So I'm looking to get the OBX Speedstar because its relatively cheap and it looks cool and I have to get rid of that nasty rubbery/plasticy OEM thing. I have 15% tint on all my widows, however I'm still worried that it might get too hot to touch if the car is sitting in the sun all day. So, you guys with metal ***** please let me know.
-Thanks

 

I have the OBX shifter, and sometimes it does get too hot. I have no tint but sometimes use a sun shade, but it hasn't left a mark like in Home Alone.

 

Yeah I have a metal ball ****, it gets very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. In the winter time I just put the original plastic one back on since i cant stand the cold and during the summer I just deal with it being burning hot! LOL

 

I have 5% tint all the way around, and 35% on the entire windshield.. my shift **** will get hot but it's not too bad.. it usually cools down from the A/C or wind in about 5 minutes or less.

 

do what i do... put a sock over it. I know it looks corny, but you can always just use the sock for a couple of minutes until it cools/warms and then just take it off and put it in the cubby.

 

^^^^^^
I use an Oakley bag, much more stylish

 

i use a Scion wrist band!

 

i have the obx **** too! I live in south tx where its freaking hot about 360 days of the yr! i have 35% all around and it gets hot but not too much where the a/c cant cool it down! doenst bother me!

 

< - in las vegas, 15% tint, with razo ****, most of it is wrapped in a carbon fiber sticker, but the metal pieces around and on top get HOT! usually use a wrist band til it cools down, which takes about 15 minutes on average in the middle of the day.

 

I have a flint mica tC with the speedstar ball shift ****... In the winter it's freezing cold. In the summer it's unbelievably hot. So I'm thinking about ordering the TRD leather shift ****. We'll see how much is in the parts piggy bank though.

 

I took mine off because it got too cold in the winter. I put in the TRD Quick Shift kit and use the leather one that came with that - much better! You can buy just the leather wrapped **** and I would suggest that.

 

!!!!!!! Ohhhhhh I found a perfect use for my purple crown royal bag! wheerrred it go!

 

pssshhhh ... I just use whatever had I'm wearing that day. If I have an extra hat in the car I toss it on the shifter when I park it, it's usually tolerable when I get back or when I get off work. If its not, or if I only ahve the hat I'm wearing, I toss it on the **** and shift away

 

I do the same thing. I have a wristband that sits around the boot of the shifter, I use it for when the shifter gets to hot.

 

my steering wheel gets hotter than my shift ****!

 

oh yea my shift **** burns my hand for about a good minute or two before it starts to cool off, and my steering wheel is just as bad especially at the top

 

Hey I dont repsond to any forums because im not a team player lol, but i installed a LED shift know (blue) and i parked my car in the school parking lot and it was in the sun for about 5 - 6 hours. I came back and shifted in reverse to get out and i burnt my hand If you have air onditioning that is good (mine gets cold automatically the second you turn on the car) let is sit for about a minute an djust cover it with something so its shaded, itl be just fine metal cools fast if its sectiond off.

 

i have the obx as well... it gets soooo hot in houston. i have tint but it still gets hot. i just use the black scion ipod sock that i got at the carshow last year. work great and it has the scion emblem on it.

 

i got 15% up front, 5% rear, and 35% on my windshield... and i have a razo drift spec **** thats like gunmetal.. its gets wicked hot... so i keep an empty crown bad from a pint of crown royal in my center to throw over it

 

Yea, I'm pretty much convinced that I need to get a leather **** now.