I cannot get my shift knob off!!!!! AT

dlf750 · 09-19-2017, 04:15 PM

got the new updated shifter and for the life of me, cannot get the shift knob off. I've tried it in park, neutral and drive, nada. And you can't shift the car out of park unless the car is on and running. And you can't turn the car back off unless the car is in park. Any help!!?!?!?!?

NGEE · 09-19-2017, 04:31 PM

Shift into neutral, turn the car off, open the sunroof, straddle console, grasp the shift knob and yank the shit out of it. Straight up. Don't poke yer eye out.

Noquills · 09-19-2017, 04:51 PM

Hmmm...... never tried this but setting the parking brake might should be on this countdown to a nose bleed.

dlf750 · 09-19-2017, 04:57 PM

Got it off! Was in drive I think. Now I have to figure out how to redo this with just manual shift boot. Might have to dissassemble the wiring look from the auto trim piece and just lay it in there

NGEE · 09-19-2017, 05:04 PM

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1024270

"Wrapping the OEM steptronic shifter and replacing the lighted shifter panel with a manual boot"

dlf750 · 09-19-2017, 05:40 PM

Thanks. Basically what I was thinking. I need to completely remove the wiring assembly from the trim piece and tuck it away

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NGEE Fuck it dude, let's go bowling. 888 Rep 2,480 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	Shift into neutral, turn the car off, open the sunroof, straddle console, grasp the shift knob and yank the shit out of it. Straight up. Don't poke yer eye out. __________________ 1M. Previously: '13 135is; '07 E90 335i; '02 325i; '99 Z3; '98 328is; '87 L6; '77 320i
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Noquills Enlisted Member 7 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Virgina iTrader: (0)	Hmmm...... never tried this but setting the parking brake might should be on this countdown to a nose bleed.
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dlf750 Captain 203 Rep 739 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW 540i M Package Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW 540iX [0.00] 2007 Ferrari F430 S ... [0.00] 2016 Land Rover LR4 [0.00] 2010 BMW 335iC [0.00]	Got it off! Was in drive I think. Now I have to figure out how to redo this with just manual shift boot. Might have to dissassemble the wiring look from the auto trim piece and just lay it in there
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09-19-2017, 05:04 PM	#5
NGEE Fuck it dude, let's go bowling. 888 Rep 2,480 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1024270 "Wrapping the OEM steptronic shifter and replacing the lighted shifter panel with a manual boot" __________________ 1M. Previously: '13 135is; '07 E90 335i; '02 325i; '99 Z3; '98 328is; '87 L6; '77 320i
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