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  1. ChoonHound

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    #1 ChoonHound, Jun 28, 2022
    Did all 348s come with black shift knobs or did they switch to silver at some point? Or was it an option? I see so many with silver knobs I find it hard to believe so many owners would swap them.
     
  2. Ferrarium

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    #2 Ferrarium, Jun 28, 2022
    Always the small black knobs. I "think" original was orange paint inlay? The larger Silver metal knob adds heft and feels better when shifting. Speaking of silver I have Nickel plates door handles, lock pins, shift plate and shift knob.
     
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    #3 Pangea, Jun 28, 2022
    I may be wrong but I think only the 348 Competizione had the silver knob as standard.. Many have been retro fitted though.
     
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    #4 ChoonHound, Jun 28, 2022
    Were they dealer-installed? Who made them? It’s odd to me you’d have so many “ferrari guys” putting an aftermarket part on otherwise all original cars.
     
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    #5 steved033, Jun 28, 2022
    my '89 is black knob and white inlay.

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    #6 ChoonHound, Jun 28, 2022
    There’s crappy looking black knob on eBay for $7xx. No thanks.
     
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    #7 Ferrarium, Jun 28, 2022
    Ricambi sells a black replacement. Hill Eng sells the Silver one. My black one is in bubble wrap stored with the door original handles etc. Most folks did not get the cars with no shift knobs and then bought random ones, they usually remove and store the original and buy the Hill version which is by all accounts better.
     
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    #8 Ricambi America, Jun 28, 2022
    We sell both:

    https://www.ricambiamerica.com/103301-standard-shift-knob.html

    https://www.ricambiamerica.com/gn02b-47a-5-speed-anodised.html
     
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    #9 Ferrarium, Jun 28, 2022
    Like your exhaust swap?

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    #10 ChoonHound, Jun 28, 2022
    Meh, that’s totally different! :p
     
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    #11 bjwhite, Jun 28, 2022
    I actually love the original black ball. Not a fan of the big silver one.
     
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    #12 carl888, Jun 29, 2022
    All black, as the parts book says.

    Yeah, they swap them, that many.

    My car came with a silver knob, a large one. It was the first thing I changed, back to the original small black with white inlay knob.

    The silver one felt like performing brain surgery with a chainsaw.

    Each to their own.
     
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    #13 ChoonHound, Jun 29, 2022
    Did you buy a re-production knob or an oem one?
     
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    #14 JLF, Jun 29, 2022
    I like this white knob in the f40 LM. Does anyone know if something like this is available? Is that original in that car?

     
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    #15 ChoonHound, Jun 29, 2022
    Don’t most Ferraris have a white knob on the inside? ;)
     
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    #16 Ferrarium, Jun 29, 2022
    308-328 mondial 348 etc all the cars of that period were black knobs as far as I have seen in books.

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    #17 carl888, Jun 29, 2022
    Sorry, not sure if the question was directed to me, but if so, yes, genuine from MCP. They are not expensive.
     
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    #18 ChoonHound, Jun 30, 2022
    Sorry, what’s MCP?


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    #20 chris_gilmartin, Jun 30, 2022
    The 348 GT Competizione has a polished metal gear knob.
     
  21. Ferrarium

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    #21 Ferrarium, Jun 30, 2022
    yeah I don't know... all the ones I have seen were black plastic.

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    308-328 Mondial 348 etc all the cars of that period were black knobs as far as I have seen in books, with the possible exception of a few limited offerings.
     
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    #24 carl888, Jun 30, 2022
    Only after the owner changed it post delivery :D
     
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    #25 chris_gilmartin, Jul 1, 2022
    Not sure about that, it has a different part number, more info here https://www.348gtc.com/upgrades/

    You do see some with the usual black gear knobs though. Maybe Ferrari just made it up as they went along!
     
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