Billetworkz Weighted 500g Shift Knob - Compatible with Manual 1999-2024 VW MK4, MK5, MK6, MK7, MK8 Golf, GTI, Golf R, Jetta, GLI - Matte Black

It makes the shifting experience sooooo much nicer. I love it. And yes, I have 12 degrees clockwise rotated from OEM alignment because it looks perfect to me from the driver's perspective. Great quality. It is hard to believe that something so small can make such a big change.

Easy to install and the weight makes a huge difference in shifting gears. Great product.

All in all, this knob is insane. I’m still figuring out exactly how I want the boot to look with it, but it looks sick and feels amazing. I thought I would miss the novelty of the golf ball, but the quality and feel of shifting is so much better with this. Only 4 stars because it’s pricey for what you’re actually getting (and I’m poor), but I definitely recommend if 90 bucks doesn’t matter to you.

I bought this to replace the stock shift knob in my 2015 VW GTI S. It came with everything needed to swap old the old one using the stock shift boot. Installation took about 30 min, the hardest part is separating the old knob from the boot, but after that it was easy to install having it look nice and flush with the stock boot. The weight of this knob makes shifting so much easier and quicker. For the price you really can't find a better replacement knob.

Well made

Allen screws come loose on the adapter. I wish it would scew into the shaft like the original knob, then I would give 5 stars. There maybe an another adapter that I don’t know about for my Mazda mx5.

Thought that it might be too slippery - but it isn't at all. Thought it would get crazy hot during Texas summers - it didn't. The extra weight makes shifting smoother. I like this quite a bit more than I thought that I would.

This billet shifter is awesome, feels a little smaller than a pool ball. Weighs 1.1 pounds… Don’t be scared of the weight, it actually feels really good. It also will drop about three-quarter inches lower than the stock shifter. So the throw is definitely a lot shorter. Not bad for 90 bucks.

Installation took under 5min after watching the install video on their website. I have noticed a smoother shift but not silky smooth which still means I have feel for each shift makes sense as there is more mass therefore more force behind each shift (F=ma). I have a Apr shortshifter on my mkv GTI. The gap is minimum after install between leather and the knob. Make sure if you attempt this to buy a cheap eBay trim with the boot and leather. Besides being cheaper it is easier. I simply removed the knob off the eBay boot and installed the knob. It is important to note this is the light bulb shape from there line of products. A tip for installing is using a weak loctite on the lock nuts securing the knob mount to the shifter otherwise they’ll probably vibrate loose. I’ve placed thin electrical tape over the nuts to make sure they will never fall out, I’ll check tightness in the coming weeks. Anyways fair dinkum I’m pretty happy overall with it. I did buy a leather shift boot from eBay from a Italian craftsman who makes leather shift boots which I’ll later use to replace the cheap Chinese leather. Finally For $150 Aussie bucks It is pretty bloody expensive but I’m supporting a local business in the states. I am however not impressed about how it came with scratches around the knob considering the heft price tag ey? It would be good if they could provide some form of reimbursement but decent service from businesses isn’t common these days