Real P-car drivers have short ones...!!
05-27-2007, 04:38 PM
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Real P-car drivers have short ones...!!
as in short shifters that is!!
Remember my wife gave me the B&M SSK and painted rear console for my anniversary...
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum/354146-my-wife-is-the-best.html
Got it installed over the weekend, and this is probably the best mod ever! Night and day with SSK versus stock, dont understand why Porsche doesn't make this a standard item on their cars. Quality of the B&M SSK is much better than cheap, plasticy porsche shifter. Took me about 3-4 hours to get everything installed and took my time to do some cleaning as well. Absolutely love the result! a Big thanks to my wife and thanks to Eric at Bumperplugs (yes, she paid $399... maybe she should have gone for the knock-off version on eBay... don't think so!).
Here are some pics:
Remember my wife gave me the B&M SSK and painted rear console for my anniversary...
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum/354146-my-wife-is-the-best.html
Got it installed over the weekend, and this is probably the best mod ever! Night and day with SSK versus stock, dont understand why Porsche doesn't make this a standard item on their cars. Quality of the B&M SSK is much better than cheap, plasticy porsche shifter. Took me about 3-4 hours to get everything installed and took my time to do some cleaning as well. Absolutely love the result! a Big thanks to my wife and thanks to Eric at Bumperplugs (yes, she paid $399... maybe she should have gone for the knock-off version on eBay... don't think so!).
Here are some pics:
05-27-2007, 05:16 PM
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Congrats on the DIY...saved a couple of $$$$ by doing it yourself. Was the B&M difficult to install? I have removed the rear center console before. I enjoy DYI projects and would love to install the B&M kit in the future.
05-27-2007, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by manny_g
Congrats on the DIY...saved a couple of $$$$ by doing it yourself. Was the B&M difficult to install? I have removed the rear center console before. I enjoy DYI projects and would love to install the B&M kit in the future.
Wasn't very difficult... most challenging step was to take the shifter **** off. My stick didn't have a screw to loosen the shifter **** and I didn't know how much force I could use. Ended up leaving it on and after I got the console and the shifter out, I put the old stick in a bench vice and used (a lot of) force to pull it off. All order steps were quite easy. If I had to do it all again,I can probably do it in 60-90 minutes easy.
05-27-2007, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Wellardmac
Something feels so very wrong staring at a shifter like that... almost feels perverted. 
Nice job!
Nice job!
Yeah... staring at a shifter like that wanting to polish the **** and stroke it 'till you hit VTEC.
Nice DIY!
05-27-2007, 11:48 PM
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Nice, I did that mod a couple of months ago and love it. I had the worst time trying to put the shift ball on the EVO link I added as well. It required a little more force than I thought it would need. Best bang for the buck, especially through Bumperplugs
