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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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Can't make up my mind which shift **** I like better. The factory one is kinda fugly IMO, so I went with a carbon fiber to match the trim. Then I saw the plain white with the shift pattern and it reminds me of the old school **** I had on my '69 Nova SS 396. What do you think?

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I like the white one, but might like a smooth black one better
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I have two of the old school ***** and haven't been able to get them to stop rattling in my 2009 with the crome ring. No problem in the 2005. That said I really like the way the stock **** feels, so I'll just probably leave it on. Seems that in the early development of the C6 Dave Hill said that they spent a lot of time engineering that stock ****. It's a good oneeddie
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White one...here is mine and I love it!

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I like CF, I guess it may be a generational thing the "CF versus white or chrome" older folks don't like CF. Does the CF have the numbers on it? That would make it really
The new ones with suede look nice too, I think DS Vettes has them.
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The carbon fiber one does not have any numbers on it and is a little smaller diameter than the white one. Both the CF and the White sit about 1" lower on the shifter too. They're easy to change so I'll just keep trying them until I get the feel I like.
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IMHO a black one with the shift pattern in white would look good.
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White one...here is mine and I love it!

WOW, that's nice! Didn't know you could get them in red too.
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IMHO a black one with the shift pattern in white would look good.
Those are available too, but I wanted a little contrast with the black interior.
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I like the white one.
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Maybe I have a dirty mind but I think this thread is hilarious.
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Originally Posted by CyberGrayGS
IMHO a black one with the shift pattern in white would look good.


that's what I have
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How about these ones?







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Another vote for the white one
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