Well I finally am getting rid of 8G fugly shifter. [Archive]

03-Galant-ES

04-06-2009, 11:14 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110371931954&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem=

Just got winning bid in. I believe charris and zobgel have same type of shifter looks so much better than our stock eyesore. Coming soon a shift boot possibly? Not sure I like my custom gear light even if I never look down to know what gear I am in.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2283.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2284.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2285.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2286.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2287.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2288.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2289.jpg

04-06-2009, 11:35 PM

hmm..

pcriso2

04-06-2009, 11:35 PM

Post pics when you put it on! I wanna see how it looks before I go buy one cuz I've been wanting to change that shift knob for a while.

03-Galant-ES

04-06-2009, 11:38 PM

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/zobgel08/04272008143.jpg

That is what zobgels looks like I like his idea with the Evo boot but Ive been taking alot of his ideas lately time for me to come up with one of my own. For now it will be on no boot.

cg8798

04-06-2009, 11:49 PM

man you just stole that out from under me. Didn't think anyone else was bidding on the damn thing. Lucky.

03-Galant-ES

04-06-2009, 11:53 PM

man you just stole that out from under me. Didn't think anyone else was bidding on the damn thing. Lucky.

shit did I my bad I saw charris talking about mdx knob so i searched and found it

what are the odds man my bad

cg8798

04-07-2009, 12:30 AM

no no worries. Not malicious or anything ha. Just pissed cause that was the only cheap on around as I'm sure you saw. Good luck with the install. Hope it goes well.

pcriso2

04-07-2009, 12:45 AM

yeah I've started lookin around too haha.

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 01:08 AM

no no worries. Not malicious or anything ha. Just pissed cause that was the only cheap on around as I'm sure you saw. Good luck with the install. Hope it goes well.

you have a pm check it out.

cg8798

04-07-2009, 01:10 AM

Well I found an online retail of parts that has stock parts. Every color option, leather options and all for the shifter. Unfortunately it's $70 for the knob but its factory part I believe.

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 01:19 AM

Well I found an online retail of parts that has stock parts. Every color option, leather options and all for the shifter. Unfortunately it's $70 for the knob but its factory part I believe.

wait around im sure more will show up

zobgel

04-07-2009, 02:17 AM

you need to modified the knob and the shifter to make it fit. I paid $120 for my shift knob
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/DSC00013.jpg

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 02:34 AM

zobgel

04-07-2009, 02:44 AM

i know i am probably going to gabes to help him pull parts at junk yard im gonna get the with insert to trim it so I can keep my stock on. Also the hole needs to be bored out 1mm correct?

Got mine for 1/10 you lol I love ebay I swear

yes you need to bored out the shift knob and trim the white plastic inside your shifter then drill a hole both side to hold the knob.

nice, i got mine for $120 shipped its beige and a real black wood grain

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 02:48 AM

Oh I thought that charris said the hole linedup. Your shifter looks really short did you trim it at all?

zobgel

04-07-2009, 02:56 AM

Oh I thought that charris said the hole linedup. Your shifter looks really short did you trim it at all?

yup,you need to cut the hole linedup on both side then trim the top part of the plastic.

NOTE: to make it life easy just pull the white plastic then when you done cuting just push it down.

-gud luck-

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 03:02 AM

Yeah I am probably picking up an extra insert or 2 incase i fuck it up.

then drill a hole both side to hold the knob

a hole where on the shifter itself, insert or the knob?

I am going to make a tut since these shifters seem to be getting more and more popular.

therev

04-07-2009, 03:15 AM

Steve do it at my house ill help when u come down on wednesday. ill prob have my new guages then too and we can do that call meh

~Gabe

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 03:53 AM

lol i doubt i will get it by wednesday

get the prices for people tomorrow and once they order tell me and Ill come help pull. then we'll grab what ever else looks good

zobgel

04-07-2009, 04:23 AM

Yeah I am probably picking up an extra insert or 2 incase i fuck it up.

a hole where on the shifter itself, insert or the knob?

I am going to make a tut since these shifters seem to be getting more and more popular.

drill a hole on the shift knob and shifter "metal pipe"

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 04:25 AM

drill a hole on the shift knob and shifter "metal pipe"

ok just wanted to make sure I am sure it will make sense when I see it.

zobgel

04-07-2009, 04:36 AM

ok just wanted to make sure I am sure it will make sense when I see it.

