Will a BMW wooden auto gear knob fit?

MissMoppet · 24th March 2024, 11:42

My V6 auto has a lovely walnut gear knob, which I am guessing came from a BMW maybe series 3? I would love to have one for my Tourer but does anyone know what model I should look for please (E36?)

Yorkshire GOC · 24th March 2024, 13:01

Yes - i bought one last year on E Bay - and it fits OK. I got mine for 15.75.

The item description is below.

Automatic Gear Shift Knob Shifter Lever For BMW E46/E39/E36/E60/E61 3 5 7 Series

Matt_75 · 24th March 2024, 20:11

Yep they do fit. An X5 (E53) gear knob will also fit. There is one difference, however. The "trigger" is attached to a plastic rod inside the gear knob. The rod is shorter on the BMW version than the Rover version so needs to be swapped over. To do this, you have to carefully lever out the trigger from the bottom using a trim tool or flat bladed screwdriver.

MissMoppet · 25th March 2024, 09:41

Many thanks to you both: I've taken a plunge on this one.

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Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,069 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Yes - i bought one last year on E Bay - and it fits OK. I got mine for 15.75. The item description is below. Automatic Gear Shift Knob Shifter Lever For BMW E46/E39/E36/E60/E61 3 5 7 Series __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

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Matt_75 Gets stuck in 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: North Somerset Posts: 548 Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	Yep they do fit. An X5 (E53) gear knob will also fit. There is one difference, however. The "trigger" is attached to a plastic rod inside the gear knob. The rod is shorter on the BMW version than the Rover version so needs to be swapped over. To do this, you have to carefully lever out the trigger from the bottom using a trim tool or flat bladed screwdriver. __________________ Matt 2001 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5 (BRG) 1999 Rover 75 Club 2.5 (Dorchester Red) 1973 Triumph Dolomite (Honeysuckle) Last edited by Matt_75; 25th March 2024 at 10:10.. Reason: Typo

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MissMoppet Posted a thing or two R 75 Tourer diesel Conny 2002, V6 Conny saloon petrol 2003 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Taunton Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 212 Thanked 406 Times in 223 Posts	Many thanks to you both: I've taken a plunge on this one. __________________ Rover 75 Tourer Conny 2002 remapped 160 auto, R75 V6 2.5L auto Connoisseur 2003