So, I recently had the experience of turning a reel with cork knobs on the handles...SWEEEET.

 

I looked at the knobs on my Daiwa BG 1500's and they appear to be "pinned" in or some type of rivet apllication. I figured they were held in place by a screw and it would be a 5 minute job to Upgrade City...not so much.

 

Does anyone have any experience in getting these off and installing new knobs on the handles?

The BG does not have a removable knob. 

You'd have to source out an entire handle assembly that has removable knobs that fits your reel.  Not impossible.

7 hours ago, Tywithay said:

The BG does not have a removable knob. 

Anything can be removed?, but the BG knob is certainly not held in place with a threaded mechanism.

7 hours ago, J Francho said:

You'd have to source out an entire handle assembly that has removable knobs that fits your reel.  Not impossible.

Any direction you can point me in?

7 minutes ago, Armtx77 said:

Anything can be removed?, but the BG knob is certainly not held in place with a threaded mechanism.

Any direction you can point me in?

Touché.

 

Go to tackletrap.com and shoot Gary an email. If anyone would know, it'd be him. The fact that it has a thread in handle certainly helps the chances of one being compatible. 

2 minutes ago, Tywithay said:

Touché.

 

Go to tackletrap.com and shoot Gary an email. If anyone would know, it'd be him. The fact that it has a thread in handle certainly helps the chances of one being compatible. 

I have been looking at the knob, with a cutoff blade on my Dremel sitting next to it. 

 

I think I will email Gary first?

13 hours ago, Armtx77 said:

I have been looking at the knob, with a cutoff blade on my Dremel sitting next to it.

Not sure what you accomplish by doing this, other than ruining the handle.  You can call the guy recommended, or just figure it out yourself.  Look at schematics of current reels from the Daiwa site, and find a reel with removable knobs.  Go to a store that sells Daiwa and look the the handle, nut and nut cap, make sure the drag star won't interfere with the new handle.  The drive shafts are all the same size as Daiwa.  Once you figured which handle to get, call Daiwa and order that part.