I will take some pictures later when I get home.

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 04:49 AM

I will take some pictures later when I get home.

i meant when mine comes but that would be great too

DaveMitsubishi

04-07-2009, 06:43 AM

charris

04-07-2009, 07:41 AM

I will take some pictures later when I get home.

Please do, because I didn't have to do any modification beyond boring out the shaft of the knob. I also snapped out the little rectangular pieces on the sides, but that was more accidental on my part.

Once I bored it out enough (about an inch and a bit), the stock screws lined up perfectly.

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 08:01 AM

What did u bore with?

charris

04-07-2009, 08:32 AM

What did u bore with?

I'm going to preface this by saying: Don't do what I did. ;)

I used the sanding drum on my dremel tool it's almost exactly 15mm. Due to imbalance, etc. it actually came out a little bit too large. I used some double sided tape to pad the shaft when I put the shifter on, and it's fine now.

The trouble with the sanding drum is that the front edge, which has pretty much NO grit, does all the work. Also, sanding pretty much melts the ABS on contact with the dremel bit.

If you can, find the closest drill/cutting bit you can and use that. If you can get a cylindrical dremel bit that will cut instead of sand that big, use it. Because of the heat involved, I could really only go about 1/16 or 1/8 of an inch at a time before stopping to clear out the melted/solidified debris and let the knob cool. It was pretty messy.

For the white insert, just use a cutting wheel on your dremel. Trim both sides down to about 4" back from the tip until it's skinny enough to fit up into the shifter body. Test it each time by working the trigger and make sure it contacts the trigger mechanism over its whole range of motion.

Then, take it to your car, and carefully measure the distance from the top of the two screws to the top of the insert. Then, on the MDX knob, measure the distance from the top screw hole to the part the insert will contact. I'd recommend putting a dowel or something up there and marking it through the hole with a sharpie or something. Compare the two distances, make sure you have the measurements straight in your head, and cut off the difference in those two measurements. It will now be a little shorter, and you should just be able to fit the MDX knob on the shaft and screw it on without pressing the insert down. If you do it right, you won't be pressing it down, AND you won't have any play in the trigger. Now try it out.

Congratulations, you now have a kickass shifter. :cool:

charris

04-07-2009, 08:36 AM

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 11:05 AM

Zogbel, did you mess with the shaft and make a short shifter out of it? It looks shorter than stock.

Thats what I said it may just be the way his boot sits.

charris

04-07-2009, 11:51 AM

Thats what I said it may just be the way his boot sits.

Whoops, my bad. I bet he did, though. Otherwise it would be a pain to get at the head unit down there.

SleekGTZ

04-07-2009, 12:01 PM

Nice. Good deal on that shift knob. I like it.

cg8798

04-07-2009, 03:17 PM

yeah on my old car i did a similar mod with this. It was a push down shifter tho. I cut the shifter and lowered it about 3". The way I did it was to measure the distance from the top of the shifter rod to the shaft of the shifter assembly. Sounds weird I know but when you open it up you should see it. There's the hollow shaft and the shifter rod. But I measured that distance, then I measure how low I wanted the knob. Then I cut the shaft to where I wanted it, measure up from that the same amount that the stock was and cut the rod at that height. Then the rest of the process to fit the knob like charris explained would follow. You may need to do something at the top of the shift rod to make sure it's contacted by the mdx knob but should still work. That was my plan. Was gonna do a write up on it but I gotta wait now haha.

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 04:08 PM

lol I would do a write up but I like the height of our shifter since I always keep my right hand on it it is the perfect height with our arm rests

therev

04-07-2009, 04:18 PM

make it shorter and put a boot on it! and cheap 5spd swap! :) bro im gunna call you soon also

~Gabe

zobgel

04-07-2009, 04:42 PM

Zogbel, did you mess with the shaft and make a short shifter out of it? It looks shorter than stock.

yes,i did cut the shifter "metal pipe" like 4"-5" to make it shorter.

i will post the pics later coz i just woke up.lol

charris

04-07-2009, 05:23 PM

coz i just woke up.lol

I hate you.:smt062

SkylineG1

04-07-2009, 05:49 PM

I like it. Looks cool as hell on Zobgel's car.

