Look What I picked Up.....
Look What I picked Up.....
For £19.99 from Evilbay........ Considering these were in the £200 bracket not too long ago it's got to be a bargain :thumbup:
Now I know people seemed to have mixed accounts of these B&M shifters, for example the difficulty in engaging reverse. So before I fit this what do I need to do? Do I need to add more lubrication? If so what/where and where do buy it?
Next, excuse my ignorance, but do I remove the plastic cup from the end of the shifter knob/ball (see pic) before fitting it?.
Thanks in advance guys.
Keith
I think theres a guide somewhere on to fit it
oright kul, was going to link it but cant find it anywhere.
Hi mate,
Fitted my B&M last week and i gotta say the instructions are top notch but it is pretty str8forward anyway
Its literally a couple of nuts and bolts and a lil force to pull the old shifter and a bit more to put the new one in - fitted mine in bout 30mins.
U dont need to take the cup thing off the ball joint it jus slots in once its lined up.
Goin up thru the gears when driving makes a real difference but i gotta admit reverse is a pain in the F**kin A**e!! I gotta use two hands to force it in.
I did use more grease to help but it doesnt make a huge amount of difference, although a lot of ppl have sed it works better as one swift movement from neutral. IMO its the same - but each to his own.
I'm jus hoping that eventually it'll wear in but tbh if u spend that much time in reverse it aint worth drivin at all!!
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Yeah ive noiticed its stiffer to reverse, but a swift sharp movement and it goes across fine.
Nice bargain Keith ! :thumbup1:
Select reverse in one movement (from neutral) and you won't have any problems. Selecting the reverse gear using the B&M shifter takes some getting used to.
And I thought I got a bargain at £36 for a B&M shifter!
Well I'm defeated ad: I just spent the best part of 3 hours trying to get the B&M Shifter fitted and no luck........I'm well pi**ed off. Now I must have been doing something wrong.........I got the OEM shifter out no probs, but I just couldn't get the B&M one back in. No matter how much pushing or twisting I did it didn't want to go in all the way, the blue collar at the bottom of the shifter was still about an 40mm above where the bolts go into the gearbox fitting.......So I had to give up and re-fit the OEM shifter again
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Guess I'll have to wait until I get to another meet and get one of you who have already fitted one to help me.
Keith