Golf Ball Shift Knob

[MadMax]

Well, I have been looking for a new shift knob for my auto. I recall reading where someone said they swapped one from a Tacoma, so today I asked my neighbor if I could see if the one from his Tundra would work. It didn't... It would've been nice as he works at the Tundra line here in San Antonio.

I remembered someone on here making an apple shifter for his girlfriend who was a teacher. So, out of curiosity I dug around in my tool box and found the tap-and-die I used for a Jeep project a while back. I tried my shift knob on it and it seemed like a close fit, so I dug out an old golf ball and drilled a hole in it, then tapped it with the 5/16th tap I have. I tried to get the National Security Agency logo to end up on top, and it came out pretty well...


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It wasn't as perfect of a fit as the stock know; but it tightened down pretty well, and actually it feels pretty good! I am going to try and find a black golf ball and try it, but in the mean time I am going to leave the NSA one in place to make sure it stays put well.

So, I thought I would share my little mod with my Yaris family!

Cheers! M2