Here's a few more pics of mine. The tub needs to be a tad over 2 inchs. I cut off the side of the original bracket at 4 inchs wide in the middle to make sure fitted exactly in the same spot. It does not have a piece across the front of the tub it needs to be put on later when you work out where the cable is going. So the base plate is 4 x 12 inches and the walls are a tad over 2 inches high. This will give you just enough cleanence.

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cheers vl383, got any more photos, im also after how it goes about linking to the gearbox, ive got the linkage at the moment and am not sure if the shifter needs to be calibrated to suit the postitions on the box.

has anyone done one with the linkage setup rather than a cable conversion?

Quote: Originally Posted by duz360 has anyone done one with the linkage setup rather than a cable conversion? Im still in the process of figuring that out aswell, it wold appear im linkage aswell but the bracket from keas and the shifter cable should avoid that from my understanding?

im just gonn make a bracket to mount the cable

ive also found the allignment of the shifter needs to be set, which model shifter have you got?

Quote: Originally Posted by the_duff oh by the way my second question wasn't answered does it make my gearbox like manual or something or the keas box and shifter are just for looks??? the transmission and shifter are almost two different things. all the shifter will do is exactly what the stock one will do, it just tells the transmission what gear to go in. if you dont have a modified transmission, the ecu will override your selection if needed, just having the quick shifter wont change that. if you do want it to shift harder its the actual transmission that does that, getting a shiftkit will make it shift harder, also the full-manual option will stop the ecu from overriding your selection, reguardless of what shifter your using (pro-rachet/stock). so the pro-rachet is ONLY for looks and feel, people with full-manual transmission usually get the pro-rachets because with the stock unit it is quite easy to skip a gear (although i havnt had that problem), so the pro-rachets stop you from doing so. as for putting one on a n/a, why not? it will change your experience in driving your car, just only only problem is that they can be quite chunky.

Quote: Originally Posted by .loz the transmission and shifter are almost two different things. all the shifter will do is exactly what the stock one will do, it just tells the transmission what gear to go in. if you dont have a modified transmission, the ecu will override your selection if needed, just having the quick shifter wont change that. if you do want it to shift harder its the actual transmission that does that, getting a shiftkit will make it shift harder, also the full-manual option will stop the ecu from overriding your selection, reguardless of what shifter your using (pro-rachet/stock). so the pro-rachet is ONLY for looks and feel, people with full-manual transmission usually get the pro-rachets because with the stock unit it is quite easy to skip a gear (although i havnt had that problem), so the pro-rachets stop you from doing so. as for putting one on a n/a, why not? it will change your experience in driving your car, just only only problem is that they can be quite chunky. Have you put one in .loz??

Quote: Originally Posted by hsvhel Have you put one in .loz?? nah sorry mate, ive seen pics of them in cars where it doesnt look too bad. they used the original "dash", i just dont understand how the needle that shows what gear you are in works. i drove my uncles ute that had a mega-shifter, it was good fun, i just cant justify the price when im personally happy with the stock shifter. maybe if i win lotto Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

y want to talk to someone whos actually done one, no one in New Zealands done it before

hey guys i was wondering about shifters and i just checked out this section and found this thread about it. how exactly does it work. do you shift up and down i.e 1,2,3,4 then 4,2 or wat. also if you are in say 2nd gear and you turn off your car will it turn on and go to nuetral automatically???? how does all that work. i saw a lot of modified vl's with these shifters on and i wasn't 100% sure how they worked. is it as simple as a clutchless manual that is tip tronic or is it more complicated?????? sorry i sound so blond

[QUOTE=boggie]hey guys i was wondering about shifters and i just checked out this section and found this thread about it. how exactly does it work. do you shift up and down i.e 1,2,3,4 then 4,2 or wat. also if you are in say 2nd gear and you turn off your car will it turn on and go to nuetral automatically???? how does all that work. No worries, man The shifter has nothing to do with the manualising of the gearbox it just replaces the current set up and tells the box what to do, if you have the manual valve body it can be utalised as a manual. If you turn the car off it will stay in gear the same as if you did with the current set up and wont turn on until the shifter is returned to neutral, the shifter can be left in drive as per normal or you can push it into ratchet mode where the shifter can be pushed up and down and it will return to the upright position where it started insted of steping up progressivly, it really wont do bugger all without the mods to the box itself but when done properly i reckon they look good, its a personal preferance i guess. Cheers Rhys

[QUOTE=hsvhel] Quote: Originally Posted by boggie hey guys i was wondering about shifters and i just checked out this section and found this thread about it. how exactly does it work. do you shift up and down i.e 1,2,3,4 then 4,2 or wat. also if you are in say 2nd gear and you turn off your car will it turn on and go to nuetral automatically???? how does all that work. No worries, man The shifter has nothing to do with the manualising of the gearbox it just replaces the current set up and tells the box what to do, if you have the manual valve body it can be utalised as a manual. If you turn the car off it will stay in gear the same as if you did with the current set up and wont turn on until the shifter is returned to neutral, the shifter can be left in drive as per normal or you can push it into ratchet mode where the shifter can be pushed up and down and it will return to the upright position where it started insted of steping up progressivly, it really wont do bugger all without the mods to the box itself but when done properly i reckon they look good, its a personal preferance i guess. Cheers Rhys yeh thanks man. i sort of understand. does it let you shift an auto can quicker???? do you choose the gear or the car????

keas bracket is $65

it will shift the box quicker but if the box is not set up for it it may die, it will only shift faster than the old one due to less travel when in ratchet mode, you choose the gear but the computer will overide if need be, on a stock box its mainly for looks but you can have some fun with it in ratchet mode.

Quote: Originally Posted by duz360 keas bracket is $65 is the bracket a direct replacement for the linkage system?

Please help!!! Can anyone give me a diagram for the shifter plate that goes on the box for both lefthand & righthand 6sp Trimatic Auto using a B&M Star Shifter (cable jobby). Cheers Guys.

Thread from the past!!, has anyone fitted aftermarket yet?? i got 1/2 way and ran out of time

yeah i never did mine i sold the car instead, wouldn't mind one in the new car