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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: fozziie on 03 October 2010, 15:14

Title: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: fozziie on 03 October 2010, 15:14

whats required in order to do this? im guessing it isnt a simple case of just taking a hacksaw to it?

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: tigerj360 on 03 October 2010, 15:26

ha it really is that easy :) find a new gear nob cut your shifter down to required size then stick a hose clamp arouns new knob and shifter, simple  :smiley:

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: fozziie on 03 October 2010, 15:29

cant ya just re-use the original gear knob? just pack it wi superglue and slip it on? lol

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: adi on 03 October 2010, 15:33

there it a thread on doing a short shift in the maintenance section for mk3.

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: fozziie on 03 October 2010, 15:35

there is? i shall hunt

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: tigerj360 on 03 October 2010, 15:35

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f47/diy-fitting-mkiv-gearknob-your-mk3-31000.html

The way i done it, but there are several different ways out there :)

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: gti3_elston on 03 October 2010, 16:01

i like the sound of this, where do u get the new gear knob and all the other parts from?

cheers
mark

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: tigerj360 on 03 October 2010, 16:08

you can get a mk4 shifter of ebay for around £5 - 10 there not real leather on some of them but look spot on, you can get a hose clamp from places like homebase etc thats all you need really  :smiley:

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: gti3_elston on 03 October 2010, 16:10

thats sound then, cheers mate

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: fozziie on 03 October 2010, 16:31

my mk3 gear knob is still in pretty reasonable condition, might just re-use that...meh, its one of those jobs i say i'll get round to doing, but never do. been saying for weeks that i'm gonna joey the headlights lol, and still nothing

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: Dmonday on 04 October 2010, 13:41

Get a MK4 / A3 Gear linkage and cut down your gear stick :cool: there's a shorter throw between gears ;)

Dan

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: ramrod on 04 October 2010, 15:46

I done this to a 1.8 Mk1 GTi a few years ago, the gear changes were at lightning speed :wink:

Title: Re: cutting down the gear lever
Post by: gti3_elston on 04 October 2010, 19:07

i think im gonna do this now :).