Precision Ellis Shift Knobs Question

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kuyaariel

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Good afternoon. I'm thinking about getting one of these, but concerned about how hot they get? I live in Clearwater. Summertime is pretty brutal here. Does this get pretty hot? has this deterred anyone from getting one? Thanks!
 
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kuyaariel said:
Good afternoon. I'm thinking about getting one of these, but concerned about how hot they get? I live in Clearwater. Summertime is pretty brutal here. Does this get pretty hot? has this deterred anyone from getting one? Thanks!
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They can get a little warm. Put a hat over it when you get out, works for me.
 
They do get hot and they get REALLY cold. Small price to pay for a nice looking piece of equipment from a company that takes pride in their work. My wife had no idea that I ordered it and after I installed it, she noticed it and commented how cool she thought it was - a first for ANY of my other mods/additions.
 
Thank you. Not really too concerned about the cold. I just don't know if I'm up for burning my hand every time I shift gears!

shawn474 said:
They do get hot and they get REALLY cold. Small price to pay for a nice looking piece of equipment from a company that takes pride in their work. My wife had no idea that I ordered it and after I installed it, she noticed it and commented how cool she thought it was - a first for ANY of my other mods/additions.
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They do get warm in the summer with the sunroof open and the sun shining in on it, but with that said it is worth it. Looks 100000X better than stock. I throw a hat over mine in the summer when i'm going to leave the sunroof open and it's all good. Hope that helps.
 
I have had them on my FJ for years now and haven't even noticed in the summer in Dallas. I may be oblivious though.
 
kuyaariel said:
Good afternoon. I'm thinking about getting one of these, but concerned about how hot they get? I live in Clearwater. Summertime is pretty brutal here. Does this get pretty hot? has this deterred anyone from getting one? Thanks!
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Unless you plan on driving around with your hand on the shift knob then you'll be ok. I have a set and love the way it feels!
 
Ok. Thanks guys. I ended up getting one. Looking through the threads most got the matte black. I debated pewter, but got a wild hair and got the blue.
 
It does get hot, but being aluminum, the heat dissipates quickly. I wouldn't let that be a deal breaker.
 
enapa said:
What is the point? Its an automatic. Just looks?
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It's a fair question. I'm anti-bling, myself; however, I really hated the feel and look of the factory knob, especially in conjunction with the TE 4WD shifter. They don't look right together.

I had an FJ knob on mine for a while, which mimicked the 4WD shift knob much better... but I ended up getting a great offer from Joel Ellis - free shift knobs in exchange for taking some pics and doing a writeup.

I accepted his offer and was very impressed with his stuff. See writeup / photos:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...now-making-dedicated-5th-gen-shift-knobs.html

Incidentally, that writeup spawned a group buy and I believe over 100 people got in on it, so that's cool.

When I sold that 4R I left the knobs in place, and when I ordered my current 4R, the first thing I did (before delivery, even) was order another Ellis knob - this one I paid full price for.

The knobs just feel good in the hand (yeah, I said it). It's questionable whether a piece of aluminum is worth the money... to most, probably it isn't. But I sure like mine.
 
philsey said:
No silly -- it's a PRECISION shift knob. It makes something more precise.

But, yeah, good question.
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Appears it is mainly for looks, you are 100% correct.
Lets call a spade a spade here and suggest its for the exact reason you want a pro grille, looks.
 
MeefZah said:
It's a fair question. I'm anti-bling, myself; however, I really hated the feel and look of the factory knob, especially in conjunction with the TE 4WD shifter. They don't look right together.

I had an FJ knob on mine for a while, which mimicked the 4WD shift knob much better... but I ended up getting a great offer from Joel Ellis - free shift knobs in exchange for taking some pics and doing a writeup.

I accepted his offer and was very impressed with his stuff. See writeup / photos:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...now-making-dedicated-5th-gen-shift-knobs.html

Incidentally, that writeup spawned a group buy and I believe over 100 people got in on it, so that's cool.

When I sold that 4R I left the knobs in place, and when I ordered my current 4R, the first thing I did (before delivery, even) was order another Ellis knob - this one I paid full price for.

The knobs just feel good in the hand (yeah, I said it). It's questionable whether a piece of aluminum is worth the money... to most, probably it isn't. But I sure like mine.
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Thanks! Looks pretty sweet.
 
It is just for looks, but looks way better than stock in my opinion. I got the matte black with the distressed american flag etching. Maybe a pointless mod to some, but it looks good, is well made and adds a bit of personalization to my 4runner.
 
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