New Style DSG Shifter

[hentaiboy]

Does anyone know if the new style shifter will be available as a spare part for pre MY11 Golfs?

[Corey_R]

Of course... just call VW Service and Parts and order it...
I'm not sure of the P/N yet though.

[dieterbohlen]

Actually, i quite like the older shifter than the new one, but that's my personal preference

[DoggieHowser]

Actually, i quite like the older shifter than the new one, but that's my personal preference

If you like engaging manual mode, I find the wider shifter a bit clunkier than the ball shaped one.

If they do sell the "golf ball" one (from the Adidas and Edition 35) as a replacement, I might be game

[Corey_R]

Yep - they sell that one too...

I agree - the new one is boring... not sure why you'd want to change to it.
The original GTI/R32/R one is better:


The 30th/Pirelli?/Adidas/35th one is probably even cooler:

[triode12]

Yep - they sell that one too...

I agree - the new one is boring... not sure why you'd want to change to it.
The original GTI/R32/R one is better:


The 30th/Pirelli?/Adidas/35th one is probably even cooler:

The Pirelli doesn't come with the dimpled golf ball one.

[DoggieHowser]

Is it easy to fix this? How much would the golf ball dimpled one cost?

[Corey_R]

They're actually all about the same price... and that is about US$300

Shop around though - maybe on eBay and you'll find them there for much cheaper?! Maybe try the German dealer contact that Ozram arranged for the R LED Lights?

Two things to note:
1) It's the entire assembly that you get, as per the "ECS Tuning" dimpled golf ball picture I posted above.
2) Due to this, you have to make sure you get the RHD version (the photo above is the LHD version).

[hentaiboy]

Actually, i quite like the older shifter than the new one, but that's my personal preference

Really???

[Corey_R]

Well hentaiboy, obviously people don't realise what car you drive, since there is no clue in your name/avatar/signature.

Above where everyone is talking about the "older one is better", we're talking about this one:
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Whereas, you're just talking about the "cheap one" hehe.

[DoggieHowser]

Crap. 300 bucks I can sorta hide from the significant other The installation however looks like it's over my head

I am probably getting the base 77TSi for the missus so it comes with the ugly one.


It's OK if you just shift from P to R to N to D and back. But I find it's a bit less ergonomic when sliding it in to the M+/- modes like when I used the MkV GTI DSG round knob.

[hentaiboy]

obviously people don't realise what car you drive

Yeah sorry I forgot that most of you drive GTI/Rs...
Just rang Chatswood Classic and they had no idea what I was on about. Need a VIN number of a car that has one.

[Vaku]

love the golfball .. lol

but the regular ball shifter is just as cool.

[kaanage]

Yeah sorry I forgot that most of you drive GTi/Rs...

And they always forget there are owners of non-sports versions so don't feel bad.

I can't justify the cost even though the new one is much sleeker

[hentaiboy]

The installation however looks like it's over my head

Actually looks pretty simple
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