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short shift?? any good??
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:09 pm
by dazleeds
is this short shifter any good????
ebay no 7970374676
http://img140.echo.cx/my.php?image=shortshifter2jh.jpg
cheers Daz leeds
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:18 pm
by ScottMc
dunno if that particular one is any good but you can get a short shift cheap by using BMW Z3 parts from the main dealer. I had that setup on my e30s and it made a huge difference.
The part numbers etc are listed in the 'articles' section btw
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:25 pm
by Geeman
How much is it up at...?
Dealer supplied Z3 shifters are brilliant. I have the Z3 1.9 on the track car, and the even shorter Z3 2.8 lever on my Sport. It REALLY makes a HUGE difference! Well worth doing. Might even go for the super-short Z3M lever on the track car when the 3.5 goes in...
Giles.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:51 pm
by bullitt
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:00 pm
by Geeman
Ԛ£41 inc delivery.
Up to you if you wanna shell out for that, but the Z3 shifter has been 'tried and tested' on the Zone for a while now...
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:46 pm
by dazleeds
how much is the z3 jobbie??
not really an essential item but would be nice to have a smooth and short gearchange interested in z3 as it keeps it all bmw Daz
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:56 pm
by Jos
http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... echnz3.htm
Ԛ£56.34 listed there, but I imagine it depends on how well you know your Parts Dept at your local stealers:)
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:03 pm
by Geeman
Nooooooo...
The bits that are the same on EBay are Ԛ£27.66 and Ԛ£4.68 - the lever and bearing. You need nothing else really.
The rest of the stuff listed is to replace the selector rod union, which gets rid of the slop, where as this lever makes the throw shorter, the same as the lever that's advertised on Ebay...
Hope this helps...
Giles.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:27 pm
by dazleeds
cheers geeman
so where the cheapest place to get the lever and bearing?? cheers Daz leeds
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 2:08 am
by mrmean
The bits that are the same on EBay are Ԛ£27.66 and Ԛ£4.68 - the lever and bearing. You need nothing else really.
cheers geeman
so where the cheapest place to get the lever and bearing??
lol silly
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 2:12 am
by Ziggy
dazleeds wrote:cheers geeman
so where the cheapest place to get the lever and bearing?? cheers Daz leeds
From your friendly neighbourhood $tealer...
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:21 am
by dale325i
if you want the daddy of all shortshifts then you want to get the B&M Shortshift, i have it fitted to mine and to be honest i forgot how good it really was until i was at the lakeside meet watching from outside my car at others playing with the shortshift, even someone who had done the z3 conversion said that it was a much shortershift with the B&M, there not cheap at about Ԛ£130 but if you think about how many times you change gear, you soon get your moneys worth
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:52 am
by Geeman
Dale... that's because everyone uses the Z3 1.9 lever. I've got the Z3 2.8 lever in mine and it's a much much shorteer shift than the 1.9 lever I have in my track car. I might even go for the Z3M lever next, it's even shorter again!
They're all roughly the same price too.
Giles.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:57 am
by dale325i
Hi Giles, thats intresting about z3m, hell get it any shorter and you might as well drive an automatic
RE Short Shifter
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:58 am
by Pal318is
Guys,
My brother's just invested in the Z3 1.9 jobbie, but I'll think i'll go for the 2.8 jobbie now, cheers Giles
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 9:43 am
by Geeman
I also replaced all the bushes and joints, including a new selector rod, so my change is super-tight!
G.
