Originally Posted by lesz

That was my initial guess, but the OP seems to be expressing a preference for the overall look of the GS shifter, including that of the stitching on the GS shifter, and applying the wrap is not going to do anything to add the GS-like stitching to the ES shifter.

Without being able to make a side-by-side comparison of the two shifters, I'm not sure how different the finish of the metallic parts of the shifters are, but, if I assume that there is a meaningful difference, what would be more important to me than whether the GS shifter has a shinier finish than that of the ES would be whether the finish of either matched the finish of the rest of the metallic-like trim on the interior. The satin look of the ES shifter is the same as the satin look of the trim on the dash, steering wheel, and other similarly finished trim on the ES interior. To me, what would look bad would be to change the shifter to one with a shinier finish while the rest of the interior trim has the more satin-like finish.

That said, if the OP really wants the look of the GS shifter, as an alternative to wrapping the the ES shifter, I think I'd consider just buying a GS shifter ****. That would be an easy swap, and it would give the OP the complete look of the GS shifter, including the stitching. Still, again, I would not want a shifter with one type of finish and the rest of the interior with a different type of finish.

Originally Posted by JDR76

Here's the best I can find for a side by side. It looks to me like the GS shift **** doesn't necessarily match the other trim, as the trim around the RTI looks to be more satin, but I think it looks okay.