C'mon man

Post some pics of yours... I'll get out my "comb" and nit pick for lice. I've put up with similar... "that's just wrong " for 45 some years and my Bee was my Father's before me. Correct to the last bolt and someone's never happy.
No comb needed.....My car is extremely far from perfect but I still go to cruise ins and shows and I drive it as it was intended to be driven. All I intended by this post is to say if you have enough time to install a floor shifter you should make the time to remove the original handle. Its not that hard.