Is it common to scratch the shift knob??
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Originally Posted by Cyanide Ride
I carry a pocket knife in my right pocket and the pocket clip sometimes nicks the wheel getting in and out of the car, the G leather is good stuff!.
I know what your talking about, a mechanic slid behind the wheel of my wife's
Vet with a screw driver in his hand leaving a major scratch on the bottom of
the wheel. For some reason she didn't notice it until I drove it a month later
which was too late to complain. I spend a few minutes every few months
using black dye and then soaking the wheel with leather treatment....hides it.
Gary
Vet with a screw driver in his hand leaving a major scratch on the bottom of
the wheel. For some reason she didn't notice it until I drove it a month later
which was too late to complain. I spend a few minutes every few months
using black dye and then soaking the wheel with leather treatment....hides it.
Gary
i want to know how mine gets scratched when i dont wear any rings? im also curious as to how my car gets so ****ed up yet im **** about what people do in it is my car cursed or something
Mine has a few scratches on it. I don't wear anything on my right hand/arm. 
LOL, I know how it feels, I had that happen in my old car except it was lipstick. Luckily mine was on the inside of the visor.
In the G I tell girls, "If you really really need to put on make-up in the car you better make sure all of it goes on your face and not the car."
Might be an a-hole thing to say but it sure does work.
Originally Posted by ugaexploder
^^, the first week i bought the car i took this girl out on a date and she smeared that crap in a compact all over my visor...i cringe when i look at it
In the G I tell girls, "If you really really need to put on make-up in the car you better make sure all of it goes on your face and not the car."
Might be an a-hole thing to say but it sure does work.
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Mine got scratched the first weekend I had it. Took the wifey to a fancy hotel on South Beach (Miami) and the valet guy put a huge scratch on it. Didn't notice it until I got home. Paid $18/day parking just to have my car all banged up! 
At least I'm not the only one!
At least I'm not the only one!
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Originally Posted by Borna
In the G I tell girls, "If you really really need to put on make-up in the car you better make sure all of it goes on your face and not the car."
Might be an a-hole thing to say but it sure does work.
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mine suffered a mysterious scratch last year, i think a valet did it because i don't wear rings. it's a deep, long gouge. annoys the sh*t out of me every time i get in the car. two things:
1) people keep saying that the **** trim is aluminum, but i'm almost positive that it's plastic. are you sure it's aluminum? i don't think it is because it always stays warm whereas aluminum stays cool. and if you tap the trim, it sounds dull like plastic, not a 'ting' sound like aluminum would produce.
2) did anyone ever answer how much a replacement **** would cost? i wonder if you can replace just the trim for cheaper?
1) people keep saying that the **** trim is aluminum, but i'm almost positive that it's plastic. are you sure it's aluminum? i don't think it is because it always stays warm whereas aluminum stays cool. and if you tap the trim, it sounds dull like plastic, not a 'ting' sound like aluminum would produce.
2) did anyone ever answer how much a replacement **** would cost? i wonder if you can replace just the trim for cheaper?
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My 07 had the paint come off on the shift **** and was able to see the white plastic under it. I am married with no rings on me. I just use M all the time and rest my right hand on the shift ****. I painted the thing black. My 08 came with a little dent and the little scratch on it.
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