MK1Campaign 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Does anyone have one of these fitted and where did you get it?. Are they worth it?. Cant say im a fan of the standard shift. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Out of interest and slightly related, is there a difference between the shifter in early and late cars? My valver has a far better shift than the VR, and I was thinking about using the shift mech (Well, lever and maybe cables) from my breaker in the VR when I rebuild it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Does anyone have one of these fitted and where did you get it?. Are they worth it?. Cant say im a fan of the standard shift. Didn't H8RRA used to make them or something? Look at Deisel Geeks, I'm pretty sure ther's a guide there. Gruvenparts do a kit that reduces side to side motion by 35% I believe. it replaces the plastic arm on the gearbox shift tower. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgbv8mike 0 Posted March 1, 2008 I've had a Dieselgeek one for about a year now, it's excellent, the fitting was a bit difficult and involved surgery with the Dremel to get it to fit, but well worth the effort. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H8RRA 0 Posted March 1, 2008 made at least a dozen now by modidng std equipment or one form a passat. never break and work perfectly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anton Sobriquet 0 Posted March 6, 2008 I've got the Gruvenparts alloy sideways short shift but haven't got around to fitting it yet. Hope to do that over the w/e maybe if I can sneak out undetected. There's a B & M kit. Haven't tried it, tho'. I think Jabba have them. Have a look : http://www.jabbasport.com/product_detail.asp?CategoryID=49 If anyone's got one on their Corrado, I'd be interested in their feedback on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted March 6, 2008 I've also modded quite a few in the past and have today just finished modding one for my car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystic Rado 0 Posted March 6, 2008 I've got the Gruvenparts alloy sideways short shift but haven't got around to fitting it yet. Hope to do that over the w/e maybe if I can sneak out undetected. There's a B & M kit. Haven't tried it, tho'. I think Jabba have them. Have a look : http://www.jabbasport.com/product_detail.asp?CategoryID=49 If anyone's got one on their Corrado, I'd be interested in their feedback on it. The B&M kit has a pretty poor rep on here. I was thinking about one, but a lot of people seem to have had problems with them - try a search. Ended up with the Dieselgeek kit which is basically a modded standard one plus a sideways travel reduction as well. Very happy with it, nice, short, positive shift, feels great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anton Sobriquet 0 Posted March 7, 2008 Thanks for that Mystic Rado. I've emailed Dieselgeeks for one but there's only 2 kits shown on their website - Mk4 and 6 speed. Fingers crossed. Is there a Neumann one? I have one of those on my Mk2 and it works v.well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
was8v 0 Posted March 7, 2008 how do we make them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted March 8, 2008 http://www.corrado-club.ca/forum/viewto ... 861658e3d4 info on there...you need to move the pivot point , some cutting and welding is involved Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anton Sobriquet 0 Posted March 10, 2008 That's very neat mod and not so difficult - just a bit of cutting and welding. Looks like Dieselgeeks don't make them anymore, so it's either the B & M or DIY. Where's my torch......? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antonio_b12 0 Posted March 11, 2008 Looks like Dieselgeeks don't make them anymore, so it's either the B & M or DIY. Where's my torch......? Well theres another option, but im not sure if this is any good, haven't heard much about it. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gruven-Stainless-VR6-Cable-Gearbox-Short-Shift_W0QQitemZ130205176819QQihZ003QQcategoryZ9889QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted March 11, 2008 Looks like Dieselgeeks don't make them anymore, so it's either the B & M or DIY. Where's my torch......? Well theres another option, but im not sure if this is any good, haven't heard much about it. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gruven-Stainless-VR6-Cable-Gearbox-Short-Shift_W0QQitemZ130205176819QQihZ003QQcategoryZ9889QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262 that only reduces the side to side movement... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anton Sobriquet 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Dieselgeeks have 9 of their short shift kits available, if anyone's interested. here's the link :- http://www.dieselgeek.com/servlet/Detail?no=473 Shipping is only $32. These kits will be the last ones made, so if you're interested you need to hurry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites