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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Im thinking about modding my RST with one of these and was just wondering if anyone else has done it and what they thought ?

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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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there are loads of people on here that have them and all will say that it is one of the best mods that you can do
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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there are loads of people on here that have them and all will say that it is one of the best mods that you can do
ohh nice thanks , think ill be investing then ,
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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all i can say is u will be blown away with the difference it makes, one of the best mods i've done
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you got a pic at all of one of these fitted?

how easy was it to fit?
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you got a pic at all of one of these fitted?

how easy was it to fit?

you took the words right out of my mouth
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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They come with comprehensive instructions and takes around 1-1.5 hours to fit.

They are a bit more fiddly to set-up and unforgiving in use, but the positive feel it gives is SUPERB.

I am about to re-new the shift selector rod an UJ too, I have the parts at work ready, so my shift will be MINT!!

Ł215 inc delivery for the B&M by the way.
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piece of piss to fit rob, think mine took 40 mins, i got it from Christian and Beccy last year,

the best single mode on the car, made a huge difference to the drive
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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no one got a pic of it fitted inside the car ? love to see it
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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thanks for that .. that does look well nice
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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They're shit




























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One of the single best improvements to my S2
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i think i will have to invest in one of them then

cheeRS guys
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and the look sexual
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Will it tighten the shift fell if the linkages are a bit worn?
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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Will it tighten the shift fell if the linkages are a bit worn?
yeah loads! with the kit u get bushs that replace the old worn ones, anyone who buys one of these would not be let down well worth the money
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Have to agree with the improvement in shift quality however, I have noticed a lot of vibration is transmitted from the engine into the body as it mounts directly to the body.

Anyone else experienced this?
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yes i did, but doing this mod got rid of the vibration
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Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
They come with comprehensive instructions and takes around 1-1.5 hours to fit.

They are a bit more fiddly to set-up and unforgiving in use, but the positive feel it gives is SUPERB.

I am about to re-new the shift selector rod an UJ too, I have the parts at work ready, so my shift will be MINT!!

Ł215 inc delivery for the B&M by the way.
Does that come with the rods that are neeed mate,
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Originally Posted by dee00
Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
They come with comprehensive instructions and takes around 1-1.5 hours to fit.

They are a bit more fiddly to set-up and unforgiving in use, but the positive feel it gives is SUPERB.

I am about to re-new the shift selector rod an UJ too, I have the parts at work ready, so my shift will be MINT!!

Ł215 inc delivery for the B&M by the way.
Does that come with the rods that are neeed mate,
No, the selector rod is a Ford part, the kit uses the standard Rods. I have just bought that new for under Ł30.
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Originally Posted by NIMRODS_RST
yes i did, but doing this mod got rid of the vibration
Now that's the mod I need to do.

Will be doing that soon. Cheers
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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Do the rubber mounts not take away from the positive feel of the shifter??

I just bonded my lower centre console together from behind with Stikaflex and that has cured practically all the vibration.
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I drove a RST with one fitted for about 80 miles recently.While it does shorten the throw etc,I found it needed a firm hand (ohh err missus ) to get it to change gear.Felt almost agricultural if I'm honest!!Is this the same for everyone,maybe I needed more miles under my belt to get more used to it??Regards,Micky
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Originally Posted by Micky
I drove a RST with one fitted for about 80 miles recently.While it does shorten the throw etc,I found it needed a firm hand (ohh err missus ) to get it to change gear.Felt almost agricultural if I'm honest!!Is this the same for everyone,maybe I needed more miles under my belt to get more used to it??Regards,Micky

Firm hand . . .

vibration - Stuck some rubber matting between the shifter and the underside of the car.
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Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
Do the rubber mounts not take away from the positive feel of the shifter??
not at all christian, when i first fitted mine had the vibration but with the positive feel done the mod with the rubber mounts no vibration still got positive feel
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