Anyone got one? I feel stick travel is much too much on my GTI. They any good? Anyone got pics of one fitted?
Mckellar
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You can get them for the golf gti (mk3) i know that because my friend has one, and i believe they share the same box.
There was one on ebay not long ago, went for around £60 second hand. iirc ofcourse.
There was one on ebay not long ago, went for around £60 second hand. iirc ofcourse.
Brand new they are £121.90 that I have found. That's the B&M ones, couple on here have them fitted, there names escape me on here. As for looks they are just shiny and hidden under the gear gaiter and gear knob I would suspect.
http://www.ibizamk2.co.uk/index.php?page=short-shifters
http://www.ibizamk2.co.uk/index.php?page=short-shifters
Mckellar
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any side effects Mig?
After doing that, u then replace the gearnob with a golf one
performance + styling that costs about £10 all in.
After doing that, u then replace the gearnob with a golf one
performance + styling that costs about £10 all in.
If you are on a budget, get your hacksaw out (or an angle grinder if your a real man) and chop down the stick by 4cm. Thats what I did in all 3 of my past cars and it did the trick
Sounds like a plan lol. And as i cant be bothered to go outside because its dark, cold and wet - hows the gear knob attatch? Is it screwed on or does it have little screws to pinch it on??
If you are on a budget, get your hacksaw out (or an angle grinder if your a real man) and chop down the stick by 4cm. Thats what I did in all 3 of my past cars and it did the trick
and chris27
hmm, think i might give it a go too actually and if it doesnt work its an excuse to buy a b&m lol.
as above, hows it attach though? can i use the original knob with it cut down
i like it, it says cupra on it and looks nice .
If you've got a valver the Neuspeed one should also fit (fit's on gearbox not stick end tho)
Expensive but can't fault the one im running
Expensive but can't fault the one im running
I'm affraid you can't use the original knob. Maybe if you used some PVC glue then it might work but I've always had a nice sparco/momo knob to fit and they use grub screws so they fit fine.
No side effects either and as a bonus you can actually use the cig lighter socket while driving, without the gearshift banging into it everytime you go to put it into 3rd gear.
No side effects either and as a bonus you can actually use the cig lighter socket while driving, without the gearshift banging into it everytime you go to put it into 3rd gear.
Mckellar
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to take the gearknob off, unhook the leather gaitor, and keep on twisting anti-clockwise and after u realise, like me that you've already ran out of thread, just pull it off, dead simple.
I ended up twisting for ages thinking it had been stuck on a thread, oops!
I ended up twisting for ages thinking it had been stuck on a thread, oops!
Mckellar
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Worth noting that the B&M is for 02A cable change g'box on a 2.0 16v
To fit it 'properly' you have to drop the exhuast and heatsheild to drop the shifter box from the tunnel.
their is a way of changing it without doing all the above but its not for the faint hearted
To fit it 'properly' you have to drop the exhuast and heatsheild to drop the shifter box from the tunnel.
their is a way of changing it without doing all the above but its not for the faint hearted
Looked at Nuespeed's webby and ther short shift is at the shifter end
and for 020 gearboxes
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