Bravo How to Fit a Short Shifter

It is best to cycle through the gears to ensure you can engage all of them properly, with the car off. I did all the work with the car in neutral to ensure if I did cock it up it wouldn't be stuck in gear. Saying this getting it out of gear should not be too hard. When checking you will realise a slight "notchiness" to the gearstick, this is normal and whilst driving is actually reassuring, it feels like the gear has clicked into place!

Just to show you the reduction I lined up the furthest point of my gearknob with the 0cm mark on a tape measure whilst in first gear. Then went into 2nd. I did this before and after fitting. Hopefully the images will show the difference!

Before



The throw is ~14.5cm.

After



The throw is now ~9.5cm - 10cm.

This is a quick and easy mod and shouldn't be too much trouble for someone to do, I foolishly did it in the dark and fumbled around with a torch for most of the time. The total fitting time was about 45 minutes. The is also a guide available from MTech themselves on how to fit the short shifter but is shown being fitted to an Alfa Romeo so I thought I would do a more personal one to the Fiat Bravo that we all know and love