03-Galant-ES

04-07-2009, 06:03 PM

I hate you.:smt062

x2
Haha argel I am jealous as hell that you just woke up I got a 1 and a half hour nap between job interviews that is the sum total of my sleep in the past 30 hours

cg8798

04-07-2009, 06:04 PM

zobgel, what did you use as the circular trim around the shifter? I've been trying to figure out what it is. I thought I saw something somewhere about evo trim? Is that right?

Sillyasianz

04-07-2009, 07:55 PM

Zogbel..... *thumbs up* clean interior.

zobgel

04-08-2009, 12:57 AM

I hate you.:smt062

lol...guys sorry for the late reply and posting the pictures coz i've been busy working in my interior "something new"
teaser pics...hehehe.....
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/15.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/16.jpg

here's the pics I promised.
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/1-1.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/2.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/3.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/4.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/5.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/6.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/7.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/8.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/10.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/11.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/12.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/13.jpg
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/14.jpg

zobgel, what did you use as the circular trim around the shifter? I've been trying to figure out what it is. I thought I saw something somewhere about evo trim? Is that right?

Yes, evo bezel.

charris

04-08-2009, 12:59 AM

Ok, then drilling that hole will only be necessary if you cut down the shaft.

03-Galant-ES

04-08-2009, 01:00 AM

your white insert was hacked at with an axe!!! lol jk but didnt the mdx have holes in the front so you could just both there and amybe one more set so you dont need double sided tape

oh yeah u cut shaft my bad.

zobgel

04-08-2009, 01:10 AM

cg8798

04-08-2009, 01:23 AM

pictures are confusing me ha. I notice you hacked the actual shifter itself and drilled new holes. Did you tap the holes in the shaft for the screws? I assume they don't go trough and bolt on one side. Seems like a good way of holding the shifter in. Whats up with the plastic piece? Looks like you used something else?

charris

04-16-2009, 08:51 PM

No, it's the OEM plastic insert. He just mauled it beyond recognition. :p

03-Galant-ES

04-22-2009, 01:54 PM

No, it's the OEM plastic insert. He just mauled it beyond recognition. :p

haha I just got mine today and installed it before work I will get some pics I cut the white piece like a 3mm too short I can go out of park and into park but it just doesnt depress all the way down. I can hit every gear. Pics to come later tonight. I used both the oem screw holes no need for double sided tape that bitch is on tight.

03-Galant-ES

04-22-2009, 02:09 PM

Well I lied I ran out to take pictures here they are. Now I gotta go ttyl folks.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2283.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2284.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2285.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2286.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2287.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2288.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/weirdo1808/100_2289.jpg

Now I gots to get me a shift boot and clean my interior again.

therev

04-22-2009, 03:01 PM

Looks alright, def cover that fugly bar up

~Gabe

charris

04-22-2009, 03:02 PM

Not bad, looks like a fairly clean install aside from the play in the trigger. The boot makes it look 100% better, believe me. I'm still trying to email those stupid pictures to myself, but I'll get them sooner or later.

03-Galant-ES

04-22-2009, 03:02 PM

Looks alright, def cover that fugly bar up

~Gabe

Its coming Im poor pay check friday shift boot ummm in a week or 2?

wright06jhs

04-22-2009, 03:18 PM

Looks good, and yes definetly cover that bar up. Still seems like it sticks up kind high.

Oh and just a suggestion, i would take those seat covers off. Ewww.. sorry

misterhahn44

04-22-2009, 03:33 PM

Looks good, and yes definetly cover that bar up. Still seems like it sticks up kind high.

Oh and just a suggestion, i would take those seat covers off. Ewww.. sorry

x2 on the seat covers and floor mats but the shifter looks cool

platano

04-22-2009, 03:46 PM

Zobgel, your interior is porn.

ZigenScarface

04-22-2009, 11:10 PM

zobgel let me ruin the teaser lol its a CF ignition cover//
is that duck tape on your dash board in the pic you posted before?

03-Galant-ES

04-22-2009, 11:20 PM

zobgel let me ruin the teaser lol its a CF ignition cover//
is that duck tape on your dash board in the pic you posted before?

haha he already showed the final products.

Yeah guys I know to take the seat covers off and the floor mats. I got them 2 years ago. The seat covers are because I am reupholstering and they are 2 different colors.

