MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: pipston on April 20, 2011, 10:17:58 pm

Title: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: pipston on April 20, 2011, 10:17:58 pm: hi guys,

ive got a new gearknob which comes as a one piece unit with the gaiter, silver gear selector and black plastic surround. ive given the old one a tug and it comes off, then ive disconnected the connector clip which i assume tells the car which gear im in but then i get completely flummoxed :chicken:

anyone done this and know how to remove the gearknob so that the new one can go on?

thanks,
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: gtlee on April 20, 2011, 10:38:10 pm: I'd would like tell you but I won't 'cos you beat me to the item :signLOL: :signLOL:

Me no idea too. :P
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: alexperkins on April 20, 2011, 10:47:51 pm: So youve lifted up the base, disconnected the plug and now want to remove the gearknob from the selector shaft yes?

Youll need to release the clip that clamps it onto the shaft. Lift the gaiter up over the top and you should see it
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: 182_blue on April 21, 2011, 07:55:43 am: As above, you might also need to pull the trigger out too, ps dont push the trigger in when its off or you need to dismantle the knob to fix it.

This is the clip to give you an idea
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: pipston on April 21, 2011, 06:32:28 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi756.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx208%2Fpipevans%2F6951e402.jpg&hash=a497655e0b88526d54e6dd038819930b9317ba91)

Thanks guys!
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: SteveP on April 21, 2011, 08:40:34 pm: Looks good mate :happy2:
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: Gtiain on April 21, 2011, 08:44:36 pm: Quote from: SteveP on April 21, 2011, 08:40:34 pm
Looks good mate :happy2:

Looks good, like the silver/grey stitching :happy2:
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: 182_blue on April 22, 2011, 09:09:48 am: Looks good (i am biased though LOL) , the R stitching does make it look better too :happy2:
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: stealthwolf on April 22, 2011, 09:13:39 am: A great little mod!
Title: Re: changing dsg gearknob, gaiter & surround
Post by: Daniel.w.leigh on January 30, 2012, 06:31:17 pm: Help! Reactivating this thread as I'm stuck doing just this. I'm putting this exact gear knob on my mk5. Problem is, the mk5 "button" you press to change gear seems to work from left to right, whereas the mk6 one goes front to back. When I tried to put the gear lever on, it just never lines up and I can't get it to a place where the little switch inside the gear lever will "hit" the green notch inside the dsg assembly in the right way to make the gear change.

Help?