You are still saving lifes with this video !! I also pushed the botton and thanks to your video, I can pop it out again. I search in many videos, and this is the only one , with the solution to this common problem. Thanks again !!! Greetings from México.
Best install video by far. Exactly as you said, that black clip was stubborn but at least I was ready for it after seeing how you did it. Just did my red LED shifter change with this video 😎
There is that white hook that allows you to shift the knob while pressing the button, right ? So you do not need to take an old shift knob apart to "unhook" it first ? I saw a video where the guy initially disassembled the old one to unhook that white stick and then managed to pull it out. Thank you
Yeah nothing needed to unhook shift knob if that's what you mean other then breaking the pinch clip loose? Knob slides right out after clip broke apart.
@@banshee2see well, there are plenty of videos, where they are taking the old shift knob apart before pulling it out - for example here in 5th minute th-cam.com/video/YyB3C80hHTU/w-d-xo.html
@@banshee2seei couldn't seem to get the leather cover off the old shifter, those plastic pieces seem to be stuck and won't pry off even from underneath. Any tips?
@farmansehgal5108 Hi yes that was probably the 2nd hardest part of install. The white plastic on the knob is what you have to get pinched enough to slide out. If you don't care about stock shifter could just break those white tabs off. I just kept squeezing them with pliers to make them a little more flexible to pinch together.
I accidentally pushed in the button on my factory led knob and this is the only video I’ve found a solution on. I tried it with a few screw drivers with no luck. Do you know of anything else I could try to use? Or where I could get something similar to that tool without having to buy a whole new knob?
@kaitlyn hickey I'm guessing may be the same. Here is the contact to the place I ordered from. Maybe they can assist with the tool. I would just give ya mine but I don't know where I put it haha
I'm not sure if you could use a long thin screwdriver or not. I was thinking maybe carve something close out of plastic that looks like that plunger not sure if VW has a trick?
@arlindoantonio2899 oh I see it should slide off just like the factory shifter does. If not try pressing the button and pulling at sametime but then you might end up with my ordeal where the button stuck down and had to use that srick tool to fix it lol.
You are still saving lifes with this video !! I also pushed the botton and thanks to your video, I can pop it out again. I search in many videos, and this is the only one , with the solution to this common problem. Thanks again !!! Greetings from México.
Best install video by far. Exactly as you said, that black clip was stubborn but at least I was ready for it after seeing how you did it. Just did my red LED shifter change with this video 😎
Awesome to hear and glad it worked out!!
Yes indeed!!! The man is the BEST!!
Instead of using the clamp to hold on the gear shift knob, would a zip tie work since it's just pinching the tabs together?
Sorry just saw this and yes a ziptie may work just not sure would last forever 👍
Thanks man, really helpful
Glad to hear....thx for watching!!
There is that white hook that allows you to shift the knob while pressing the button, right ? So you do not need to take an old shift knob apart to "unhook" it first ?
I saw a video where the guy initially disassembled the old one to unhook that white stick and then managed to pull it out. Thank you
Yeah nothing needed to unhook shift knob if that's what you mean other then breaking the pinch clip loose? Knob slides right out after clip broke apart.
@@banshee2see well, there are plenty of videos, where they are taking the old shift knob apart before pulling it out - for example here in 5th minute th-cam.com/video/YyB3C80hHTU/w-d-xo.html
Good Job!!
@@mariusadriango thx 👍👍
Great video brother, super helpful. Thanks!
You are welcome thx for watching!
@@banshee2seei couldn't seem to get the leather cover off the old shifter, those plastic pieces seem to be stuck and won't pry off even from underneath. Any tips?
@farmansehgal5108 Hi yes that was probably the 2nd hardest part of install. The white plastic on the knob is what you have to get pinched enough to slide out. If you don't care about stock shifter could just break those white tabs off. I just kept squeezing them with pliers to make them a little more flexible to pinch together.
@@banshee2see yeah I thought about breaking it but I didn't want to hahah, I'll try again to pinch it
@farmansehgal5108 I started prying with a little pressure the black plastic with a screw driver as I was pinching white plastic and it finally gave.
I accidentally pushed in the button on my factory led knob and this is the only video I’ve found a solution on. I tried it with a few screw drivers with no luck. Do you know of anything else I could try to use? Or where I could get something similar to that tool without having to buy a whole new knob?
Hey which model and year of car is it?
@@banshee2see it’s a 2022 vw Jetta
@kaitlyn hickey I'm guessing may be the same. Here is the contact to the place I ordered from. Maybe they can assist with the tool. I would just give ya mine but I don't know where I put it haha
support@dsg-paddles.com
@@banshee2see tyyy I appreciate the help!!
Anyway to open it without the black plunger at 7:10 I lost mine and shift came undone
I'm not sure if you could use a long thin screwdriver or not. I was thinking maybe carve something close out of plastic that looks like that plunger not sure if VW has a trick?
If you find away please post back what worked for you. Thanks for watching!!!
Mine came with that black stick. How do you get it out? I'm afraid I might damage the knop.
Like how do you get the old knob off the shifter? Or do you mean something else?
The black stick you showed there, that came with the new one. Mine came inside the gear head how do I take it out? Afraid of braking.
@arlindoantonio2899 oh I see it should slide off just like the factory shifter does. If not try pressing the button and pulling at sametime but then you might end up with my ordeal where the button stuck down and had to use that srick tool to fix it lol.
Great stuff I'll give feedback when I'm done. Thanks
@arlindoantonio2899 hey did you get it figured out?
Isn't there automatic shift knob version? If you know
This is an automatic? I guess what do you mean?
I was wondering the same I have a 2013 cc and it’s just comes with the regular automatic P R N D S… Not the + and -
Where did you buy your shift knob?
Dsg-paddles.com. 👍