The mats are just for now since they are rubber and easy to clean.

Jeffylou87

04-22-2009, 11:31 PM

zobgel, your interior is amazing..

charris

04-22-2009, 11:51 PM

zobgel

04-23-2009, 12:46 PM

zobgel let me ruin the teaser lol its a CF ignition cover//
is that duck tape on your dash board in the pic you posted before?

lol. that's not a duck tape its cell phone holder.hehe...

03-Galant-ES

04-24-2009, 11:19 PM

lol. that's not a duck tape its cell phone holder.hehe...

so its double sided duct tape?

ADExternal

04-29-2009, 12:31 AM

so its double sided duct tape?

LOL

Just off curiosity, would it be easier to get another uhh.... shift rod? the metal rod that the head goes on. anyways or would it be easier just to cut it down..... from what saw look at it in my Galant. that thing is pretty firm to cut down :evil:

03-Galant-ES

04-29-2009, 02:13 AM

I didn't cut mine at all I just bored out the head put it on my shaft and screwed it

echo12

04-29-2009, 03:32 AM

Me likes . . . .

looks pro and clean. . .

any ideas on how hard could this be to install on a 9Gts???

-L

03-Galant-ES

04-29-2009, 05:18 AM

no clue u'd have to ask the 9G owners take a pic of your knob and your knob off and i can look it over

HungarianHunter

06-23-2009, 04:25 PM

x2, nice interior, man.

Well, some pictures got lost in the email, I think I left them out. I'll have to wait 'til tomorrow to get at them at work.

Here's a general idea of how it came out with the boot.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2916/065e.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5435/064n.jpg

What car does that boot belong on?? I've been looking for a white leather one that fits our G, and that looks like it fits well.

Or could someone direct me to a white leather shift boot that would fit? With a matching ebrake boot prefereably.

charris

06-29-2009, 03:10 PM

The shift boot was made for a 3000GT. I got it on ebay. It's just barely big enough to fit the 8G A/T bezel. The boot was designed for a 3kGT M/T.

lucap100is

06-29-2009, 10:33 PM

you need to modified the knob and the shifter to make it fit. I paid $120 for my shift knob
http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp214/evolutionpics_2008/DSC00013.jpg

your interior is the best of the best. i like your evo steering wheel.

jamario

01-18-2010, 07:32 PM

hi I HAVE A LANCER AUTO SHIFT KNOB THAT I WANT TO instill AND i NEED HELP DO i CUT THE WHITE PIECE?? WHAT DO I DO???

03-Galant-ES

01-18-2010, 07:35 PM

hi I HAVE A LANCER AUTO SHIFT KNOB THAT I WANT TO instill AND i NEED HELP DO i CUT THE WHITE PIECE?? WHAT DO I DO???

post a couple pics of it

Bloody Arro

01-18-2010, 07:52 PM

Random thing, but to the OP, nice Tripp pants and what looks like a Misfits shirt. Actually don't see many "car people" with the same style as me. Lol

03-Galant-ES

01-18-2010, 08:03 PM

Random thing, but to the OP, nice Tripp pants and what looks like a Misfits shirt. Actually don't see many "car people" with the same style as me. Lol

what can i say i am a man of good taste lol yeah it is a misfits shirt and no one can mistake tripp.

showtime

01-18-2010, 08:14 PM

hi I HAVE A LANCER AUTO SHIFT KNOB THAT I WANT TO instill AND i NEED HELP DO i CUT THE WHITE PIECE?? WHAT DO I DO???

turn caps off, and post pics.

03-Galant-ES

01-18-2010, 08:41 PM

turn caps off, and post pics.

ty :)

jamario

01-19-2010, 11:29 PM

here it is
http://i50.tinypic.com/25hdf7t.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/9021sn.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/fuxr7n.jpg

03-Galant-ES

01-20-2010, 12:05 AM

here it is
http://i50.tinypic.com/25hdf7t.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/9021sn.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/fuxr7n.jpg

that should work same way as mine you are gonna have to go mm by mm on the trimming, but what you want to do is take a demel and dremel the triangular part of the white piece inside our shifter and then dremel the white piece to fit inside of the shifter to where it moves. Then it is trim and measure trim and measure. It is more of an art then an exact science.