dash knob inserts

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » February 12, 2010, 10:35 pm

azjake wrote:I gotta ask...is that electrical tape holding your steering wheel together?

Anyway, how about clear lens with letters on the backside designating what the knob is for?

Jake

yep. that's electrical tape alright. the inner ring there literally fell apart when i removed it. i have another wheel, but i'm always looking for a better one.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » February 13, 2010, 5:33 pm

still on the hunt for dash knob inserts i took a little trip down to "moon marbles" today. armed with an old headlight switch knob i tried out dozens of different types of marbles.
check this place out:
http://www.moonmarble.com/default.aspx

this is what i bought to try out:
http://www.moonmarble.com/p-1318-oily-amber-58.aspx

these are what i might go back for since they match the trucks color:
http://www.moonmarble.com/p-1066-leonar ... ci-58.aspx

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » February 13, 2010, 5:41 pm

Thats cool Ezer. I have a whole box of old cat eyes here at the house... I might just have to try them out...

dotcentral · Post by **dotcentral** » February 13, 2010, 6:30 pm

Is 5/8" the right size marble? My parents have a big jar full of marbles I can sort through. They found them all over the place when they bought their last house.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » February 13, 2010, 8:01 pm

i liked the amount of marble that stuck out of the end of the knob. about half of the 5/8 is exposed.

bird55 · Post by **bird55** » February 13, 2010, 8:23 pm

that's cool. i had been thinking some marbles might work. possibilities are wide open.
Let see some more ideas.

macgiobuin · Post by **macgiobuin** » February 14, 2010, 12:28 pm

Shellacked hazel nuts, maybe?

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » February 14, 2010, 10:02 pm

I saw somebody mentioned LMC repops....

If you go repop, I would ONLY RECOMMEND the ones from Dennis Carpenter. The ones from LMC and Mac's turn yellow quick, crack and pop out.

The ones from Carpenter are in my estimation, better than stock, the inserts are (and stay) a pretty white. Dont seem inclined to pop out.

Some are also redesigned on how they attach to the shafts. Like the heater knob that was originally held on with a crappy spring clip, now uses an allen set screw.

Replacement vent knobs require you to crack the old knobs off, and thread over the knurls. It makes ugly Looking threads, but work fine.

"Whitey Ford" · Post by **"Whitey Ford"** » February 18, 2010, 12:20 pm

I like the marble idea....i think the original plain white inserts is very clean looking but i think the marble idea has some serious potential....(the brain is turning now)

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » February 18, 2010, 12:28 pm

What about buttons/snaps?? The style with the eye on the back/hidden... Maybe of an old military uniform??

Grab your tape measure and go to the second hand clothing store..

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » February 18, 2010, 3:17 pm

ezernut9mm wrote:i liked the amount of marble that stuck out of the end of the knob. about half of the 5/8 is exposed.

Tell me thats not your toe!

azjake · Post by **azjake** » February 18, 2010, 3:23 pm

.40-.45 cal bullet without the case?

Jake

dhughins · Post by **dhughins** » February 18, 2010, 7:04 pm

how does the marble stay in there? glue?

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » February 18, 2010, 9:13 pm

dhughins wrote:how does the marble stay in there? glue?

i haven't got that far yet, but yeah. some kind of glue i'm sure.
i may not even go that route. it is just something i'm messing with.

Post by **Greg D** » February 18, 2010, 10:37 pm

5 Minute Epoxy would likely be the best bet.

azjake · Post by **azjake** » February 18, 2010, 10:44 pm

Coins?

Jake

BarnieTrk · Post by **BarnieTrk** » February 19, 2010, 7:33 am

azjake wrote:Coins?

Jake

Johnny Canuck wrote:I had, and Dean has, dimes on the knobs in Jinx. Canadian dimes. BUt American ones are the same size.

BarnieTrk

azjake · Post by **azjake** » February 19, 2010, 8:01 am

BarnieTrk wrote:
azjake wrote:Coins?

Jake

Johnny Canuck wrote:I had, and Dean has, dimes on the knobs in Jinx. Canadian dimes. BUt American ones are the same size.
BarnieTrk

OK. So my memory is going...what are we talking about, again???

Jake

BarnieTrk · Post by **BarnieTrk** » February 19, 2010, 8:37 am

Jake,

Lol,,, If that is ALL that is going,,,, then I'd say you're doing good!

BarnieTrk

GDG · Post by **GDG** » February 19, 2010, 8:42 am

I had a few of the inserts missing, I filled them with bondo and sculpted them to the same concave shape as the stock ones with my finger. Then painted a base coat and topped it off with a generous coat metalflake, the same process was used on my steering wheel. Not stock but it gave them some glitz and covered up a wear and tear!!
I think there's a pic in my album of the dash and strg whl.
Doug