Forge Short Shift Kit - Group Buy

[Greg Roles]

Wonder if they would do a batch for us with this in mind? I'm less worried about another $10 than I am about getting something I cant work with my own tools / hands.

Fraid 42DD don't do numbers less than 250 for a run. Have already asked for multiple Aus specific things....

I believe "end user" is already onto Forge?

[Greg Roles]

Thanks for that man... I'm not sure what bush kit I will need, but my car is a August 07 build. I will endeavor to see what my linkages are like tonight... I may need to pull my air box out to confirm it.

So far it's pretty much year for year, highly likely the 07 bushes are the go, and they are the easy ones!

[noone]

Yeah, was thinking Forge greg... Already have the 42DD ones in.

[Greg Roles]

Ahh yeah, so you do! Carry on....

[kaanage]

with the shortshift you really have to work hard on long drives, as it requires more force to get it into gear

I guess it comes down to, do people want their polos soft or raw

I really liked the feel of your shift on Sat but the heaviness would worry me as I shift a LOT in traffic - just as a note for others, vwthunder has his set to the very shortest throw so it may be less of an "issue" when adjusted towards the longer throw.
It would be GREAT for a track sprint race but problematic over an endurance race

And yes, I'm a soft old fart and like my Polo that way!

But I'll get on board for the shifter group buy if it goes ahead.

[noone]

Sounds about right, if you look at the guide you can see a long bar used as a counter weight (I assume) attached to the removed piece.

[vwthunder]

After a long drive on Sat 550km down the Great Ocean Rd and back, it was quite hard work shifting, but i was quiet tired. I only really noticed it in spirited driving, when my arm started to get sore lol, but asaying that i am happy that i have it

[kangfu]

After a long drive on Sat 550km down the Great Ocean Rd and back, it was quite hard work shifting, but i was quiet tired. I only really noticed it in spirited driving, when my arm started to get sore lol, but asaying that i am happy that i have it

TOO raw eh?

[Tim]

After a long drive on Sat 550km down the Great Ocean Rd and back, it was quite hard work shifting, but i was quiet tired. I only really noticed it in spirited driving, when my arm started to get sore lol, but asaying that i am happy that i have it

Its ok your left arm just doesnt have the strength that your right arm has Troy.. It will do you good to get some balance between the two now

[vwthunder]

Haha, nice one tim, now we can all have both arms the same strength lol

[Greg Roles]

OK if you do want to take up the discount offer on bushes I have set up a coupon on my website to give you the discount and free post. Please PM me to get the code. Kangfu ol mate, get onto me, you were so keen to buy some you paid full price before I could set up the discount code,so I owe you a part refund!

Add the bushes you want to your cart, then go to the TOP right hand cart link, NOT the express right hand side "checkout" half way down the page.




On this first page you can enter the coupon code. The express checkout skips this screen. In the shipping screen you wll now have free post activated.




Those of you with later cars ( eg 08 plus ) and are worried about the install of the more complex "drill bit" bushing kit, PM me and I can send you my fitment video to see if it's something you feel you could do or not. The written instructions from 42DD are quite daunting at first glance. You can always just buy the bushes and leave out the pivot rebuild ( the hard part ), I can just get those bits from 42DD and do you a price. Would certainly be better than nothing! That said, the difference on my Golf with normal shift arms was night and day. Driving a stock car feels horrible now!

[Blitzen]

Cool as. So when do you need the money for the short shifter and bushes??

[Smead]

Yeah same same mate, Can you let me know when you need the money for the shifter & bushes?

[kangfu]

Kangfu ol mate, get onto me, you were so keen to buy some you paid full price before I could set up the discount code,so I owe you a part refund!

Don't worry about it Greg, you are doing a great service for the VW community so you deserve any extra $ you get.

[Greg Roles]

Nope, I've set it up as credit on future orders mate, a deal is a deal!!

Appreciate the kind words all the same, just wait till you see what else I have in the pipeline to bring in : )