[DML] Re: Award Winning Shifter Knob
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[DML] Re: Award Winning Shifter Knob



What happened to Best Wheels, Best Exhaust, Best etc??????

Ron

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "neiland14" <tneiland@...> wrote:
>
> First, 
>   Let me say that this was my first DCS and it was fantastic. I 
> thought Ken and all of those who helped out did an awesome job! 
> Thanks. 
>   After winning the "Best Shifter Knob" award, many people have 
asked 
> about it so I posted pictures on the DML Group site. 
> 
> <http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/photos/view/87d6?
b=1>
> 
> It does not have LEDs or wild colors/designs. It is a simple 
> chrome/black shift knob. But there is a funny story behind it. It 
is 
> made by Razo and I purchased it last year after the DMA spring 
> social. Tom Watkins (I am sad to see that he is selling his car) 
had 
> this particular knob and I thought it fit very well without being 
> over-bearing. Well, the weekend before the DCS, Dave and I were 
> fixing up the trim and cleaning the Electric D and my car and I 
> noticed that the black rubberized paint on the knob was peeling. I 
> was annoyed since I only had the knob about 1 year. So deciding to 
> repair it, I used a roto-wirebrush to remove the rubberized paint. 
> This created gauge/gooves in the metal. I masked and painted it 
with 
> SEM Trim Black, but was unhappy with the resutls. After winning the 
> award, I think that the goove marks actually makes the knob 
resemble 
> carved wood. 
>   So Tom's car has the same "award winning" knob, but wihtout the 
> simulated wood-grain finish.
> 
> Tom Neiland
> 10310
>



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