Short Shift Kit

[rayray086]

I tried to start a VR6/8v short shifter group buy a while back and no one was interested!!! I still got one for myself, bought from TMTuning. It was on special when I bought it so I dont know how much it is now, just check their website. Excellent communication, shipping was cheap too if I recall correctly.... the throw is much shorter and more solid but it didn't change the side-to-side slop. Dont quote me, but I think only the Neuspeed and maybe Dieselgeek ones reduce side-to-side (but at a premium price).

Must be way before most of us joined! Which one did you buy from TMTuning? Roughly how much was it shipped to your doorstep? And worth it, do you reckon?

[BlackVr6ix]

Rocket says they dont do a Mk3 one.....

I'll get them to ring back tomorrow with the part numbers.

[Tim]

i got the dieselgeek one. its about 30% front to rear reduction and 50% left to right reduction.
Sukebe. The the left to right reduction is done in the engine bay. You can probly make something up custom to be honest. From memory it was only a bit of a spacer or something. Hard to remember. it was one of the first mods i ever did to my car.

[Bora Sport]

Rocket says they dont do a Mk3 one.....

I'll get them to ring back tomorrow with the part numbers.

I just bought a B & M short shift kit which according to the box also fits the Bora/Golf GTI/VR6, 93-99 Passat VR6 (not many of them in Oz) and 98-99 Beetle.

part No. is 45106. (Summit Racing Part No. BMM 45106)

I rang Rocket Industries and the guy was friendly and helpful. He quoted $230 + GST. There were none in Australia. He said I could have one in around a week for an extra $130, or wait a month or so and only pay an extra $70-80.

I got on to the internet to the Summit Racing site. I had previously bought a set of spark plug leads for my 16V and also for my VR6 from them and I found their service first rate.

Their price was US$155.95. There is a US$23.95 overseas handling charge. There is a range of shipping options. I chose Express Post which cost US$37.85.

I ordered on Thursday 5th April 2007. I got confirmation that it had been shipped on Friday 6th May 2007. It arrived here at my door in Peregian Beach on Tuesday 10th May 2007. Plus they included a catalogue and stickers etc.

With the conversion I figure it will have cost me around $270.00 Australian. Sits official. Its cheaper and quicker to do it yourself.

[Kenji]

Hey brenton!!

You remeber I told you I had that short shifter
Its from the same place as rayray mentioned
I think its about $240... hang on let me check the receipt
it was 235 excluding gst

[sukebe]

Rayray, it wasnt that long ago - just after Tim did the front lip spoiler group buy (maybe 3 months ago?). I bought the RSD one (the only one available for the VR6, as far as I can tell). It was US$129 total price at my door. Absolute bugger to fit though.. treid to do it myself but couldnt get my big paws in there. I took it to my mechanic who had to drop the gearbox to fit the S/S!

Tim, thanks for the heads up. Will have to look into what needs to be done to reduce the left-to-right. Do you think I could come and have a look at your engine bay to try and work out what bits are different so I can then fabricate something?

[DubSteve]

Ok so who is interested in one how much we looking at vr6 ones and 8v ones for others I think that a few people would want them.

[rayray086]

Are we going to work out where we want to get them from? I would like one similar to Tim's, and it seems like TMTuning only does the RSD kit.

[DubSteve]

Are we going to work out where we want to get them from? I would like one similar to Tim's, and it seems like TMTuning only does the RSD kit.

Go with Tims it sounds good.

[Tim]

i ordered mine direct from dieselgeek.com themselves. I think the price is higher now than what i paid for. but check it out. installation isnt too hard. but you do need a dremel. they have instructions on their website. check it out if youre worried.

[Tim]

Tim, thanks for the heads up. Will have to look into what needs to be done to reduce the left-to-right. Do you think I could come and have a look at your engine bay to try and work out what bits are different so I can then fabricate something?

feel free. My car is grounded at the minute. The infamous heater matrix bug has bitten! So yeah. im in carlton for the next month and a half. just gimme a call when ya free and if im home its all good. After than im moving out to bentleigh. im over living so close to the city!

[BlackVr6ix]

You bought that place did you? nice one.

[andya]

Hi,

And hello everyone, I'm rather new here.

I'm interested too - I've just bought a 96 Cabby, and the shift, well, is incredibly sloppy & long after my old MX5. But I'm enjoying it otherwise.

the dieselgeek stuff does not look easy to make!

http://www.dieselgeek.com/Detail.bok?no=295

These guys seem quite serious about their stuff - but no horizontal reduction...

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtm

Cheers

[william]

guys ive just been on the tmtuning site and its 109us so including freight its 159us for a short shift kit and if we group buy it would be around 120us each

[rayray086]

guys ive just been on the tmtuning site and its 109us so including freight its 159us for a short shift kit and if we group buy it would be around 120us each

I'd like to see what other brands are out there and which ones are the best, making a compromise between cost and better function.