Jim 2 Posted February 16, 2004 Ok.. times up, and this quick shift is gonna have to make a sharp exit real soon. Its AWFUL. Even with the clutch fully depressed, and me taking an eternity to make gear changes, the gears sometimes fail to engage, grind, etc - its AWFUL. I'm so afraid of doing any damage as well (had warnings about cable guides going from Nigel) so I just don't want to risk anything else. So the question is, what parts would I need from a donor Corrado to get it back to its original configuration? Vince at Stealth said it would involve dropping the exhaust system out.. but I wanna know what parts I need and how much I am looking at.. obviously i'd want parts from a breakers instead of new VAG parts... Any info would be appreciated! Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 16, 2004 Is that one of those hideous big lumps of alloy that nearly touches the sunroof? :pukeright: Why do people do these things? I've heard the B&M ones are especially cr#p but as a whole, short shifters are rubbish on the cable box. You could get away with on the 020 solid box, but not these....there's nothing wrong with the standard shift anyway. If you want a quicker shift, move your arm faster :!: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 16, 2004 They are indeed awful. I hated mine too. If you take the console out and grind away a bit of the lip on the tunnel in front of the main pivot bolt you can withraw the bolt and lift the shift lever out from insode the car. check out http://www.dieselgeek.com for a better shifter and a useful fitting guide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted February 16, 2004 jim i can help you out with the bits u need as i have still got the 92g60 doner car here with it all in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Jet 1 Posted February 16, 2004 Jim Wait till the end of the month when i come over and i'll compare it to mine, you may just need the cables setting up correctly, im guessing that whoever put it in didn't adjust the set up correctly. If you are gonna put the old one back in you just need the OEM lever and all the nylon bushes for it. pointless changing it all without changing them. (wounder if they were changed) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted February 16, 2004 Hm - ok Nigel - I would definately appreciate it if you would have a butchers, as I am not sure its behaving 100% as its supposed to. But failing that, might be interested Darren - because then Alex wants my quickshift kit! :) If you could hang onto those parts, i'd be much obliged Darren. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majik 0 Posted February 17, 2004 I hated the sloppy gearchange of the corrado hence i got my quickshift. I had to grind abit of the lip Kev mentioned and also elongated the groove which is used to push the lever down and select reverse, no other problems encountered, nigels right it has to be set up correctly or else it would cause mayhem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mambomonkey 0 Posted February 17, 2004 I definately lost patience with my B&M which is why i sold it to majik! Glad you're having more luck with it than i was mate :roll: Isn't there some way you can mod the standard setup for a shorter throw??? G-man??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 17, 2004 yes, you can mod the stock ones. I used to make them, just don't have the time lately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian g60 corrado 0 Posted February 17, 2004 would you be making any more in the near future.as iwas thinking of buying a b&m shifter .thought they were good mod but know reading about other owners having problems ,is starting to put me off the idea. has anyone got any good views,and correct fitting procedure for the short shifters. cheers brian :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 17, 2004 you can buy my b&m if you want! open to offers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mambomonkey 0 Posted February 17, 2004 PhatVR6, don't wanna take the p**s, but do you reckon that you're gonna have any time in the near future to put up a quick 'how to' with a couple of pictures/diagrams? I know loadsa people on the forum would be interested if you could... :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 18, 2004 no chance, I'd rather sell them instead! :-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 18, 2004 If you understand how the cable shift system works, you can make the necessary changes yourself :-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian g60 corrado 0 Posted February 18, 2004 phatvr6 hi mate what would you be looking for ,for your b&m short shifter.and does it make much differance. also would you or anyone else have any pics of shifter fitted in car. 8) cheers brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted February 18, 2004 phatvr6 hi mate what would you be looking for ,for your b&m short shifter.and does it make much differance. also would you or anyone else have any pics of shifter fitted in car. 8) cheers brian Don't think this is really helping Jim :wink: PM or email maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted February 18, 2004 Well at least its vaguely on topic... :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
