CHONK!

[sarge]

I’ve read here on the forums the shift knob was very difficult to remove,

Mr Mac did you have any problems, there’s not much damage to it.

 

[Mr. Mac]

I’ve read here on the forums the shift knob was very difficult to remove,

Mr Mac did you have any problems, there’s not much damage to it.

Yeah, I've heard all the horror stories as well about removal as well from fellow Z owners. In fact, I had already made an appointment for my dealer to remove it because I had resigned myself to not tackling removal myself due to all those reports for fear of damage. Anyway, I got curious (and lucky it seems) before my appointment to give it a try using a rubber strap wrench with a microfiber towel in-between it and knob as a buffer. Surprisingly the factory knob came off for me with just a moderate amount of force, and with zero damage (as shown in OP pics).