mizzouHHR

It helps to turn it as you pull. They are not threaded on, but there is a "thread" pattern to the shaft the knob is on

SICKS.OH

mine would NOT just pull off. i had to twist them off.

JoeCanadian69

IS there any way to modify the factory shaft so that the locks dont pop up as high??? ...and also isnt haggered looking

SICKS.OH

yeah. i pulled the knob off, and used a dremel cut wheel to trim the "shaft" off. i think i took 3/8in basicly used needle nose pliers to hold it, and cut what i could off. i also trimmed the knob a little bit.

JoeCanadian69

So does the pop-up that sticks out of the door have a hole on the bottom that a rod from the actually Door lockset goes into??

jx3

Yes, the factory knobs are hollow, and the rod inserts into knob.

SICKS.OH

JoeCanadian69

Ahh i see!!! awsome!!

DreamHHR

For those located in Canada with a black interior, CT sells a door knob assortment (4 pairs) for Fords, of which one pair is black and looks like a perfect fit. $5.79 in the Help! section.

I'm planning to cut mine and reuse the OEM knobs, but if I screw it up I'll pick up a set.

Yves

jx3

For only 5 bucks, you might want to have them on hand. No matter how carefully I tried to remove mine, they all broke. I wouldn't even have attempted one without having the stubbies on hand already.