Thread: Defender 110 gear knob crumble

Originally Posted by tg888

Hi all,
My first post... My 2012 defender 110; the gear knob has disintegrated and so I need to find a replacement. It's a six gear knob with Reverse to the left. Where is the best place to get a replacement?
Thanks in advance.

This happened to mine, likely from sitting in the sun when parked and picked by yours truly when driving

There are a few different options I found depending on the budget.

on the expensive spectrum, there's the Startech brand which is an upgrade from stock. I found them here from my favorite website
4x4 Outdoor Tuning :: Gear knob, 6 speed manual with leather boot for Defender TD4

The same website used to have a slightly cheaper one which was all aluminum which I thought was cool, but it doesn't look like they sell it anymore.


I would also maybe suggest trying triumph rover spares if you're interested in the cheaper options. I get all my replacement stuff from them. Lights, body panels etc. I'm sure they have a stock gear shifter there somewhere. and prices are definitely cheap when the right part is there.
Triumph Rover Spares - Triumph Rover Spares

Hopefully, I could help.

I must be one of the few who coughed up for a genuine replacement eventually. I admit that I get a minor thrill out of driving now, not having to handle the sticky, gooey mess that was my original repaired gear knob.

Yes its expensive, but personally I dislike repairs using non-matching, albeit functionally similar parts... just a preference based on what i'd like to find were I looking to buy a Defender, and work out what sort of attention it's had