Short Shift - Diesel Geek vs BM vs Stock?

[dannylaroo]

After some advice,

I have a B&M short shift on my VR6... can I say, dont go there, nothing but trouble...

Anyway, has anyone gone the Diesel Geek option? Any feedback or advice would be great, not sure if I should go back to stock or go the Diesel Geek .

Thanks

[bombsquad21]

what kinda trouble is the B&M giving you?

[Soundofav6]

Had the DG short shifter for many months no trouble at all.

[vwthunder]

I have heard bad stories about the B&M

Some of the parts break on it, they are not very strong, and I dont think they have the side to side reduction.

TMTuning also sell one which is quite cheap

[Tim]

ive had a dieselgeek short shifter in my vr6 for years now.
Its a must have for any vr6 i reckon.

Both B&M and the TM Tuning ones arent that great from all reports.

[The_Hawk]

Got some more info on that Dieselgeek shifter? Mine is all stock and boring.

[Tim]

it reduces front to rear throw by 35% and left to right by 50%.

Its how it should have been from the factory. Theyre actually modified stock shifters instead of being a complete replacement. Makes the shift feel a little less like rowing a boat if u know what i mean

The shift force required is a little more. But I think you will get that with any throw reduction. It just means you have to be a little more accurate when youre adjusting the cables though.

[dannylaroo]

what kinda trouble is the B&M giving you?

It has a sir-clip that keeps coming off, and when it does I am unable to select any gears, not much fun when your in the city during peek hour.

The B&M has no side reduction at all, forward and back yes, but side is standard, giving it a very unusual feel.....

Avoid the B&M

[rayray086]

Its how it should have been from the factory. Theyre actually modified stock shifters instead of being a complete replacement. Makes the shift feel a little less like rowing a boat if u know what i mean

Yeah, most American orders are done by having the buyer ship his shifter and have that modified, saving quite a bit of money.

[Tim]

your pm box is full dannylaru.

so umm. here u go

I ordered it from the website.
I installed it myself. Its not too hard if youre mechanically minded and have a dremel. they have the instructions posted on the website if you wanna see whats involved

[KI11Z]

After some advice,

I have a B&M short shift on my VR6... can I say, dont go there, nothing but trouble...

Anyway, has anyone gone the Diesel Geek option? Any feedback or advice would be great, not sure if I should go back to stock or go the Diesel Geek .

Thanks

I had a B&M in my vr6 and had no troubles? only just bushes wearing which created a bit of movement, but other than that its fine I dont see how a properly installed sirclip can just come off?