grrr428

How about stitching a leather wrap over it?

ponyboy66

It's all about economics. It is a parting line from the molding process.
To build a tool that would have the parting line else ware would be very cost prohibitive. In the picture it almost appears as if there is an intended protrusion. I work with tooling that requires parting line flash or protrusions to not exceed .05 mm. This is much more than that. It looks intentional.

Radman

Well, here's to hoping that the aftermarket comes to the rescue!

Jason

rex

Not sure, I'll have to check, but I think I have that same type of mold seam on my 65 automatic shifter...maybe it's just part of the retro look!...Rex :drive:

LimeJohnny

On mine as well. It isn't a major issue for me.

braalewi

I agree that the line stinks, but with that said where can I get the kit to upgrade my shifter to the one shown in this picture. I have the standard black. I've seen just the shifter, but I like the accent ring you have around the case also.

05stangster

I'm pretty sure it is high performance engineering at its finest, yet you folks think it is a defect or problem with quality issues I mean, without the line, your hand might slip off the T when going from first to second manually - it adds friction And I hear it makes the car go faster too

PonyGirl

In that second picture..........where can you get that chrome bezel? that is awesome?

Oh, and yeah, I have the seam too.no big deal though........

jsheehan

I've had my car for 6 months and never even noticed that. That should show how small of an issue this really is.

braalewi

That's exactly what i want to know. that's the first I've seen like that.

tw0scoops123

Are you kidding? Is that bothering you? Jeez, people are having tranny problems, axle problems, and gas tank problems, and a small seem in the shifter bothers you?

Haha. Sorry, I tohught it was funny.....ok I'll go away now.

FRITZ

That bezel is kind of cool .... i want one

nynvolt

It's cheap, my $16,000.00 Honda civic, had no seams like the one on my shift handle. I was astonished at how much better the interior fit and finish was in my car that cost only 1/2 of what my Mustang cost. I kinda got flogged on here when I mentioned I was dissapointed in the interior back when I first bought the car. I love my car, but I call em like I see em, the interior fit and finish leaves a bit to be desired.

pitpup

I like the way this guy thinks!

THRUST_

I believe that's a pre-production picture and the chrome peice didn't make production.

quite the resurection, this thread is old.

Gnirod1

The shifter comes off pretty easy. You can prep it (sand the line, there are lines on the side also) and paint it (clear it if you wish) and that'll get rid of the line. Here is a pic of mine. I have a decal under the clear but you can still see that there is no line. I took apart the entire shifter mechanism below the handle and added some felt to keep it from scratching. The mechanism is relatively easy to get apart. Ford did not put any felt inside at all causing many parts of the shifter to get scratched during use. I added felt on the inside to protect the black slider in the shifter and to the edges where the handle goes to protect the handle. I am certain that most automatic owners have scratches on their shifters by now. So far it has worked out well for me.
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Thunder Road

There was one on ebay awhile back. I wanted it but it went for like 65 bucks.
I am thinkink of ordering a machine that will chrome plastic.. around 600 for some other projects I am starting up... would have to do that shifter bezel.

SixtySix

Resurection of the week award goes to......

braalewi