JCW carbon shift knob for R56 does it come with the slot piece or wrong part
 

I just received a JCW carbon shift knob. I'm hoping for a R56 MCS. But when I look into it there is no "plastic slot piece" that goes into the shift shaft just a hollow knob.

Do I have the wrong part? Or do you take the slot piece off the stock shift knob?

I have the JCW CF/Alcantara shift knob. It's a direct replacement. Pull the OEM knob off the shifter and boot, push the JCW knob back on.

The inside of the JCW knob doesn't look to have anything to pull on it's hollow - is the one I have for an R53? I thought the R56 had a groove /slot inside the shift knob.

It's been a while since I installed mine, but the JCW knob is much taller than the OEM one, so I think the groove is pretty deep to keep the shifter at a similar height. Try shining a light into it and see, or just push the dang thing all the way down until it seats in place. IIRC, you have to push down pretty hard to get it to seat all the way.

Ok I'll check tonight - thanks. Maybe the slot is farther down in there.