[MiniOneSam]

Time to buy a Whalen.

Or just go to a breaker's yard and make them an offer for the knob (or an online/eBay breaker). Seems strange that it only comes with the gaitor from BMW themselves.

 

[MiniOneSam]

i just thought that something so simple and cheap would be easy to find and readily available!

i need a full new cap because the tabs on mine have all snapped. i'm never going to find a jcw gear knob in a breakers yard!!!

Here's a start.

BMW Mini Cooper S Water Pump R55 R56 R57 JCW John Cooper Works Breaking Spares | eBay

I'm pretty sure BMW have more on their plate than to sell each individual component, of each individual part that they sell.

 

[MiniOneSam]

cheers for that mate. it still shouldnt be a case of them having more on their plate though

Well, they're a business. So it is.

they should be able to provide a service. they manufacture the parts before the car comes out fo the factory i'm sure it wouldnt be that much of a hardship to keep a batch out and send to the dealers.

You're the first person I've ever heard of to have broken the plastic top of a gearknob.

Can you imagine if they had to not only manufacture and assemble these parts in high volume, but then; put some aside, individually bag, individually label, individually keep inventory of (globally), individually integrate in to their ERP system.

Think of all that added cost, just on the off chance that a handful (I'm guessing) of people break the plastic on their gearknobs.

They supply plenty of little parts for things that often break (the switches on the headliner light, for example, you can buy individually) as it is.