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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 06:52 PM
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Restored SR5 Shift Knobs

Just posting a few pics of a few SR5 shift knobs I’ve restored with a perforated vinyl material. I always thought the emerald green shift pattern crest knobs from the 70’s - 80’s were Toyota’s most beautiful, so I had some fabricated. It took me over 20 hrs. of trial & error to develop the material pattern template. Cutting the panels and hand stitching each takes about 3 hrs.



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Old Jul 7, 2019 | 11:22 PM
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Great work man
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Old Jul 8, 2019 | 12:47 AM
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That is very, very nice.
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Old Jul 9, 2019 | 08:09 AM
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Are you selling these? What about one for the Tcase?
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Old Jul 22, 2019 | 03:38 PM
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Yes, on eBay.
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Old Aug 3, 2019 | 07:31 PM
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Looks awesome. Love the green.
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Old Aug 17, 2019 | 10:13 PM
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shifters

I couldn't find them when I searched - mind PM me the link please

thanks
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Old Oct 20, 2019 | 03:58 AM
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Shifter

They looks awesome man.. I tried looking them up on eBay but can’t find them. Would you mi d sending the link?
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Old Oct 27, 2019 | 06:22 AM
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Beautiful! I'd like you to PM me an ebay link, as well.
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Old Oct 27, 2019 | 01:56 PM
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Nice work!'
pm me also.
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Old Nov 4, 2019 | 07:39 AM
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Now available in Grey! $95 Shipped or recover your knob for $60 and you cover the shipping costs. I restore these one-off when I can find a good knob for restoration. PM me for availability.


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Old Nov 4, 2019 | 10:42 AM
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Too cool! I'd definitely be interested in a black material/red stitching/green badge knob. I'm not sure that my old one is in good enough condition to restore, as it is trying to separate in half between the threads and the badge.
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Old Nov 4, 2019 | 10:51 AM
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I can separate the material from the knob and, depending on the condition of the shift pattern crest, may be able to restore the clear crystal. I’m out of green crest badges and only offer black or grey with black or grey stitching. If interested, PM me a pic of you knob and I’ll give you my opinion if I can restore it.
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Old Nov 5, 2019 | 07:47 AM
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Grey with grey thread:


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Old Nov 12, 2019 | 09:29 AM
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are you selling the emblems separately?
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Old Nov 12, 2019 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ElRob
are you selling the emblems separately?
No, I am not selling the shift pattern emblems.
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Old Nov 27, 2019 | 08:56 AM
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Black with Red stitching:




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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 08:36 AM
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New Materials

Now available in Lt. & Dk. Grey leatherette coverings. Pictured with the original sample of the Dk. Grey leatherette covering.




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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 08:47 AM
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Wow! Looking better and better.
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 09:15 AM
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Have you ever thought about getting into the twin stick shift boot business? When I got to the point when I realized I needed one on my rig I was too burned out with the build to find someone to customize one for me. But there are cheap stock reproductions on ebay that would just need to be trimmed and sewn for a simple version. I ended up cutting one of these and hot gluing the seam in a fit of "I'm too lazy to do this right". Umm probably a bigger market for the shift knobs. And thanks for your efforts to keep these rigs looking better than new.

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