Vanity shift knob assembly and method of replacement

In a shift knob assembly containing a removable knob with a pivot element and spacers on its bottom surface, and a manual switch that interacts with pivot element and the spacers during the operation of said manual switch, a replacement knob assembly comprising:

• a knob element having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a relief disposed within said bottom surface;
• a base plate sized to fit within said relief, wherein said base plate contains a pivot element and spacers depending therefrom that are configured to interact with the manual switch during the operation of the manual switch;
• and
• mechanical fasteners for selectively attaching said base plate to said knob element within said relief.

A method of replacing an original knob element on a shift knob assembly that contains a manual switch, wherein the original knob element has a predetermined physical configuration on its bottom surface that is required for the operation of the manual switch, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a replacement knob element;
• providing a base plate having generally the same physical configuration as the bottom surface of the original knob element;
• affixing said base plate to said replacement knob element to form a replacement knob assembly;
• removing the original knob element from the shift knob assembly;
• and
• attaching the replacement knob assembly to the shift knob assembly.