annoying gear knob

I wondered if anyone else got so cheesed off with a twirly gearknob that they had to do something with it ?

I pissed the alloy knob off alltogether, ans alloy know in an open car under the aussie sun is a bloody silly idea....... the bloody thing gets so hot it will cause burns to your hand!

Well, of course here the opposite applies, on a cold day its absolutely icy.
What did you replace it with ?

I bought a leather one from ebay and an M10 x 16 x 50mm internally threaded short bar which has stuck solidly inside the knob.
I really did not like the alu knob.  

I don’t object to the aluminium knob, what I did object to was the length of the original f gearstick, nor did I like the matching knob. The entire assembly was ridiculous & until I took the gearstick yoke in hand I tolerated it. 
Cutting the stick down created another problem, I had to cut the original thread off & this is when the aluminium knob came my way. 
I had to bore out the knob to accommodate the 1/2” shaft, I then drilled & tapped three grub screw holes, with corresponding detents in the stick. 
That is how it has remained but with an aluminium tube over the shaft to bulk it out. 
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That looks nice.

I’ve been through a few iterations of gear knob, not really settled on anything I really liked, tried a leather one but that turned out to be poorly made,  I’ve also tried a wooden one but not really happy with that either, On the look out for something that is well made that I’m happy with.

There is a Momo gear knob that was fitted to the MGF 160 Trophy. I got mine for £25, years ago. However they are now silly money!
MOMO MG MGF Trophy 160 Perforated Black Leather Gear Knob | Rare Genuine MG Part Completed