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I had been looking for a suitable replacement shift knob for a while. My search took me to TWM Performance and their unique approach to a solution for BMWs. They provide a threaded adapter for the BMW shift lever that is secured with three set screws. Then the shift knob can be torqued down onto the threads of the adapter. The result is a very secure knob. I chose TWMs competition series knob and I am very happy with the product.

The packaging
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TWM0 by JMEllis, on Flickr

The packaging inside is very nice. The threaded adapter is on the left
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TWM1 by JMEllis, on Flickr

The result
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TWM2 by JMEllis, on Flickr

Jason
Thread referenced by JEllis in A clear signal: BMW Individual Signal Green M3 06-19-2013
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Such an amazing car!
Shift knob looks awesome man.
i'm getting a shift knob from Twm as well.

how did you solve the boot issue? did you separate your existing one from the oem knob? or did you buy a another boot?

i want to preserve my oem knob, so i have to get another boot. leatherZ makes one, but man is it expensive. interested in seeing how you went about this.
Hyperjack wrote
i'm getting a shift knob from Twm as well.

how did you solve the boot issue? did you separate your existing one from the oem knob? or did you buy a another boot?

i want to preserve my oem knob, so i have to get another boot. leatherZ makes one, but man is it expensive. interested in seeing how you went about this.
I cut my original knob off the end of the boot. After that I folded the edges over and secured the fold with hot glue. The final result looks great.

Jason
JEllis wrote
I cut my original knob off the end of the boot. After that I folded the edges over and secured the fold with hot glue. The final result looks great.

Jason
Good job! Love your freakin' car!
JEllis wrote
I cut my original knob off the end of the boot. After that I folded the edges over and secured the fold with hot glue. The final result looks great.

Jason
yeah, it does look great. nice work!

thanks for the response.

:thumbsup:
Sedan_Clan wrote
Good job! Love your freakin' car!
Thanks!
Hyperjack wrote
yeah, it does look great. nice work!

thanks for the response.

:thumbsup:
Yeah let me know if you have any other questions. I really love my TWM shift knob and I cannot say enough good things about it.

Jason
i love this build....
I just discovered this build thread.....AMAZING!!! :happyanim:

Was that you I saw heading east on Garnet in PB the morning of the HRE open house last week? Can't be too many SG E92s w/ a GT wing in San Diego right??? If so, I was the idiot traveling the other direction in my buddy's ML while gawking...:thumsup:
kchu221 wrote
i love this build....
Thanks again man!
Jremmy wrote
I just discovered this build thread.....AMAZING!!! :happyanim:

Was that you I saw heading east on Garnet in PB the morning of the HRE open house last week? Can't be too many SG E92s w/ a GT wing in San Diego right??? If so, I was the idiot traveling the other direction in my buddy's ML while gawking...:thumsup:
Yep that was probably me!

Jason
Thread referenced by JEllis in M3 GTS -- does it have dust shields, brake sensors? 07-21-2013
Congrats on the cover Jason!

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Yeah that was an awesome day!
Congrats, Jason! Great photos in that mag.
So happy for you Jason! I love how meticulous you are with the ///Monster.
Car looks pretty good ~ I like cars with big wings and your car certainly qualifies to wear one!

Only thing I would change is the wheel color but is a personal thing. Great job on the build, I enjoyed reading your documentation.

Sometimes I look back and regret not just plunking down some cash and ordering a Speed Yellow e90 sedan when I had the chance, now that ship has sailed :(
Hujan wrote
Congrats, Jason! Great photos in that mag.
Thanks!
Malek@MRF wrote
So happy for you Jason! I love how meticulous you are with the ///Monster.
Its an OCD that is out of control!
s4play wrote
Car looks pretty good ~ I like cars with big wings and your car certainly qualifies to wear one!

Only thing I would change is the wheel color but is a personal thing. Great job on the build, I enjoyed reading your documentation.

Sometimes I look back and regret not just plunking down some cash and ordering a Speed Yellow e90 sedan when I had the chance, now that ship has sailed :(
Thanks!
s4play wrote
Sometimes I look back and regret not just plunking down some cash and ordering a Speed Yellow e90 sedan when I had the chance, now that ship has sailed :(
Not speed yellow, but http://www.ebay.com/itm/221306972836

Dunno about the bamboo interior, though.
whats77inaname wrote
Not speed yellow, but http://www.ebay.com/itm/221306972836

Dunno about the bamboo interior, though.
Cool, I never even knew such a color E90 m3 existed! Isn't this color originally for the Z4?

If "only" it was a 6-speed manual I would probably be calling the dealer to discuss further. The tan interior can easily be swapped out but not the tranny sadly :thumbdown
s4play wrote
The tan interior can easily be swapped out but not the tranny sadly :thumbdown
Buy it and then swap transmission and related components :), then sell your car. Just sayin' ;)
Congrats on the cover! Cars fantastic :bow: