Plasti Dip paint and other time- killers

Seems like that plastidip stuff is pretty fun

Car looks great...   I like the black wheel!

quick Q... is this the custom shift rod bushing you installed?

http://www.ev4unow.com/VWShiftRodBushing.html

- how easy/ hard was the installation?  Did you use their instal kit?

- any lessons learned?

... been thinking about this for some time, but figured it would be more complicated than advertised.

Cheers

Luis

Hey Luis,

I used a stock type bushing, but if I have to do it again, I might try that one. I wanted a quiet shift action and that is what I ended up with. The problem I had was that I also installed a new shift rod coupler and I didn’t mark the orientation of the shift tube before disassembly. That really messed me up. Now I had to adjust the shifter up front and the orientaion of the rod/ shifter cup at the back. I wont tell you how long that took, but let’s just say I got off of work on Friday and before I knew it, it was Monday already. Long neck pliers are the best tool to use. The effort was worth it though. No more clunky, loose shifting. Good luck and research some of the other posts so that you have all the info before you start.

Brian

 

Thank you brian

@Lfepardo, I installed the bronze bushing and I would say their installation kit makes the job much easier.  If I can find it, I would be willing to lend the installation kit for the cost of shipping.  Right now I have no idea where I may have put it of if I even kept it.

thanks Michael for the kind offer. don
nt worry about lending me the install kit... i ordered one this morning
with the bishing, it was discounted to 5$ when i coordinated with the
seller.... so im covered.

did the bushing trully make a difference?

im just wondering when i will install it.... it may be a while.... as the
plastic bushing is still in good shape. i hate touching the car unless
something is broken... i preffer to just drive it ;-) its been cold in
Seattle, but dry, so im still driving her almost daily. clear skies
today... perfect commuter with no radio/distractions ;-)

thanks again!

My plastic bushing was deformed and broken.  I didn't want that to happen again so I installed the bronze bushing.  I don't know if the feel while shifting is any different.

Their install video makes it look like a 5-minute job.  It took me a lot longer than that but the installation kit works.

I was afraid the play in the brass bushing might relate to more metal on metal clunking while shifting. Apparently it doesn’t, according to Michael. 

Back to Plasti Dip. Another great thing about it is, if you want to paint something a different color than they offer, you can use any paint over it and it will still peel away quite easily.

Brian