Leather shift lever installed!

**TSS** · 09-23-2011, 11:56 AM

As most of you know, the 2012 Impalas come with a leather covered shift lever. List price is about 75 bucks, but if you sweet talk your dealer parts departments, you can get it for cheaper. Mine was $49.00. PART #: 22773282 The install takes 60 seconds.

1. Shift the lever all the way towards you, towards the rear of the car, like you want to be in low gear.

2. Remove the one phillips head screw on the back side (dash side) of the lever. It is VERY short, so be careful not to lose it. See photos 1 and two - that is the screw!

3. Pull the old shift knob off. Push the new shift knob on

4. Tighten the phillips head screw.

my08impalaSS · 09-23-2011, 12:19 PM

I like it. Looks Damn good.

**TSS** · 09-23-2011, 01:47 PM

Thanks! It feels just like the steering wheel leather. Not a huge mod, but fun nonetheless.

WallyLO · 09-23-2011, 04:45 PM

what made you want this enough to do it?

**TSS** · 09-23-2011, 04:59 PM

I read about it in NAIOA. Somebody did it over there. I have always thought that GM went cheap on that part. They could have just offered it on the LTZ and SS, but never did . Most cars 25K and above have leather handles. Now, even the most basic LS for 2012 gets the leather handle. When I used to go back and forth between our SLS and the SS, the SS handle always felt cheap and plasticy to me. Now they feel the same. 50 - 75 bucks was my breaking point though, I would not have spent any more than that.

ImpSS07 · 09-23-2011, 07:21 PM

I don't know if I like it.

**donmateo** · 09-23-2011, 07:49 PM

You could always do the dye if you don't like the choco.....which doesn't match anything in the car, lol.

**TSS** · 09-24-2011, 08:39 AM

Its not choco. LOL. It is black, the exact same leather and color as the black steering wheel leather. Black I tell you! :)

I dont know why it does not look black in the photos to everybody. It matches everything black in the car. Not even close to brown. Side by side, nobody would choose the hard plastic. Some might not think it is worth the money, I certainly understand that. But in person, nobody would think the hard plastic looks or feels better.

**donmateo** · 09-24-2011, 09:03 AM

Haha, IDK it looks choco to me. :p But it is a nice shifter.

WallyLO · 09-24-2011, 10:16 AM

I never thought it was choco... But now that I remember you're used to driving lacs, this mod makes more sense to me. The stock shifter reminds me of the dash

**TSS** · 09-24-2011, 02:24 PM

Yeah, maybe nobody else noticed it as much as me , but I don't remember the last car or truck I had that did not have a console leather shifter if it had a leather wrapped steering wheel. Actually I do. It was my 1992 Cherokee Laredo. Loved that thing. It had a leather wrapped wheel but a plastic shifter. Everything I have had since '92 , the wheel and shifter have matched. I know our 90's Lexus(94) and 90's Chrysler LHS' (94 and 99) also had leather wrapped shifters. The 09 SS surprised me. I certainly could have lived without it forever, but when they finally offered the shifter leather wrapped, as standard equipment, I knew I wanted to upgrade if the install was easy and was under 75 bucks. At 49 bucks , it was a no brainer.

2011LSKING · 09-26-2011, 04:39 AM

ima see if i can use my dad's discount to get it cheaper......the benefits of havin a dad thats retired from GM

moserbe · 09-29-2011, 07:55 AM

Thanks for the info. I like the upgraded look, especially for my 2010 LTZ. The original shift know looks cheap for a top of the line Impala. I ordered mine last night.

**TSS** · 09-29-2011, 11:04 AM

^^ Cool, you will be pleased, it looks good, but feels even better in your hand!

**donmateo** · 09-29-2011, 04:11 PM

*Immaturely snickers*

09-23-2011, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
TSS Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,438	Leather shift lever installed! As most of you know, the 2012 Impalas come with a leather covered shift lever. List price is about 75 bucks, but if you sweet talk your dealer parts departments, you can get it for cheaper. Mine was $49.00. PART #: 22773282 The install takes 60 seconds. 1. Shift the lever all the way towards you, towards the rear of the car, like you want to be in low gear. 2. Remove the one phillips head screw on the back side (dash side) of the lever. It is VERY short, so be careful not to lose it. See photos 1 and two - that is the screw! 3. Pull the old shift knob off. Push the new shift knob on 4. Tighten the phillips head screw. __________________ 09 Impala SS (sold 3/2012); 2001 Cadillac SLS ; 2010 Lincoln MKS AWD Ecoboost "Trying Times Are Not a Good Time To Quit Trying" Last edited by donmateo; 09-23-2011 at 03:30 PM..

