Mk4 02j shifter conversion?

[Tubbs76]

pretty happy, just picked up a Mk4 2.0l (2001) shifter box, shifter cables, cable bracket, selctor tower and reverse light switch for $100. Just need to track down a Polo box housing, ground plate and selector arm with L bracket and im ready to rock n roll.. Anyone know of anyone who has one by chance?

[anthony--t]

That's cheap!... I paid about $350 or so from memory and then bought the o2j diesel geek sigma 5 short shift. I was over $550 into my shifter lol

[Tubbs76]

That's cheap!... I paid about $350 or so from memory and then bought the o2j diesel geek sigma 5 short shift. I was over $550 into my shifter lol

wow, feeling even better after hearing that. yeah, a quick search on gumtree looking for M4 wrecking showed one on VIC, gave em a call and the rest is history. The $100 includes shipping to Sydney as well. Pitty they werent wrecking any polos, would have worked something out as a bundle so to speak.. the search continues

[anthony--t]

if you've got the mk4 unit might as well just to the modification and throw it in.

[Tubbs76]

true dat!

[Water Boy]

Keen to see how this go.
Please post pics and detailed of what you have!

[Tubbs76]

Will do, ill wait for stuff to arrive,still tracking down polo stuff so i dont have to drill holes and ill take photos and document...

[Tubbs76]

OK. Update, managed to track down the polo shifter housing, base plate and lever from the U.k. delivered for $72 au's which is a steal considering VW au's want $220 for housing, $45 base plate and $55 for the lever. After much searching, turns out these 6n polo parts must come from a 6n polo TDI to work. Petrol polos have same shifter housing as a mk3. The TDI housing is a cross between a mk3 & mk 4 housing. You can swap out the mk4 shifter mechanism and cables to the polo TDI box and fit straight in. The TDI box is long line the mk4 but high like the mk3. More importantly. The 4 holes in the base of the housing line up exactly with the nk3 vr6 holes in the transmission tunnel. Mk4 stuff arrived from Melbourne in a few days and hope to have polo stuff by end of next week. Will keep posted

[dylan8]

6n or 9n? Cos 6n feels like rubbish like the stock mk3

[anthony--t]

I was under the impression you want the 9n gti one or something like that...

[Tubbs76]

I'm using the 6n polo shifter housing only. The shifter, shifter cables etc..are from an 02j 2001 mk4 2001 2.0l.

[dylan8]

I was under the impression you want the 9n gti one or something like that...

thats what I thought. 9n is closer to a mk4 and a 6n is closer to a mk3 from what I can figure out.
if you can make the 6n stuff work though then win!

[Tubbs76]

Yeah, ur def right, but the 6n turbo diesel isn't. Very different to a petrol 6n. Its like a hybrid of a mk3 housing and a mk4 housing. All the 02j stuff goes in easily and shifter changes perfectly. The housing itself is long like a mk4 02j but high with same mounting points as 02a. Saves having to cut tunnel, brackets, elongate studs and other muckig around to make the 02j fit. Less hassles, less mess. Not sure if thy even sold 6n TDI here, couldn't one so sourced and shipped from UK. I'll put a PIC up tomoz so u can see diff between 02a, 02j and 6n housing

[Tubbs76]

Mk4 02j v Polo 6Ntdi

[Tubbs76]

Pol0 6N tdi shifter housing and base plate