Fix those little slick radio knobs cheap

You could always buy some stick on knobs

 

Mine just arrived. Here's my full-ish review.

TLDR/ They make the stock knobs the way they should have been from the factory. Buy these while you can.

Mini-review:
Better than O-rings or rubber bands.
IMHO, the way they should have been part of the basic design for safety reasons.
They are nearly a must-have if you operate the radio with gloves on.
They are...well-optimized
Would Buy Again.

Some snaps: please forgive the crap, potato-quality photos, these were rushed and taken in poor light.

Stock knob, with O-ring solution I'd been using (R-17 for those interested): These work pretty well, and help when using gloves. They're effective and cheap, but their tactile feel isn't great to me;


New knob ring: Yes, they are tapered, and have a small groove on the inside circumference of the 'fat' part of the taper. I thought the included tag was a thoughtful reminder, nice touch.


New knob ring, on dash: The contrast is exaggerated somehow in this shot. They aren't as 'contrasty' as they appear here.


To the hand, their texture is soft-touch and almost 'foam-like'. I found that they made dialing in the desired volume or channel a breeze, as they move your fingers away from the touch screen like they should be for knob-twisting. The added knob-radius is just right too, gives you finer control for volume overall, and while it might be confirmation bias, I noticed it made it noticeably easier to find and adjust the volume 'at a grab' without looking. This was after a 3 minute drive to the quik-mart as a test drive, but you can tell once on the road. They never bottomed out and kept in place better than my o-rings did for sure. I think the inside groove makes the difference in this aspect.

Conclusion: In my experience so far, everything about these is optimal for purpose. I love 'em.

Thank you for making these!
-SP

 

I know, it's weird isn't it? They are much darker and blend in almost perfectly when viewed directly, in-person. FWIW regardless of photogenics, I think you nailed the texture on the mark. The fact that they protrude proud from the face of the stock knob is part of their ergonomic enhancement as well.

 

Thank you for doing the iterations to get it right. IMHO, this is a simple & subtle yet very effective mod, possibly the best mod you can make to a gen 4 for under $10!

 

I ordered them on Monday.

 

did they come?