kind of how to guide for shortening shifter

1. chrisni1986 Established Member Joined: May 2005 Northern Ireland Posts: 1020 EVO 5, 306XLD

   #1 10th January 2007, 00:23

   decided to throw this up as i did mine tonight..
   
   to remove gearknob i put the car into 4th gear as i was advised by other members and pulled up like crazy.. takes a while but it does come off.. i was then left with the bare shifter rod with a white plastic coller over the top part of the rod, as much as i tried i could not get this to slide off so i decided to cut what height i wanted off the rod.. after this was done i then was still left with part of the plastic coller, to remove this i sawed down into the plastic coller all the way to the bottom where its rounded and sawed into it, eventully i got all the way through allowing the plastic coller to peel open and be removed.. i then had my shortened shifter!! all i needed to do after that was put the gearknob and gaiter back on and hoover up!! on and when using a hacksaw.. do be careful as i found out after sawing into my hand! lol
2. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

   #2 10th January 2007, 00:29

   is it any better that low down or is it a bit annoying ive thought about doing it for a long time now just never got round to it
3. chrisni1986 Established Member Joined: May 2005 Northern Ireland Posts: 1020 EVO 5, 306XLD

   #3 10th January 2007, 00:31

   i havent took it a drive yet just moved it through the gears and it felt ok, had it done on my old vtr and it felt soooo much better. i think part of the sloppy gearbox feeling saxos have is due to how long the shifter rod is tbh.. feels alot tighter now..
4. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

   #4 10th January 2007, 00:37

   might give it a go then, my car best hope i can get to sleep else its gonna get it!
5. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #5 10th January 2007, 00:41

   looks well to short IMO
6. chrisni1986 Established Member Joined: May 2005 Northern Ireland Posts: 1020 EVO 5, 306XLD

   #6 10th January 2007, 00:42

   lol go out and get it done you wont regret it only took me 30min!
7. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #7 10th January 2007, 00:47

   maybe, but just not that short
8. chrisni1986 Established Member Joined: May 2005 Northern Ireland Posts: 1020 EVO 5, 306XLD

   #8 10th January 2007, 00:57

   looks alot shorter in the pics that what it actually is, i only took about an inch or so off..
9. saxooxas Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2006 stalybridge! Posts: 2550 1 series

   #9 10th January 2007, 00:57

   does look a bit low.
10. Flimbo Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 417 '98 saxo. '96 mx5 gleneagles

    #10 10th January 2007, 01:03

    i'm afraid of regretting it afterwards!
    
    nice purse by the way!
11. landy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 south elmsall Posts: 5147 cammed vtr

    #11 10th January 2007, 02:18

    or go out and buy a quick shift you tight arse
12. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

    #12 10th January 2007, 15:03

    DIY Hero :-)
    
    Good luck to ya, if it works for you. Personally Id rather pay and get a quick shift wether it be in B&M fashion ie a complete replacment shifter or just the lower section which other companies can supply.
    
    Ive had B&M's in a few of my cars and highly recommend them but they are abit expensive :-)
13. 355858 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 Norwich Posts: 730 Saxo VTR Mk2 Wicked Red - Suzuki jimny soft top

    #13 10th January 2007, 17:43

    if you want a quick shift theres one on ebay for £25!!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peugeot-106-Sa...ayphotohosting
14. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #14 10th January 2007, 17:52

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    
    not sure about that like mate, its different to the quickshifts ive seen
15. Saxo_Steve Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2006 Prestwick Posts: 952 Saxo VTR mk2

    #15 10th January 2007, 23:38

    I agree with predator, been looking at quick shifts recently and I've never come accross one that looks anything like that one on ebay.
16. Mattvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2006 hinckley Posts: 2580

    #16 10th January 2007, 23:52

    i cut mine down,not so far,just kept cutting off till i felt comfortable with the height
17. SAM33R Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2139 DIABLO RED 106 GTI E36 M3 EVO

    #17 11th January 2007, 00:33

    it looks well short in the pic, be quite hard to shift gear, i think saxo gearknob is about and inch too high, i wouldnt cut it down that much in my opinion
    
    sam
18. Jay_VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 750 Black VT. Slag. Black S1 Rallye. Clio 172 Cup.

    #18 11th January 2007, 00:37

    Wot??? Im confused....
    How does cutting it down shorten the shift throw?
    Or are we are talking about somehting else here.....
19. Flimbo Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 417 '98 saxo. '96 mx5 gleneagles

    #19 11th January 2007, 11:38

    the shorter it is, the less distance your hand/arm has to travel.
    
    to make it easier to understand, imagine if it was 1 metre long. think how far you would have to move it then.
    
    while it reduces the distance you need to move your hand to change gear, i'm unsure as to whether it does exactly the same thing as a short shifter.
    does a short shifter change the linkages or something??
20. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

    #20 11th January 2007, 11:45

    it doesnt shorten the throw as the pivot point and linkages below it remain exactly the same. You have only given yourself an impression that its shorter but its not at all.
21. chrisni1986 Established Member Joined: May 2005 Northern Ireland Posts: 1020 EVO 5, 306XLD

    #21 11th January 2007, 12:49

    mines not hard to get into gear at all... feels a hell of a lot better now with it done
22. Jay_VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 750 Black VT. Slag. Black S1 Rallye. Clio 172 Cup.

    #22 11th January 2007, 12:55

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Scott it doesnt shorten the throw as the pivot point and linkages below it remain exactly the same. You have only given yourself an impression that its shorter but its not at all.

    Exactly what i thought Scott....
23. lwalker L-plater Joined: Dec 2006 Whitleybay, Northeast Posts: 79 Saxo VTR The b

    #23 12th January 2007, 20:51

    i've done mine the day, feels alot better
24. lwalker L-plater Joined: Dec 2006 Whitleybay, Northeast Posts: 79 Saxo VTR The b

    #24 12th January 2007, 20:56

    i've done mine the day. looks better and feels alot more tighter
25. rick247247 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 kings lynn United Kingdom (England) Posts: 173 1.4i furio

    #25 21st January 2007, 09:53

    i done mine a few days ago, took bout an inch and a half off off, doesnt look as short as the 1 in pic tho, its much better than before but i mite still get a quick shift in a few months
26. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #26 21st January 2007, 10:19

    i think im going to give that one a miss and just get a proper B&M Quickshift
    
    good idea though
27. bennivtr Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Lisburn United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Posts: 319 Saxocup

    #27 22nd January 2007, 01:00

    good idea chris, had always thought about doing this, think ill have a duke at yours next time i see you and decide if im gonna do mine or not !
28. stu-n-shell Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Perth Posts: 4798 posi blue desire vt lookalike

    #28 2nd December 2007, 20:22

    im confused does cuting it down work or not?
29. carlos45 Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Wakefield Posts: 2257 Sax-Low GTI RIP! MK1 VTS MK2 106 GTI

    #29 2nd December 2007, 20:48

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stu-n-shell im confused does cuting it down work or not?

    it just makes the stick shorter mate, not the actual gear shifts.
30. stu-n-shell Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Perth Posts: 4798 posi blue desire vt lookalike

    #30 2nd December 2007, 20:49

    i thought so mite just fork out for proper quickshift kit
31. blusax Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2007 pontypridd, s.wales Posts: 751

    #31 2nd December 2007, 21:25

    it makes your hand not travel as far........ not the time between going form 1st to 2nd etc but i imagine it would by something stupid like a 100th of a second
    
    feels better also
    
    done it on my xr2 years ago