09-23-2011, 01:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
TSS Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,438	Thanks! It feels just like the steering wheel leather. Not a huge mod, but fun nonetheless. __________________ 09 Impala SS (sold 3/2012); 2001 Cadillac SLS ; 2010 Lincoln MKS AWD Ecoboost "Trying Times Are Not a Good Time To Quit Trying"

09-23-2011, 04:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
WallyLO SStealth Bomber Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,086 View My Garage WallyLO	what made you want this enough to do it? __________________

09-23-2011, 04:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
TSS Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,438	I read about it in NAIOA. Somebody did it over there. I have always thought that GM went cheap on that part. They could have just offered it on the LTZ and SS, but never did . Most cars 25K and above have leather handles. Now, even the most basic LS for 2012 gets the leather handle. When I used to go back and forth between our SLS and the SS, the SS handle always felt cheap and plasticy to me. Now they feel the same. 50 - 75 bucks was my breaking point though, I would not have spent any more than that. __________________ 09 Impala SS (sold 3/2012); 2001 Cadillac SLS ; 2010 Lincoln MKS AWD Ecoboost "Trying Times Are Not a Good Time To Quit Trying"

09-23-2011, 07:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
donmateo Resident Post-Whore Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,635 View My Garage donmateo	You could always do the dye if you don't like the choco.....which doesn't match anything in the car, lol. __________________ Need to shop? Do it in One Stop! www.basilonestopshop.weebly.com

09-23-2011, 07:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
ImpSS07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston,Tx Posts: 873	I don't know if I like it.

09-24-2011, 08:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
TSS Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,438	Its not choco. LOL. It is black, the exact same leather and color as the black steering wheel leather. Black I tell you! :) I dont know why it does not look black in the photos to everybody. It matches everything black in the car. Not even close to brown. Side by side, nobody would choose the hard plastic. Some might not think it is worth the money, I certainly understand that. But in person, nobody would think the hard plastic looks or feels better. __________________ 09 Impala SS (sold 3/2012); 2001 Cadillac SLS ; 2010 Lincoln MKS AWD Ecoboost "Trying Times Are Not a Good Time To Quit Trying"

09-24-2011, 09:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
donmateo Resident Post-Whore Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,635 View My Garage donmateo	Haha, IDK it looks choco to me. :p But it is a nice shifter. __________________ Need to shop? Do it in One Stop! www.basilonestopshop.weebly.com

09-24-2011, 10:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
WallyLO SStealth Bomber Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,086 View My Garage WallyLO	I never thought it was choco... But now that I remember you're used to driving lacs, this mod makes more sense to me. The stock shifter reminds me of the dash __________________

09-24-2011, 02:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
TSS Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,438	Yeah, maybe nobody else noticed it as much as me , but I don't remember the last car or truck I had that did not have a console leather shifter if it had a leather wrapped steering wheel. Actually I do. It was my 1992 Cherokee Laredo. Loved that thing. It had a leather wrapped wheel but a plastic shifter. Everything I have had since '92 , the wheel and shifter have matched. I know our 90's Lexus(94) and 90's Chrysler LHS' (94 and 99) also had leather wrapped shifters. The 09 SS surprised me. I certainly could have lived without it forever, but when they finally offered the shifter leather wrapped, as standard equipment, I knew I wanted to upgrade if the install was easy and was under 75 bucks. At 49 bucks , it was a no brainer. __________________ 09 Impala SS (sold 3/2012); 2001 Cadillac SLS ; 2010 Lincoln MKS AWD Ecoboost "Trying Times Are Not a Good Time To Quit Trying"

09-26-2011, 04:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
2011LSKING Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 4,832 View My Garage 2011LSKING	ima see if i can use my dad's discount to get it cheaper......the benefits of havin a dad thats retired from GM

09-29-2011, 07:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
moserbe Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 20	Thanks for the info. I like the upgraded look, especially for my 2010 LTZ. The original shift know looks cheap for a top of the line Impala. I ordered mine last night.

09-29-2011, 11:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
TSS Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,438	^^ Cool, you will be pleased, it looks good, but feels even better in your hand! __________________ 09 Impala SS (sold 3/2012); 2001 Cadillac SLS ; 2010 Lincoln MKS AWD Ecoboost "Trying Times Are Not a Good Time To Quit Trying"

09-29-2011, 04:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
donmateo Resident Post-Whore Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,635 View My Garage donmateo	Immaturely snickers __________________ Need to shop? Do it in One Stop! www.basilonestopshop.weebly.com

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