BMW ZHP shift knob vs OEM knob | Install and review on E46 M3

You can purchase the ZHP knob on many websites, as of August 2021 it was the cheapest on ECS Tuning. Part# 25 11 7 896 886
The OEM non-ZHP knob can also be purchased there. If your knob is as worn as mine, this is a very worthy upgrade for under $100 and is easy to do, requiring no tools but just some strength :)
I'm very satisfied with it! Thanks for watching!

[@diegohooker]

Thanks for the review!

[@AlexGray]

Thanks for watching it 🙌

[@cichandler833]

An honest review thank you

[@AlexGray]

Thanks man

[@SpartanA31xx]

Very nice!

[@rongray7227]

Nice video

[@mattheweburns]

I accidentally pulled mine off jamming in third on my Z4
One Z4 2004 3.0 convertible I test drove, had an illuminated M style shift knob, but the car was definitely not an M. It was pretty ragged but I thought the illuminated knob was pretty cool. I ended up with a much better car lol price in better condition with half the miles. But I still want an illuminated shift knob.

[@AlexGray]

Mine was extremely hard to get off, but being original I guess that’s 20 years of settling itself in. Maybe yours had recently been removed a few years back. Me too, I wish I had spent the money and got the illuminated one. Lesson learned!

[@mro4ts457]

Does the new one lightup like the oem M3 ones though?
That's a game changer for me

[@AlexGray]

No man I wish :(
I wanted the illuminated one but didn’t think it was worth paying an extra $100+ for it.

[@mro4ts457]

@@AlexGray
So you can get the short shifter with illumination for a little extra though?
I might do that once mine wears out*

[@Dycha92]

And by changing gears is it not shorter way ??

[@AlexGray]

Certainly feels better and a little shorter, just not the biggest difference.

[@MarkBonerea]

so how does it look after 1 year?? update

[@AlexGray]

Still looks nearly brand new, but very slight wrinkling (almost microscopic) at the top of the knob facing the radio. I do wipe it down every few weeks and keep it clean. But I don’t drive with driving gloves.

[@mocheen4837]

The ZCP knob does not light up at night either.

[@AlexGray]

Yeah I was bummed out about that, but just couldn’t spend the $230 on the F10 illuminated knob

[@mikebader3863]

Did you just cut the factory gear knob from the gaiter and fold the rough edge in?

[@AlexGray]

They are not connected. You can just pull the gear knob off alone

[@mperformance3502]

Stock knobs are connected (one piece). You’ll have to cut the leather off. Yours was altered in the past it looks like.

[@AlexGray]

@@mperformance3502 I was not aware of that, thank you for the clarification.

[@Mario-ew5qv]

@@mperformance3502 That is false information. Not a single OE shift knob nor shift boot is one piece.