i just grabbed a gti gear knob on ebay brand new and all but when i removed my old gear knob on my 180 i found that there is a distinctive difference in weight. my new knob is heavier than the current knob which still have its sleeve still stuck inside. i am still trying to get that out but anyhow.
i looked for markings and there were some differences but nothing much i think. i am just puzzled by the significant difference in weight. ebayer said its genuine and the font on the chrome head is exactly identical to my current knob. in fact it is so similar you got to hold them to feel the difference between the 2. fake? replica? 3rd party manufacturer? genuine but different batch?
[psst]how do you remove the sleeve that is inside the old knobby?
djgrog
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:37 am
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French manufacturers are infamous for using different suppliers for the same part. This is especially try of the 206, which at various times was built in no fewer than nine different plants in eight separate countries!
So the gearknob is most probably genuine.
Not sure of the diffrences but My hdi sport one is really heavy too :/ iv just got a gear stick bar
As for the plastic sleeve it's said if you pull really hard it will come off but mine did not I ended up breaking mine I'm sure you can get a new one from eBay tho
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but mine did not I ended up breaking mine 
