Hi, Guest
All right! Just finished installing it.
Install was fairly simple. Took about an hour. The torx bolts were really friggin tight.... I put the torx bit inside a 1/4 inch socket and used the leverage on the ratchet to turn them. After those were out it was fairly smooth sailing...
The pictures on the instruction sheet could be more clear. The write-up is nice and detailed, but some of the parts have wierd names, and I wasn't sure what part was being refered to by just the name of it, at some parts of the install.
So my first driving impression.... well, to be perfectly honest, I don't think it's living up to all the hype it's getting. It's a bit shorter in height, and the throw is shorter... but not a ton shorter like I was expecting. It also seems very stiff and notchy. It's definetly not a smooth throw. It also seems louder than the stock shifter. I emptied the entire packet of grease on the thing, but the sound is coming from the cables... I dunno.
Gimmie about a week of driving around with it, and I'll update my thoughts.
Oh yeah... with the knob tightened down on the new shifter, the shift pattern isn't straight. The numbers are turned about 90 degrees too far. I don't think with any tool I'd be able to tighten it another 270 degrees without damaging it.
Install was fairly simple. Took about an hour. The torx bolts were really friggin tight.... I put the torx bit inside a 1/4 inch socket and used the leverage on the ratchet to turn them. After those were out it was fairly smooth sailing...
The pictures on the instruction sheet could be more clear. The write-up is nice and detailed, but some of the parts have wierd names, and I wasn't sure what part was being refered to by just the name of it, at some parts of the install.
So my first driving impression.... well, to be perfectly honest, I don't think it's living up to all the hype it's getting. It's a bit shorter in height, and the throw is shorter... but not a ton shorter like I was expecting. It also seems very stiff and notchy. It's definetly not a smooth throw. It also seems louder than the stock shifter. I emptied the entire packet of grease on the thing, but the sound is coming from the cables... I dunno.
Gimmie about a week of driving around with it, and I'll update my thoughts.
Oh yeah... with the knob tightened down on the new shifter, the shift pattern isn't straight. The numbers are turned about 90 degrees too far. I don't think with any tool I'd be able to tighten it another 270 degrees without damaging it.