Changing the gear stick to a longer one...

[_leon_ 0]

Does anyone know whether its possible to change the gearstick to a slightly longer one from another car?

 

Two things I want to do:

1) Shorten the throw - H8RRA off here was offering this service - but seems to have stopped - anyone else?

2) Get a longer gear stick - its an inch lower that I'd like it

 

Any help - as always - appreciated :)

[junkie 0]

Get an aftermarket gear knob and push it down as far as it will go, can lose an inch that way :lol:

[_leon_ 0]

Get an aftermarket gear knob and push it down as far as it will go, can lose an inch that way :lol:

 

That'd be another inch lower than I want! LOL! I want the throw shortened - seemingly modifying the linkage will do this - and a longer stick so its closer to the wheel. I've done some reading on the short shift kits a few have tried, and no-one seemed to look favourably on them.

 

you changed your name to junkie?

[junkie 0]

Yep i have.

 

The only option i have seen to get a shorter throw and longer stick is the Motorsport towers which were £500 and dont look standard in the car obviously but ur into tracking the car so could be a good look, think u can get VWmotorsport 1's, all smiles were doing them but the cost to do them was a lot so stopped doing them and sure i have seen them somewhere else, think gwerkes.

 

You know the 1's

 

http://www.g-werks.com/Site/Default.asp ... aeShifters

[_leon_ 0]

I've not seen one of those in a Corrado before - although positive I've read someone on here (maybe BigTartanJudge?) fitting one. Look to be in the right position from a Golf pic I've just found - look bizarre though with that base

 

Any body tried one?

[junkie 0]

Prob not much help but found this thread.

 

viewtopic.php?t=6439

 

Better still anybody got any pics in the corrado.

[_leon_ 0]

that is actually a good help thanks - might be able to find someone else who could adapt the linkage (I don't know how to!). Getting a longer gearstick - would any of the Golfs (Mk3?) have a longer stick?

[RS VR6 0]

Check Folia-Tec...I recall they had something that let you extend your shifter.

[W3RKD 0]

Make a simple male/female extension and add the extra length you require. then you could allways simply remove it when you came to sell the car.

[corrado head 0]

Passat (the shape the corrado de lock handles come on) have the same gear stick but longer.