So...originally, I decide to buy the Schnell short shift kit from Vertex to save cash... Immediatey upon receipt of the SSK I notice there are no spacers between the linkage and the housing. I shrug it off and install it. Works great for a month. Then, all of a sudden I get a ton of slop.

Upon taking it apart, I notice the ball end on the left side is too small for the chamber. Thus produces the side-to-side slop. RRrrrrrrr...

This is what I get for trying to be a cheap bastage.

Contact Eric at Bumperplugs.com (best price on the internet for the B&M SSK). Order it on Monday. Gets here the next day. Nice.

Installation of the B&M takes me about 30 min. Talk about immediate difference. B&M has a fantastically manufactured product. Properly put together and installs perfectly.

So in the end, I paid close to the same money as I could have spent on the Porsche OE SSK. DAMN IT.

Schnell SSK Verdict: Poorly engineered & executed garbage. Stay far away.
B&M verdict - Awesome. Perfectly fits, and works flawlessly.

Lesson learned.

C.

 

i got the B&M myself to which member steve germany called it cheap aftermarket crap. little does he know.

 

I wrote in another thread , dont buy schnell stuff , its china crap of low quality. You should have bought the BM lookalike on ebay, they work great!

 

and you swedes make those crap volvoer things?

 

rofl - that really zinged you! I'll bet you lost sleep. 1 April is a day for fun.

 

I have the Porsche factory OEM SSK and I believe the B&M is pretty much identical to it, so it should perform the exact same...as long as it's adjusted properly.

 

good to know. i have a schnell and HATE the slop. was worried that the B&M was the same. you're the first person i know that's tried both in his car. Norbert - who did you buy the B&M clone from on Ebay?

EDIT: screw that; in the spirit of the title of this post, who's got the right price on the B&M?

 

Steve, you might be my new best friend.

BTW, I had an OEM SSK put in my car shortly after I bought it - wonderful, direct, rifle-bolt action shifter. Just a great mod.

 

Nice Chad. Plus Eric is a good guy to support with our business.

If it makes you feel any better I recently got a ticket for illegal u-turn, $157. duh.

 

Eric at Bumperplugs.com

Good guy, great price ($199).

C.

 

should have read your first post a little more closely! that is a great price.

 

Phil, shooting ducks, sleeping on a pond, is easy. Just aim for their wheels.

Agreed - a well installed B&M is a tremendous improvement over the 996 OEM. I was lucky enough to find the Porsche sport shifter (used) for $200 and I love it.

 

here's a prev thread..

 

Ok, ok...I know...I know...sheesh.

 

zing!