quickshift.... instlall... help

who has put this in, has pics or better instructions that good ol unreliable ....cb performance....

Nic
I bought a quickshift and it wouldn't work. It wasn't made for the after market shifter that was on my VS. Just buy a Empi and forget it they work great.

Dick

Are you referring to the $3 quick shift kits? The kit is essentially an aluminum spacer & ball which effectively changes the location of the pivot point. It will work ONLY on oem VW shifters and not on aftermarket shifters.
#1, Shift into neutral & remove oem VW shifter via (2) 13m bolts
#2, Remove shifter housing up & over shift shaft
#3, Install fulcrum ball unto shift shaft & re-install shift housing
#4, Place aluminum spacer on center tunnel
#5, Install shifter assembly on spacer & install longer bolts

The aluminum spacer kits do work but require a lot of fine tuning with a 13mm wrench. Drive around with teh wrench on passenger seat for a while until optimum setting is achieved.

I have seen a plastic copy of the shifter spacer. I would not use that.

The best way to go is with an trigger shifter or t-handle. They are just so much more solid. It's $40.00 well spent.

the one shipped was plastic... i'll try it and see what happens.

Much better alternative:

Shifter

www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10110&storeId=10101&langId=-1&productId=180447&mediaCode=ZX&appId=193271

Shifter ball

www.flameball.com/Plain/Detailed/PL-1d.htm

I like your shifter. I like better than the Empi because it doesn't have Empi on it and it's cheaper. I hate when that happens. What size nob did you use?

i cant get a shifter with a handle that long.... see the picture below... this is why im trying to make something work with what i have... the builder of this car positioned the shifter pretty far back, probably not knowing that you're not supposed to drive with your hand ON the shifter - but that it should be very close to the steering wheel instead so as to grab it quickly when you DO need your hand on it.

Eric

Thanks for the post I've been looking all over for a ivory nob to fit my empi shifter. I order it yesterday nice people I hope he makes millions selling gear shift nobs.

Dick