[tuckaloe]

Where the hell do all these scratches come from? That must be the softest piece of aluminum ever since my bare clean skin apparently scratches the hell out of the material. I thought it was likely to be my own problem until I started studying up on some of the short throw shifter threads....lotsa pics of scratched OEM MS3 shifter knobs out there.......

 

[cosmicsp33d3]

mines scratched a butt load too.

 

[serium]

mine too and my buddy's as well. i think its the layer of whatever it is on that ring wears off over time and appears as scratches.

 

[adam loves jdm hoes]

SO IS MINE!! I figured out what it is from! Do any of you ever have female passangers? Mine got scratched from my girlfriend shifting gears for me (I KNOW, I KNOW). It's from her rings.

 

[toolcrib]

Mine is scratched to hell, because I
1) shut the car off
2) take the keys out of the ignition
3) put the car in gear
4) get out
5) and put the keys in my pocket.

My keys are in my right hand during step 3

Andrew

 

[tuckaloe]

So it's common as I suspected. Odd. I can't imagine where they come from. I don't have the keys in my hand, my wife can't drive stick, I don't wear a ring on my right hand. Granted, it's a small thing but hell, some companies make intake manifolds out of plastic these days that stuff must be tougher than the alum ring on the MS3 shift knob. Oh well, it is what it is....

 

[gtpeace7]

[quote author=toolcrib link=topic=137185.msg2960317#msg2960317 date=1235575013]
Mine is scratched to hell, because I
1) shut the car off
2) take the keys out of the ignition
3) put the car in gear
4) get out
5) and put the keys in my pocket.

My keys are in my right hand during step 3

Andrew
[/quote]

Exactly

 

[xxguitarist]

[quote author=i love jdm hoes link=topic=137185.msg2959239#msg2959239 date=1235525219]
SO IS MINE!! I figured out what it is from! Do any of you ever have female passangers? Mine got scratched from my girlfriend shifting gears for me (I KNOW, I KNOW). It's from her rings.
[/quote] That might be the cause of mine, too!

 

[COOL 3]

I grabbed the end of the seat belt once ... pulled it hard to move accross to the latch ... it locked up and BANGED onto the shift knob ... needless to say ... yes ... I have a big ole gash in the metal. I bought some buffing polish ... it did not work ... it's very soft metal ... chaulk it up to daily driver detail...

 

[Crash2184]

Yep scratched here too.

 

[steven88]

time for a dabears2k 2lbs aluminum shift knob? :lol:

 

[stephanie]

mine got scratched up a lot too but i tend to wear rings on my right hand haha. it started to look pretty haggard so i bought the silver CF autoEXE knob

 

[cosmicsp33d3]

I dont wear rings or let ppl shift for me. I think its from the buttons on the coat or the dealer scratched it as I did notice one after I got it back.

 

[boostit]

Mine is too! What a surprise right? :shock:

Anyway, I dont know where they came from, but they werent there one day and then they just seemed to appear out of nowhere

 

[tuckaloe]

[quote author=BoostIt link=topic=137185.msg2971980#msg2971980 date=1236045440]
Mine is too! What a surprise right? :shock:

Anyway, I dont know where they came from, but they werent there one day and then they just seemed to appear out of nowhere
[/quote]

My new theory is that the scratches are caused by shrapnel when you're trying to (unsuccesfully) grab 3rd......

 

[cinoeye]

I'm an Orthodox Cristian, and we wear wedding rings on right hand.
That is how I scratched mine.
Now when I drive, I need to put it on the left hand, like all good Catholics, Protestants and so on...

 

[nliiitend1]

I've noticed this as well. I don't wear rings, and I'm the only one who drives my car... (dunno)

 

[matzilla14]

I bought my ms3 a few weeks back and I made the dealership swap out the scrached one that was in the car before I signed.

 

[tigermack]

My bro's shift knob is pretty scratched up as well. Never had rings or anything... it was weird.

 

[Lex2007]

Mine is scrathed to hell as well. I think its from my keys in my hand when I put it in neutral after I take key out of the ignition.