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Old 8/14/10, 09:03 AM
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Lightbulb Metallic **** remedy

That is my only one complaint: the metallic ****.

It heats up so fast when exposed to the sun making it impossible to shift, unless you're insensitive to burning your hand.

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Don't get me wrong, this absolutely does not prevent the heat from reaching the ****, so when you take off the cover, it is still burning bad.... But, leave the hand made cover on and you can still shift that way, and save the day!
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my son has a engraved color matching shifter ball on his GT Premium. The metal ball looks nice but tooo hot in the summer and tooo cold in the winter.
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After a while, you will develop scar tissue on your hand that will become insensitive to pain. Or you could just wear gloves.
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I wear gloves. Just because I can. It makes me feel important.
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I pointed the passenger center vent down on it so it cools faster haha
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Believe it or not, the inspiration for the metal gearknob came from the Ford Puma. J Mays wanted it in the '05 Mustang, but I guess it didn't make it for cost reasons. Here in England, heat wasn't the problem, COLD was! In the winter it was like grabbing a block of ice!




My Mustang sports a Hurst shifter, so it has the same tactile quality, but without any temperature worries!

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I have a hurst **** aswell and couldnt agree more.

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A lot of people have been ordering custom ***** from CJ Pony. They have the new 2011 six speed pattern since I sent them an E-mail.

http://www.grabberpony.com/index.php...d&productId=35
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Whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
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Whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
and more burned
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place a empty coffee cup over it when your out....

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Originally Posted by tom_vilsack
Place an empty coffee cup over it when you're out....
Or a full coffee cup if you're feeling adventurous.
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Having the shift pattern branded into your hand is ultimate form of hazing into the fraternity of Nu5.0 Brothers
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think this is how the new Boss 302 guys will take care of bizznes

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If anybody wants to trade me their aluminum ball shifter for the stock 400a one I'm all ears

It doesn't heat up at all....
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Baseball cap or sock
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Get a delrin ****.

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If I had a new GT with the 401A ****, I would purposely let it sit in the sun all day, then grab it with my bare hand to have the shift pattern branded into my palm. Because that's how I roll.
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No heat!

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Originally Posted by 06GT
Get a delrin ****.
I'm sorry, but that thing looks like two C cells and a twisting ring at the bottom belong in it.


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