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Old 07-02-2014, 06:25 PM
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Does anyone know if the auto shift ***** from the C4 Vettes are compatible with our cars? I would assume the 700R4 ones would fit, but would like to know from anyone who has done the swap.
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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

Really? K-n-o-b-s is censored?

Edit: Sometimes it's censored, sometimes not. Weird.

Anyway, are shift ***** from vette's a direct fit swap? The **** on my '92 is pretty beat up and sun-dried, so thinking about getting a shift **** from a C4.

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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

I seen some Sick Speed ***** for automatics on ebay. I don't care for their designs but their ***** come with an adapter that eliminates the button. Instead of a button, you have to push down on the whole ****. Kind of like the old manual transmission VW bugs when searching for reverse.

If you want to keep the stock look, the OEM ***** are still available.
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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

Originally Posted by Cale Sahl
Does anyone know if the auto shift ***** from the C4 Vettes are compatible with our cars? I would assume the 700R4 ones would fit, but would like to know from anyone who has done the swap.
yes, you can also use the 4th gen camaro **** for an OEM look, this is the **** that is still available, its only slightly different from the 3rd gen **** as it extends down the shaft about an inch further than the original, i like the look so i put one in mine
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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

You can also use the Firebird 'T-handle' style ****. Put one in my son's '87 Camaro
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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

Originally Posted by Caveman305
yes, you can also use the 4th gen camaro **** for an OEM look, this is the **** that is still available, its only slightly different from the 3rd gen **** as it extends down the shaft about an inch further than the original, i like the look so i put one in mine
Could you post a pic? Would like to see how it looks compared to the 3rd gen type.
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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

Ok, got a C4 shift k-n-o-b in the mail yesterday, and this particular one will not fit without modifications. The inside diameter of the C4 k-n-o-b is larger than the F-body one. Also shift **** buttons are not interchangeable from C4 to F-body. Not sure what year C4 exactly it is from, but won't work without shimming it somehow. Oh well, I'm out maybe $13.
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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

Originally Posted by cdoyle
Could you post a pic? Would like to see how it looks compared to the 3rd gen type.
here is mine with a 4th gen shift ****, granted it is in a 4th gen console as well. Bolts right up.

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Old 07-12-2014, 07:29 PM
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Re: Replacing auto shift **** with...?

I believe all of the Camaro shift k-n-o-b-s are the same from 88-02, they even used the same ones in Cavaliers and Berettas, but the Camaro ones were probably the only ones leather wrapped. I assumed an auto shift k-n-o-b from a 1992 or 1993 Vette would fit since it's the exact same transmission in the F-body cars (aside from the servo), but it appears the Vette k-n-o-b I got in the mail won't fit.
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