Hello, looking to get a red gear knob.

I have found this one myself, but they claim it would not fit my car!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160958545769?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Has anyone bought one from another place?

Thanks

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=120897399296

Ive got this one fitted with blue illumination to my mk6 it will fit with a bit of persuasion you'll need to buy a focus gear gaiter though :)

Its not a perfect fit and isnt screwed onto the shifter stick properly but ive jammed mine on and its solid ;)

Looks v bright!

How hard is it to hook up?

When does it come on?

I wired mine up with my ignition live from my stereo which wasnt too bad it depends how confident you are with wiring

Comes on when ever I start the car

Ah right, so it's constantly on?

Only whem the ignitions on :) its not a nuiscance in the day though it just seems realy bright at night :)

Ah right nice, like the sound of that

That was the easiest way for me to wire it up but I suppose you could wire it in with your sidelights aswel that way it would only come on when the sidelights come on

thanks I will prob go to the ignition too so its constantly on, is it easy to find the ignition wire?

It was on mine mainly because I knew it was 1 of 3 wires cause I fitted an after market stereo. It was just a case of checking which one had no power with the ignition off and the recieved 12v DC when the ignition was turned on. The one you posted a link to should actually fit the thread on the gear stick so should screw on properly. The reason they'll have said it wont fit is because it'll be for the ST which I believe already has the wiring handy for an illuminated gear knob. I might make a guide on how I fitted mine although it does involve taking the stereo fascia off etc which if you havent done it before can be a bit of a nuiscance of a job to get your heaters/blower direction changing properly again lol

Ah right, I'm sure I could sort the wiring out with your help!

There's probably just a + and - to wire up, would the + going to the cigarette lighter be constant or ignition based?

The lighter sockets are usually permanent live.

If you have an illuminated socket then the easiest way is to tap into that so the knob would light up with sidelights etc on.

If not then the next option is the radio illumination live feed, again on with side lights.

What I could do is wire it up to the LED's that I have put around the handbrake as the wire passes the side of the gear stick!

It seems on this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250688105371?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

There is the red (+) black (-) and a thin green wire next to the red, what is this? How would I wire this up to a red and black wire?

It seems on this one:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250688105371?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 There is the red (+) black (-) and a thin green wire next to the red, what is this? How would I wire this up to a red and black wire?

You'll find it can be illuminated either red or green depending which wire you use

Ah right perhaps that's what it is!

Wiring it to my current LED's would mean that it would only illuminate when I put the map light on, which means it would not be on when driving which I want it to do.

Hmmm which live can I use? How would I identify it?

I have ordered the illuminated ignition barrel, I guess I could wire the gear stick up to the ignition barrel

"If you have an illuminated socket then the easiest way is to tap into that so the knob would light up with sidelights etc on."

I think I saw a guide on here for how to install the ignition barrel, can anyone link me to it again?

EDIT: Found it,

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/tutorials/article/66-ford-fiesta-mk6-ignition-led-ring/

Right new suggestion to how I can wire it up, just need opinions!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170709632237?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Plug into my fuse box in a fuse that will come on when the car is on, suggestions?

I couldnt find a fuse diagram online for the mk6.5 so here is one of the ST

http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad58/fordfiestast_co_uk3/img0210bv.jpg

Lets just say for example I piggyback the rear heater switch, connect the live of the gear stick to this and the negative to the negative of my wired LED's.

Would this work?

Looks a bit dodgy lol I remember seeimg someone on another forum who had wired his up literally by pushing the wire into the fuse holder then pushing the fuse in on top to hold the wire in place and people wonder how their cars go on fire lol. In theory that does look alot better/safer but id put it in with your stereo fuse and then clamp the negative to an earth screw :)

Eg

Thats where I connected my negative for example

I then just connected my positive lead to my switch live for the stereo

why do you have two leads going into your second picture? I'm guessing the wire in your hand is coming from the fuse box and the gear knob is either the red or the blue at the other end?

With regards to grounding, do you just strip back the insulation, wrap it around the nut and tighten it?