if the 5 speed comes out well, i would be interested in a 6 speed, if you can do it

There is an expression.

"Your onto plums" which means u arent going to get what you want.

It was a wee joke!!

Ross

its theh ash tray

never heard that one before, maybe because i always get what i want

Lol.

I think its a scottish expression

Ross

.....and getting swiftly back on topic please........

if your prepaired to shorten the shaft whats the prob in shortening the lift up reverse? as thats my plan

Yes i have posed this question too, but no one seemed to know, it is only plastic, so surely it can be shortened too.

i would have thought easy maybe no one has done this yet? best question would be how easy is it the take the gear stick out?

Maybe an idea to buy a 2nd hand one from carl before attempting this? There must be a reason why its not been done.

Ross

"necessity is the mother of invention"

why must there be a reason why its never been done?

Hi
I have the 16VT version so there´s no "lifting" of anything to get into reverse, the gearshift really is way to long, how much do I dare to saw of? Does the nob screw of, ie by turning it repetedly?

I just pulled of the gearnob, it was quite loose, there are no threads or screws...just two groves or indentations along the shaft...I guess you could cut it of and then make new threads....

it can be done did it sunday,1 hour supaglue haksaw = 80mm shorter

Any chance you can do a detailed guide tez123?

prise off nob, cut off top section of the stick then cut the center section out of the plastic part,drill out top section with 14mm drill so it slides over stick. glue together with hard plastic glue, supaglue is not good enough,use a bench grinder to reduce length of bit that stops it moving right keep trying till you get it right,the only thing you need to find is a 20mm by 40mm long spring to push it down then glue nob on with epoxy resin. sounds complicated but once you take it apart it's self explanitory. hope this helps you out.

I bought a steel nob at the local parts store, it is fixed in place with three small screws that tighten against the gear stick, looks great and took 5 minutes....how much do I dare to cut of the stick? It's a 16V, if that makes any differance.....

havent got clue about 16v sorry

sitin your normal driving position and check up and down the stick to see what hieght is best for you to change gear without stretching

tez did you take the stick out of the car or do it all inside?

inside the car