Styling shortened my gear stick

[luigipunto]

i have managed to cut my gear stick down to where it starts to get wider and get a new gaiter and gear nob, crome and black leather, very nice. will post pics later. just wondering if any one else has done this and if they would like to share comments and experiences

 

[Jamie]

i have managed to cut my gear stick down to where it starts to get wider and get a new gaiter and gear nob, crome and black leather, very nice. will post pics later. just wondering if any one else has done this and if they would like to share comments and experiences

oooh come on lets 'ave a look

 

[T14086]

long arms

 

[beau]

i did this to my old 75, and i can tell you know, my sportings is staying full length, it gets annoying after a little while-

 

[luigipunto]

here are some pics of it, not great pics as the camera is not any good. i am foing to pain the surronding silver or black, not sure yet, may do both with a crazy design. ill let you know when i know more ok.

so what you think people, i know it dont look short but i took of two inches of the gear stick, so go and compare to urs, its short!!!! feels like a new race car lol, well kinda just you have to wait a while for the car to rev lol

 

[luigipunto]

wooo, mate that is short. no i only took 2 inches off. i mean it feels quicker and stiffer and so much easier to use. the old one is so long. as you can see, i keep loose change lol

 

[evildanger]

Thar is good work, although i personally dont like the look of them being too short, i think you got yours just right.

 

[beau]

i do want to cut my sportings down about an inch but i cant cos iv got the original gear knob on there, and i wont be able to refit it if i cut some off.

 

[luigipunto]

well i pulled mine off by mistake just when you have time just lean over it and wiggle and tug at it and it will soon enouogh come of. *i think* if not treat u self to a new one with a new gaiter, looks good afterwards. i only did mine as the gaiter would not fit the whole thing and would not go into first gear so i cut it lower so that it did i with ease. it doesnt look short, as i have zoomed in to show you the knob and gaiter but it is compared to the coins next to it. i am really impressed. took me 45mins to cut through the gear stick though. so if your thinking of this use a machine not by manual!!!!!

 

[beau]

mine comes with a nice leather gearknob & gaitor though, looks class but it is just a little bit too long lol, but the top of the stick is thinner for the gearknob to go on, so when its cut off, it obviously wont fit back on

 

[luigipunto]

ahhh i see. well do wat i did and go to the breakers and rip another one of and see what you could do. i did mine by mistake as i said so i didnt really want to until it happened. it looks nice as it is, why would you want it shorter. i mean the 60s's is so big so it should be cut i think, but yours is an alright size. how much would you like to go down to,

 

[AndyBDJ]

beau that looks really nice I think its the centre consall being there that makes it tho, doesnt look quite the same without it.

 

[luigipunto]

i think so too. if you do get to cut it, just do it like 1 inch. any more and it would ruin it mate. in your old 75, do you still have the centre consol for that? and if so u willing to sell

 

[beau]

well i do wana go down an inch of so, but i can see it being a hastle, and my gearchange aint the best in the sporting tbh, so i can see me having trouble getting it in gear if its shorter, so probably leave it! and i sold the centre console quite a while ago now! im selling speaker pods for a 3 door though.

 

[luigipunto]

how easy are they to fit though and how much p and p

 

[beau]

how easy are they to fit though and how much p and p

very easy to fit if you have electric windows, if not, then you have to fit electric windows then the pods, so harder.

there on ebay.

 

[faster4_tec]

how much do speaker pods fetch on there own.

and how much when fitted to a MINTY set of late 1999 sporting door cards. as I have a set now (but mines a 5dr).


and how much do they fetch?


as for gearknobs, if you were to fit a centre console it has teh effect of making the gearlever shorter by about 2"

 

[faster4_tec]

how much do speaker pods fetch on there own.

and how much when fitted to a MINTY set of late 1999 sporting door cards. as I have a set now (but mines a 5dr).


and how much do they fetch?


as for gearknobs, if you were to fit a centre console it has teh effect of making the gearlever shorter by about 2"

 

[beau]

£30 on there own, £40 with cards

 

[fenton_jd]

I'm just thinking, Luigipunto, if you ever come to putting a center console in, will the shortened gearknob be long enough to clear the added height of the console?