jaycetan Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 For a while now, the chrome on my shift knob has been slowly deteriorating. It make me a big angry that my Lexus shift knob would be painted w/ such crappy chrome. Any ideas how to fix this? Maybe warranty will cover this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth1 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 For a while now, the chrome on my shift knob has been slowly deteriorating. It make me a big angry that my Lexus shift knob would be painted w/ such crappy chrome. Any ideas how to fix this? Maybe warranty will cover this? You know it's funny, I just noticed this on mine also the other day. TBH though, it's not a quality issue. It's a high PH issue in your body oils and persperation. It can have a very high alkaline content, and eat right thru chrome over time. You should see what a finger print will do to a gun if left uncleaned! So I was thinking about getting an after market shift knob that was all leather, or maybe a leather carbon fiber combo one. I haven't even started looking yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron6437 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Your shift knob might actually be doing you a favor.....my wife's is chrome and it practically blinds me when the sun hits it. A leather shift knob sounds much nicer to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycetan Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 For a while now, the chrome on my shift knob has been slowly deteriorating. It make me a big angry that my Lexus shift knob would be painted w/ such crappy chrome. Any ideas how to fix this? Maybe warranty will cover this? You know it's funny, I just noticed this on mine also the other day. TBH though, it's not a quality issue. It's a high PH issue in your body oils and persperation. It can have a very high alkaline content, and eat right thru chrome over time. You should see what a finger print will do to a gun if left uncleaned! So I was thinking about getting an after market shift knob that was all leather, or maybe a leather carbon fiber combo one. I haven't even started looking yet. Any plans on where you might purchase? Let me know which one you choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicLX470 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I am thinking about getting the new F-sport shift knob that used to only be available for the manual tranny. Ebay has them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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