Gearbox Recondition and 6-Speed Conversion

timmus said:
6-Speed Gear Knob

I wish to keep my A2 looking OEM. This meant finding a way of making it look like it left the factory with 6 gears. The A2’s gear stick mount is different to other Audis, so simply buying a 6-speed gear stick designed for a factory 6-speed Audi wouldn’t work.
However, I found that the Typ 4F Audi A6 uses exactly the same gear knob emblem design as the A2, except the A6 was made with a 6-speed manual transmission. So, after hunting around a bit, I found this...
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This has now been fitted into my original A2 gear knob, meaning it looks exactly like it did when it left the factory, except it’s got 6 gears!
This photo shows the gear knob pulled into its new position.
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Whilst looking into this, I found that the A2’s emblem changed between 2001MY and 2002MY, though only subtly. If you look at the photo below, you’ll see that the font size was increased slightly. My 6-speed emblem has the larger font, which means it’s suitable for my 2002 A2. Personally, I think the larger font is nicer anyway.
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Can anyone confirm the part number for the 6-speed emblem for the gear knob? On https://audi.7zap.com/en, it says that part no. 4B0 863 278 L is the knob itself. Is this a suitable starting point from which to pop out the emblem and install it in the A2 knob?
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Or is there another way of doing this or sourcing the part?

Thanks,

Mike
 
Merlin3046 said:
Can anyone confirm the part number for the 6-speed emblem for the gear knob? On https://audi.7zap.com/en, it says that part no. 4B0 863 278 L is the knob itself. Is this a suitable starting point from which to pop out the emblem and install it in the A2 knob?
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Or is there another way of doing this or sourcing the part?

Thanks,

Mike
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I doubt you would be able to buy the emblem itself from Audi. Probably the best method would be scour the breakers for a 6-speed part and prise the emblem off.
 
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