Short throw shifter (cheap?)
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Short throw shifter (cheap?)
As usual I tried to search but did not find anything related to the question.. (I suck at teh search engines on BBs..)
Has anyone ever purchased one of those cheap sub $100 shifters off ebay? If so, was it worth the money or huge waste? Seems so simple it'd be hard to go wrong, but I could be wrong...
Has anyone ever purchased one of those cheap sub $100 shifters off ebay? If so, was it worth the money or huge waste? Seems so simple it'd be hard to go wrong, but I could be wrong...
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I've heard good things about this one http://www.eastcoastmiata.com/shifter.html but have no personal experience. No affiliation to the seller...etc...
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I purchased this one a little over a year ago. Make sure that you have new Teflon bushings (2) for your shifter.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8051921703
(No longer registered seller)
If it were me, I'd get this one on the cheap. I has all you need!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SHORT...em170134122430
EDIT: I thought I'd add this in because of NEO's post below mine
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8051921703
(No longer registered seller)
If it were me, I'd get this one on the cheap. I has all you need!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SHORT...em170134122430
EDIT: I thought I'd add this in because of NEO's post below mine
This Short Shifter is made with high strength billet steel and nickel plated for ultra low friction and corrosion resistance.
100% 6061 T-6 Billet Steel Made
Chrome Finished -Mirror like, Chrome Plate for Longer Lasting
100% 6061 T-6 Billet Steel Made
Chrome Finished -Mirror like, Chrome Plate for Longer Lasting
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I've used one of those ebay jobbies for the past few years with great results. Fulcrum is moved up kinda deal. My old roommate and I bought a dozen to get a better price (probably compariable to what they are now on ebay) and he or I may have an extra one lying around somewhere if you're interested.
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got one for about $30 on ebay, works great, although the bushing on the end of the shifter was crap, but it was like $4 at the dealership for a new one, cause I broke the original one when I tried to get it off the oem shifter shaft.
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Old roommate had one. It worked great. Replace you bushing on the end if it is bad though, that makes a big difference in feel. His was cracked and felt like ****, though the shifter itself appears to be good quality and definitely has a shorter throw. Plus it takes the lower shift boot out of the equation because of the way it bolts on.
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The second ebay link in Lola's post is the one that I am using. It use to be cheaper, but oh well. The one that I got was $15.00, and $12.00 for shipping. I also trimmed it down some so that the shifter **** sits lower, and got one of those 99 cent shift *****. Has worked really well so far, and like everyone else says, the bushings that they supply are ****, so plan on getting new bushings.
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So I bought the 60$ shipped fidanza from ebay and it came today. No installation instructions so I had to mess with it for a few until finally figured it out. The shift is really short, but its a little more sloppy than I want when in gear. Can live with it, but just wanted to mention.
Uhm, Also I don't think this is an authentic product.. Did some research that claimed fidanza shifters are aluminum... this one is clearly machined steel.
Uhm, Also I don't think this is an authentic product.. Did some research that claimed fidanza shifters are aluminum... this one is clearly machined steel.
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