Stick-shift of FIRE!

Yesterday at the Laguna Hills Honda dealership in Southern California, I talked business with a salesmen. I'm going to get a 2018 Civic Si in the next few short weeks. My current lease (2015 EX sedan) expires September 1st.

Anyway, we went out to the lot, which was a toasty 98+ degrees. Off in the distance the Holy Fire was raging on the mountains, creating a rather ominous scene. We got inside a 2018 Si, black, and I started it up to prepare for a test drive. But, when I reached over and grabbed the stick shift it was so incredibly hot that a test drive was impossible. For real. That sucker must've been 200+ degrees. It definitely would've burned and irritated skin if you were to grip longer than a few micro seconds.

I read about cold weather, and how it affects the shifter. But hot-damn, that was not what I was expecting. Keep out of exposed sunshine, just like Mogwai's, was yesterday's lesson.

Lol after I burned my hand twice I changed my shift knob

Make sure to put on the windshield shade! Since it will not get direct sunlight, it will not be too hot to touch. My girlfriend does a rag over it and works better. She also uses it to shift if it gets too hot (When she forgets to put the rag on)

xSherpax said:

Lol after I burned my hand twice I changed my shift knob

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My favorite part was when the salesman grabbed the sitck-shift moments after I yelled "ouch, that fucker's hot!" He held onto it for a few seconds too. He was like:

luigi2120 said:

Make sure to put on the windshield shade! Since it will not get direct sunlight, it will not be too hot to touch. My girlfriend does a rag over it and works better. She also uses it to shift if it gets too hot (When she forgets to put the rag on)

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Exactly what I intend to do when I take possession of the car. Lessons were learned on this day, and necessary precautions are what's up.

Safety first

just grab the shifter by the leather instead of putting your whole hand over it. it will cool off quickly with the a/c on

Or take a nice damp rag with you if you don't put a sun shade in and wipe it off for a few seconds. Cools down quick that way. Of course this doesn't work on dealership lots unless you ask them to do it.

Man up, Sally. This ain't no Miata you're driving.

Honestly though it's ridiculously hot, and I live in eastern canada. Can't imagine southern states. I'd change the knob if it was like that too often.

Blox Racing Shift Knob Beanie:

https://bloxracing.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=391

I looked at all kinds of different shift knob covers and I was extremely skeptical about this...but after having it for a few months I would STRONGLY recommend this to every 10th gen Si owner. I’m honestly shocked at how well this works.

dc2turbo said:

just grab the shifter by the leather instead of putting your whole hand over it. it will cool off quickly with the a/c on

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Easier said than done. The leather wrap covers the metal stick-shift the same way a mini skirt covers a girl's entire body.

Scarecrowdan said:

Man up, Sally. This ain't no Miata you're driving.

Honestly though it's ridiculously hot, and I live in eastern canada. Can't imagine southern states. I'd change the knob if it was like that too often.

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Haha, touche. I have to develop a thicker skin to handle online dating AND my metal shifter-knob.

Recked said:

Easier said than done. The leather wrap covers the metal stick-shift the same way a mini skirt covers a girl's entire body.

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i do it every day. you use your finger tips to grab the knob.

doesnt take that much force to shift

You could always take the sock off your foot and put it over the shift knob

This was my solution instead of switching the shift knob since I like the stock one. I do wish it was heavier though. I only use it in the summer. All other seasons it’s off

yeah the shit gets hot as fuck