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Did you do the full setup or just the front-to-back? How would you rate the install on a scale of 1 (pulled the parts out of the box and they fell into place) to 10 (best pay a team of NASA engineers to install this one) ?
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Did you get the street version, or the competition version?
i got the competion version, payed 100 for it and only did the front to back. The install was prob about a 7 , the only part that i had trouble with was adjusting the piece on the end of the cable to make the shifter it sit right into the middle. If i would have understood the directions it would have taken me alot less time on that. Otherwise i was fine.
Random question, I'm used to short shifters being installed within the cabin right at the actual shifter.
Seen here from my old car: http://www.pimpmyauto.com/Legacys/bpic_sts.htm
With these kits be'n installed in the engine bay, do that actually change the height of the shifter rod and shorten it or does it just affect the throw of the shifter?
I ask cuz this shifter is just a little too tall for me and my driving position (so I want both a shorter throw and a shorter shifter)
Seen here from my old car: http://www.pimpmyauto.com/Legacys/bpic_sts.htm
With these kits be'n installed in the engine bay, do that actually change the height of the shifter rod and shorten it or does it just affect the throw of the shifter?
I ask cuz this shifter is just a little too tall for me and my driving position (so I want both a shorter throw and a shorter shifter)
About to order the B&M, along with my boost gauge kit........ I got one more question.......
Does anyone know if you can change the knob on the shifter, it says it comes with one attached.....I'd hate to get a rock'n STS but be stuck with a knob I don't like......anyone know?
Link to B&M for the MKV
http://www.awe-tuning.com/pages/shared/part_detail.cfm?PMaI=3&PMoI=38&PEI=25&PP=mk5gj_20t_interior.cfm&PPT=Interior&IL=bmmk5shifter
Does anyone know if you can change the knob on the shifter, it says it comes with one attached.....I'd hate to get a rock'n STS but be stuck with a knob I don't like......anyone know?
Link to B&M for the MKV
http://www.awe-tuning.com/pages/shared/part_detail.cfm?PMaI=3&PMoI=38&PEI=25&PP=mk5gj_20t_interior.cfm&PPT=Interior&IL=bmmk5shifter
Yeah, the problem with that is B&M has extensively designed the weight and height to be in perfect balance with their knob, you cut it off and change any dynamic of it, the shift will not be as smooth or accurate......maybe I'm just a "Shift Snob" 8)22350 said:
I won't care if the knob that comes with it is nice, i just can't find any pics of it.....and people that have it don't seem to own cameras cuz I've asked......some dude is selling one used and he can't even get me pics..... :'(
New it goes for like $190 (http://www.awe-tuning.com/pages/sha...20t_interior.cfm&PPT=Interior&IL=bmmk5shifter)top of the chain gti said:
Used I think he was selling it for $120 and had it on his car just a short time and is selling cuz he wanted to change the knob.....
http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/pagebuild_v2.cgi?make=Volkswagen&engine=2.0T&model=Golf%20V&submodel=&category=Drivetrain&subcategory=Short%20Shifters
ECS says you can swap the B&M knob for their billet aluminum version. So I guess all you need to know is the weight of the stock knob and find something you like that is comparable or as close to it as possible.
ECS says you can swap the B&M knob for their billet aluminum version. So I guess all you need to know is the weight of the stock knob and find something you like that is comparable or as close to it as possible.
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I have the EIP Comp Kit. It is awsome, left to right up and down. The throws are pretty short and it is a breeze when you are flying through gears on the freeway!
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I have the neuspeed and it makes a world of a difference. O0
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