knob problem

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Baz
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Your car is a: 1977 Fiat Spider

knob problem

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Having just unpacked my new gearstick knob, purchased from a well advertised Fiat site, I discovered that my lovely Pinninfarina logo'd knob has no $&*## thread fitted to screw onto the gear stick. Do I have a knob that has slipped passed the QA dept. or am I missing something. Someone else has to have purchased one of these.
Yet another condom on the penis of progress. As usual, any wisdom appreciated.

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manoa matt
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Your car is a: 1978 Fiat 124 Spider 1800
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Re: knob problem

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Take a picture of the knob and send it to the vendor to confirm.
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Re: knob problem

Post by mbouse »

you'll be wanting 10mm x 1.25 threads when you get to that point. any chance that knob can have that size threads added?

sounds like an oops in someone's quality control.
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Your car is a: 1982 Spider hers 1972 Spider his
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Re: knob problem

Post by htchevyii »

I've seen some cheezy ones that just use a set screw, so they'll fit any thread.
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Re: knob problem

Post by mbouse »

me too. cannot chase threads into those "one size fits all"

they usually come with some plastic sleeves as adaptors.
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