Leon Short Shifter

[junior munky]

With "outside US" shipping, the race one (with side to side reduction) is £80 (I don't know if there are any import taxes to pay?).

How does the side to side reduction work then ?

Olly.

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[t10akE]

well i checked my shifter arm (?) last night and it is indeed a pin type fitting on MY03 Leon Cupra's. I shall therefore be ordering my shifter in about 10 minutes!

Tim

 

[Feel]

How does the side to side reduction work then ?

Olly.

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I imagine it makes it move less side to side So, not only does it reduce the distance between 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 it also reduces the distance between 2-3, 4-5 as you're moving the lever across the car. Does that make sense?

 

[Feel]

No that's not quite right is it. The throw between 2-3 would be still be reduced without the side-to-side reduction, but it would be reduced more with the side-to-side reduction.

 

[Bigjohn84]

Ebay £34

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seat-Alte...116?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a21675b34

Works a dream

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Yeps had that one as well, awesome piece of kit.

eBay short shifter by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

Put a large pin or nail in the hole on the bottom right. Also secure the gearbox by pushing in the pin and pushing in the gear lever (you can also do it without).

Shifter by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

Remove the bolts and pieces

Stock shifter by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

Side by side comparison

eBay short shift vs OEM by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

Fit the kit and enjoy

Short shifter installed by Andy Ramdin, on Flickr

 

[Bigjohn84]

It is ain't it, fook paying £100 odd quid for one, that's just a crazy price to pay.

 

[RACK]

Don't the cables need resetting after you've fitted this?

 

[Bigjohn84]

No that's how it makes it a shorter shift

 

[shanky77]

Have a little look through this thread - very tempted to have a little go at this myself, just gotta hope the grabby things don't break when doing the cable reset.

EDIT - can't post links yet grrr - search this forum for 'DIY short shift' and you'll find it

 

[shanky77]

I would say cables need a reset after this as its likely they've stretched changed a bit over time anyway, read about people really struggling to select gears until doing the reset

 

[bruceR]

YES the cables do need reset.
Go on Forge website, click on OTHER tab, then QUICK SHIFTERS, then download PDF for the relevant shifter.

 

[Bigjohn84]

Ma bad well I didn't need to do mine and it's been fine ever since I got it in??

 

[ritey]

Ordered an eBay quick shift this eve, hope it does the job nicely

 

[Bigjohn84]

Ordered an eBay quick shift this eve, hope it does the job nicely

Mate there brilliant, wen you wanna go up the gears quick then boom it done, well worth £34

 

[shanky77]

Just ordered one of these as don't fancy drilling mine, anyone done the side-side throw too?

 

[doski]

Ma bad well I didn't need to do mine and it's been fine ever since I got it in??

I know you like yours but are they good quality? been watching them for a while but don't want to spend money if i get it in my hands and it doesn't feel solid enough

 

[Bigjohn84]

There good enough mate the guys sold 109 so that must say something there, I've had no problems with mine mate, and ND-PHOTO had one also so that says something