short shift gear shifts.
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]Wigeon Incognito
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Just spotted this topic and can vouch for the above as Dave said. I've had the above fitted for about 8 months now as my original linkage was worn and it's superb!
The seller seemed fair too. I had a problem with my kit (basically, it had been squashed at some point before it came into my possession) and he was happy to replace it although in the end I managed to fix it myself.
Big Dave
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Hey chaps.
Itd be nice if somebody said thank you, for me finding the link. Otherwise you chaps wouldnt be contemplating a group buy.??[8|][8|][8|][8|]
I know you couldve found it yourself, but obviously you hadnt.....
Matt.
Good to meet you the other week. Nice car you got there m8....
Itd be nice if somebody said thank you, for me finding the link. Otherwise you chaps wouldnt be contemplating a group buy.??[8|][8|][8|][8|]
I know you couldve found it yourself, but obviously you hadnt.....
Matt.
Good to meet you the other week. Nice car you got there m8....
appletonn
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Great link Dave - I've had a look in their 'shop' and there are loads of uprated Porsche bits, such as...
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PORSCHE-924-944-951-Gear-Shift-Lever-Heavy-Duty_W0QQitemZ140291140565QQihZ004QQcategoryZ33733QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
and...
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Porsche-944-951-968-TURBO-Tie-Rod-Rods-Kit-UPGRADE_W0QQitemZ140290895988QQihZ004QQcategoryZ33593QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PORSCHE-944-951-968-924-ENGINE-MOTOR-MOUNT-MOUNTS_W0QQitemZ140291140567QQihZ004QQcategoryZ50454QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PORSCHE-924-944-951-Gear-Shift-Lever-Heavy-Duty_W0QQitemZ140291140565QQihZ004QQcategoryZ33733QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
and...
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Porsche-944-951-968-TURBO-Tie-Rod-Rods-Kit-UPGRADE_W0QQitemZ140290895988QQihZ004QQcategoryZ33593QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PORSCHE-944-951-968-924-ENGINE-MOTOR-MOUNT-MOUNTS_W0QQitemZ140291140567QQihZ004QQcategoryZ50454QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Thanks Dave, also thanks Matt for posting about it ages ago when I 1st thinking about getting one and had it on my ebay watching list since then. Oh and thanks Nick for those other links. I have sent an email the guy about shipping a load in one go, hope no one minds me taking steps on this.
Wigeon Incognito
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Cheers Dave, good to meet you too.
Fitting wise, I cheated a bit. My car was in for some work at my indy so I asked him to throw it on whilst he was at it which he did but then removed as it was squashed as I said.
That meant that when I fitted it myself any rusty bolts I might have encountered were already sorted. I fitted it on a driveway with the rear of the car lifted and the nearside rear wheel off. I had an assistant and didn't drop the exhaust as many suggest although that would make access even easier. It isn't difficult to fit, just a bit fiddly as the bolts are small and it's difficult to see what you're doing. If the car was on a ramp/lift it would be much easier.
I was lucky with the adjustment of mine as my gearstick sits exactly as it should but just make sure it's absolutely bang on before you loctite and tighten everything up.
Start to finish it took about an hour and a half mainly due to fiddling.
Fitting wise, I cheated a bit. My car was in for some work at my indy so I asked him to throw it on whilst he was at it which he did but then removed as it was squashed as I said.
That meant that when I fitted it myself any rusty bolts I might have encountered were already sorted. I fitted it on a driveway with the rear of the car lifted and the nearside rear wheel off. I had an assistant and didn't drop the exhaust as many suggest although that would make access even easier. It isn't difficult to fit, just a bit fiddly as the bolts are small and it's difficult to see what you're doing. If the car was on a ramp/lift it would be much easier.
I was lucky with the adjustment of mine as my gearstick sits exactly as it should but just make sure it's absolutely bang on before you loctite and tighten everything up.
Start to finish it took about an hour and a half mainly due to fiddling.
Got an email back, let me know what you think.
Tom,
Sure we can Offer you a Great Shipping/Handling Price for 6 pcs.
6 x $63.00 = $378.00
+ $150.00 UPS Shipping & Handling 2-3 Days
+ $70.00 USPS Priority Shipping & Handling 6-10 Days.
PAYPAL us with the Shipping Option at deutschepartsusa@gmail.com & it ships on Monday Morning.
Best,
team DP USA
Tom,
Sure we can Offer you a Great Shipping/Handling Price for 6 pcs.
6 x $63.00 = $378.00
+ $150.00 UPS Shipping & Handling 2-3 Days
+ $70.00 USPS Priority Shipping & Handling 6-10 Days.
PAYPAL us with the Shipping Option at deutschepartsusa@gmail.com & it ships on Monday Morning.
Best,
team DP USA
sawood12
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At he current £/$ exchange rate the price is pretty close to Jon Mitchell's kit (well at the price it was going for a couple of years ago), and with the risk that you might get collared for some import duty and VAT. It might be worth checking our Jons kit before committing.
I've looked at buying a few things from the states over the past few months but with the cost of shipping and poor exchange rate it often works out not as good value as it seems on the face of it so I'm waiting for the exchange rate to improve.
There was another discussion on short shift kits a few months ago (maybe 5 or 6) and someone else came up with a link to somewhere else that did them too that were a good price.
I've looked at buying a few things from the states over the past few months but with the cost of shipping and poor exchange rate it often works out not as good value as it seems on the face of it so I'm waiting for the exchange rate to improve.
There was another discussion on short shift kits a few months ago (maybe 5 or 6) and someone else came up with a link to somewhere else that did them too that were a good price.
sawood12
New member
JM offers two kits - a race kit and a street kit. The main difference is that the race kit is very short and the street kit is short (about 30% of standard I think). He uses rose joints and apparently you get a real solid rifle bolt like action. The chap I was referring to in my previous note tried one and though he thought it was a quality piece of engineering (as all of JM's products seem to be) he didn't like the quality of the shift due to the gearbox itself and for those reasons reverted back to a brand new stock mechanism. It's all down to personal preference I think as to what sort of feel you're after. I really fancy one of these kits but always seem to have other things to spend what little spare cash I have.
Would JM do a group purchase at the right price if we came up with orders ?
Likewise could we set up a group purchase place here for items ? I want to do lots to my car and if you guys out there who have the experience that so and so item is good maybe others can take advantage ?
I had an E30 BMW and there was a very active group purchase scheme on their specific site.
Likewise could we set up a group purchase place here for items ? I want to do lots to my car and if you guys out there who have the experience that so and so item is good maybe others can take advantage ?
I had an E30 BMW and there was a very active group purchase scheme on their specific site.
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