I was looking at Redlinegoods.com today and under their shift knob section, I saw my OBX shift knob offered by Scion however it wasn't by OBX, it was by MOMO.

Scion's OBX Classic Leather Shift Knob
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MOMO Combat Evo Air Metal Shift Knob
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whats the deal?

OBX could possibly be a division of Momo. It might be a wholesale division where basically they sell their stuff to dealerships and maybe some internet outlets to help boost wider sales.

yeah, ive seen the momo rounded shifter on a wrx. practically same thing, diff name.

try to see if the OBX logo comes off to see if the MOMO logo appears.

now that would be something : ]

OBX could possibly be a division of Momo. It might be a wholesale division where basically they sell their stuff to dealerships and maybe some internet outlets to help boost wider sales.
That sounds very plausible. A lot of companies do that now.

momo, obx, and trd are all under the huggies diapers brand of goods

Hmm..... OBX is more of a knock-off brand.
No offense to anyone.

obx is like rotas, fake

OBX is not MOMO. long before Toyota created Scion, OBX made cheap universal parts (mufflers, knobs, pedals, etc). When Scion started using OBX parts, the brand disappeared from the general public.

My round OBX knob was made in Korea.
MOMO knobs are made in Italy.

The screws on the centercap of MOMO Sphere knobs are real. The OBX knob's screws are fake and the centercap snaps on (and chips eventually).
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