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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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T-5 shift ****

Well as we all know, over time the black plastic shift ball cracks and becomes junk. I have been looking around trying to find a new or mint one and all I can find is the leather ones they make now. I do not think the leather one would look too well in my Camaro. Can anybody point me in the direction of one or one that looks very similar that will work? Thank you so much in advance.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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ive never seen anything like it in any other cars myself....mines also like you discribe with cracks..(maybe from over tightening).. the closes i seen aftermarket was thoes 8 ball ***** but kinda cheasy imo. You could try and get a real pool ball and drill and tap it....
the only real good **** i want is a MBA shift **** (google them) there nice stock looking and you can get em with logos in em and in diff colors. heres a quick pic of a plain one ive found
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Check ebay ive seen the plastic ***** on there. Have you checked hawks?
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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the only real good **** i want is a MBA shift ****
Better try and pick one up soon from thunder MBA went out of buisness and sold off the rest of thier production to thunder racing............
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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the only real good **** i want is a MBA shift ****
Better try and pick one up soon from thunder MBA went out of buisness and sold off the rest of thier production to thunder racing............
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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the only real good **** i want is a MBA shift ****
Better try and pick one up soon from thunder MBA went out of buisness and sold off the rest of thier production to thunder racing............
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 90CamaroTBI
Well as we all know, over time the black plastic shift ball cracks and becomes junk. I have been looking around trying to find a new or mint one and all I can find is the leather ones they make now. I do not think the leather one would look too well in my Camaro. Can anybody point me in the direction of one or one that looks very similar that will work? Thank you so much in advance.
Unless you are trying to stay all stock I would say mod it, I got a nice shifter **** from Autozone and it feels comfortable.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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I've got a bunch of the MBA shift *****. I started a collection when I found out they were going under.

My one and only complaint about the MBA ***** is that they get hot as hell in the summer, and cold as hell in the winter.

8 ***** look cheesy, but they make a fantastic shift ****. I drilled and tapped one when I was in high school. It's the same size as my larger MBA *****, it's super rigid, but doesn't get cold and hot.

You can also find the non-leather wrapped factory ***** in a few places. I see them on Ebay all the time, and I think Perry-Pam has them.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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you sellin any jim if yah are pm me with some pics and prices??
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