]

Originally Posted by blue rocket

seriously, those knobs are nasty.

I concur. To each his own, though.

[Bandit03]

http://www.cardomain.com/item/RAZRA114 <-- theres always that for now while we all wait

[FijiPhil]

yeah that is the sickest knobs and fit perfect with the euro ctr boot but its over 100 bux.

[06CivicSi06]

Looks like a black baseball haha

[Litlelev]

hmmm, i kinda like that razo just wish it had some metal. I know its all personal preference but how do you like the round knobs compared to type r?

[Skylinegtr06]

I love that it soo sexy!!

[blue rocket]

Originally Posted by Bandit03

http://www.cardomain.com/item/RAZRA114 <-- theres always that for now while we all wait

Funny you should post that...i ordered it up last week just so i can have something while i wait! It should be in tomorrow or wednesday...i'll post up pics when i get it on.

[Bandit03]

lol yea i actually ordered a black chrome knob thats also round weighted at 340 from them but it was on backorder so i had to go elsewhere, im waiting for that, my shift boot, and my hid kit which is coming today!!!!

[jballer187]

Originally Posted by 06fg2fijibluesi

Why have a Mugen RR knob, if your car isnt a RR?!?!

why not? Its an interior mod. Its not like you're slapping emblems on the exterior saying you own a RR. There's a huge difference in tastefully modding your car and being a poser.

[quality_sound]

I just want my OEM Si knob recovered in suede so it matches the rest of the god damned interior! Seriously, how stupid is it to have an all fabroc and suede interior with a leather knob and wheel?? Man Honda sucks in the "attention to detail" department. Kinda like the whole "let's not put a matching dead pedal in the Si" thing. No wonder VW keeps pulling people away. Sorry for the rant, but being a long time VW owner and recent Honda convert I'm noticing all kinds of little things that should have been done differently on the Si.

[blue rocket]

Originally Posted by quality_sound

I just want my OEM Si knob recovered in suede so it matches the rest of the god damned interior! Seriously, how stupid is it to have an all fabroc and suede interior with a leather knob and wheel?? Man Honda sucks in the "attention to detail" department. Kinda like the whole "let's not put a matching dead pedal in the Si" thing. No wonder VW keeps pulling people away. Sorry for the rant, but being a long time VW owner and recent Honda convert I'm noticing all kinds of little things that should have been done differently on the Si.

actually, the stock shift knob is a damn nice addition to the car. If you are familiar at all with honda, all of their top model performance cars come with a metal shifter. Titanium for some Type-R's, or aluminum with red letters, the S2000 changed from Ti to Aluminum and leather and to my suprise they actually included the knob with the Si (it's over a $140 dollar knob).

The problem is now, that the new Type-R's come with even newer and redesigned knobs that everyone wants, so the nice shift knobs that came with the Si are sort of outdated and boring now. There are lots of junky knobs out there, and if you arent getting a weighted shift knob, you're pretty much wasting your money since the weight helps ease shifts in a cable driven car. Notice how heavy the stock knob is?

My recommendation for different shift knobs would be,
-CircuitHero (heavy and feels great in the palm)
-J's Racing Titanium, same as CH, except comes in a sick Ti blue color
-ARC (again same as above)
-FD2 knob, it's the new type-r knob, enough said.

I'm going to give a round leather knob a shot...just because it's weighted and i'm getting a little sick of my knob being on fire after leaving the car outside on a hot day.

and...if it is ever available... the Mugen RR knob.

In the end...our Si is pretty impressive with what you get from the factory for the price. You can get a strutking dead pedal to complete the pedals pretty cheap (and is what i did), you can get the FD2 shift boot cheap, other than that...the interior is pretty nice. It's too bad the US has to get the Type-R's little brother... why they will never bring another R stateside is beyond me, i'd put my deposit down now.

[quality_sound]

Originally Posted by blue rocket

actually, the stock shift knob is a damn nice addition to the car. If you are familiar at all with honda, all of their top model performance cars come with a metal shifter. Titanium for some Type-R's, or aluminum with red letters, the S2000 changed from Ti to Aluminum and leather and to my suprise they actually included the knob with the Si (it's over a $140 dollar knob).

The problem is now, that the new Type-R's come with even newer and redesigned knobs that everyone wants, so the nice shift knobs that came with the Si are sort of outdated and boring now. There are lots of junky knobs out there, and if you arent getting a weighted shift knob, you're pretty much wasting your money since the weight helps ease shifts in a cable driven car. Notice how heavy the stock knob is?

My recommendation for different shift knobs would be,
-CircuitHero (heavy and feels great in the palm)
-J's Racing Titanium, same as CH, except comes in a sick Ti blue color
-ARC (again same as above)
-FD2 knob, it's the new type-r knob, enough said.

I'm going to give a round leather knob a shot...just because it's weighted and i'm getting a little sick of my knob being on fire after leaving the car outside on a hot day.

and...if it is ever available... the Mugen RR knob.

In the end...our Si is pretty impressive with what you get from the factory for the price. You can get a strutking dead pedal to complete the pedals pretty cheap (and is what i did), you can get the FD2 shift boot cheap, other than that...the interior is pretty nice. It's too bad the US has to get the Type-R's little brother... why they will never bring another R stateside is beyond me, i'd put my deposit down now.

I'm not saying it shouldn't have been aluminum, I'm saying there should be no leather on it. It shoudl be aluminum and suede.

I already got a strut king dead pedal and a suede shift boot from another vendor here (I can't remember the name) but the point is I shouldn't have had to, it should have been there already. It's called attention to detail and for as much as VW has their collective heads up their butts with other things, it's the little stuff like this they're GREAT at.

[blue rocket]

personally, i don't think that the suede looks good, i'd prefer a leather shift boot / wrapped shifter any day. So that part is all personal opinion.