Short shifter

bryand · 10-01-2007, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by AwesomeSarah

I looked in to the short shifters a while ago for the Fabia
I found out that the B&M one fitted , dont know if that helps?
Sarah

Hi Sarah,
Happy new year etc.
Can you point me to some details & prices for the B&M short shifter for a Fabia vRS, please?

AwesomeSarah · 10-01-2007, 11:25

Hi Bryan
Happy new year to you too , did you have a good one?
Yes no problem mate I can give you a price it , it would be £108.95 thats 10% off retail price too
This one fits the majority of 5 and 6 speed VAG`s and I did a bit of research in to it when I had all the ETCA`s and found it should fit
They are in stock too so they would not take long to get in
With it being B & M too they come with the gear stick too
Hope that helps
Sarah

Wardy · 16-01-2007, 02:53

Interested in one of these too, and that's the best price I've seen so far - good work again Sarah

Is installation particularly difficult?

Cheers,
Steve

WW_VRS · 16-01-2007, 05:53

Word of warning - I had one of those on order, it was decided NOT to fit it in the end as the cable(s) snag a little - annoyingly I haven't been able to see this myself & it would probably work, however other options are being investigated at the moment

Wardy · 16-01-2007, 09:10

Hmmm, OK. I'm waiting for Luke from Jabba to get back to me as well. They sell them too, with the difference being he's got one fitted to his Fabia

So I'll check up on this issue, thanks

Steve

WW_VRS · 16-01-2007, 10:03

Please do, if you find there is a fix for this could you post it back? I can then pass on the info

gtjunior · 17-01-2007, 19:39

Forge Motorsport

I was thinking of fitting this, well id getsomeone to do it??

bryand · 17-01-2007, 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtjunior

Forge Motorsport

I was thinking of fitting this, well id getsomeone to do it??

Won't fit the Fabia, I asked.

WW_VRS · 18-01-2007, 07:14

Which is a real shame, I love the quality of Forge products. I wonder if they could be persuaded to make one

Basil · 18-01-2007, 08:15

The ONLY thing that's a real PITA about the fabia is that you cannot get any SS to work from the tranny end

- I took the whole thing apart several times and measured. (polished the mating surfaces and lubed them while I was in there..).The cable ends are very close to the shifter arm and cannot be shifted more than about 0.5cm.

On the other end (kn0B) is the only place you can do something worthwhile. Been toying with this quick and dirty DIY option - this is a really great link

with pics, setup seems to be identical to the fabia's:

VWvortex Forums: $1 Short Shifter Mod - DIY inside!

Tips: Use a pipe-cutter to cut the shaft if you want to make it easy, and a dremel can extend the slot...
HTH all Short Shifter frustrated fabia owners!

Cheers
Bas

gtjunior · 18-01-2007, 18:21

Forge need to change there advert then really as it says This unit will fit !!!ALL VAG 6 speed gear boxes!!

Ok It does say AS as found in the Audi TT MK1 2002 onwards and MK2, the VW Golf MK4 and MK5, SEAT Leon MK1 and MK2, Skoda Octavia MK1 and MK2 and the Audi A3 /S3 MK1 and MK2 .

I thought the Fabia had a VW Golf MK4 Gear box Or do us Fabia Vrs owners not have a Vag BOX?

Wardy · 18-01-2007, 18:23

I'll make Luke from Jabba aware of this thread, see if he shed any light. He replied to a PM of mine, saying the B&M could be fitted to my Ibiza. The only thing that put me off was the 2.5hr fitting time, which raised the overall cost to £260

- too much cash IMO.

He's definitely got one of them in his vRS - I've seen it in there when I was last at Jabba.

Steve

WW_VRS · 18-01-2007, 18:44

Thing is the B&M definitely DOES fit on the Ibiza as that's how I got interested in fitting one on the Furby (was speaking with someone at APS at the time and he liked it). Frustratingly JBS has not delivered my short shifter to APS yet either, so STILL waiting for that too

Basil · 20-01-2007, 07:55

Update: there's a pictoral guide in the guide section now.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/techn...ter-mod/70642/

Cost: 1 hose clip and 1 hour of your time.

Far less than 160 squid!!!

and you could splurge on a top-notch aftermarket kn0b if that lights your fire!

HTH!

Cheers

Bas

10-01-2007, 11:25	#2
AwesomeSarah Site Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,723 Thanks: 34 Thanked 166 Times in 147 Posts	Re: Short shifter Hi Bryan Happy new year to you too , did you have a good one? Yes no problem mate I can give you a price it , it would be £108.95 thats 10% off retail price too This one fits the majority of 5 and 6 speed VAG`s and I did a bit of research in to it when I had all the ETCA`s and found it should fit They are in stock too so they would not take long to get in With it being B & M too they come with the gear stick too Hope that helps Sarah

16-01-2007, 02:53	#3
Wardy 200/370 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Around Manchester & Cheshire Posts: 11,019 Thanks: 402 Thanked 299 Times in 287 Posts	Re: Short shifter Interested in one of these too, and that's the best price I've seen so far - good work again Sarah Is installation particularly difficult? Cheers, Steve __________________ Wardy's Fabia vRS xenons : sunroof : cruise : OEM+ "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen "If in doubt, flat out." - Colin McRae

16-01-2007, 05:53	#4
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,736 Thanks: 44 Thanked 70 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Short shifter Word of warning - I had one of those on order, it was decided NOT to fit it in the end as the cable(s) snag a little - annoyingly I haven't been able to see this myself & it would probably work, however other options are being investigated at the moment __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

16-01-2007, 09:10	#5
Wardy 200/370 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Around Manchester & Cheshire Posts: 11,019 Thanks: 402 Thanked 299 Times in 287 Posts	Re: Short shifter Hmmm, OK. I'm waiting for Luke from Jabba to get back to me as well. They sell them too, with the difference being he's got one fitted to his Fabia So I'll check up on this issue, thanks Steve __________________ Wardy's Fabia vRS xenons : sunroof : cruise : OEM+ "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen "If in doubt, flat out." - Colin McRae

16-01-2007, 10:03	#6
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,736 Thanks: 44 Thanked 70 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Short shifter Please do, if you find there is a fix for this could you post it back? I can then pass on the info __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

17-01-2007, 19:39	#7
gtjunior NOT A TANGO Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brighouse, West Yorkshire Posts: 809 Thanks: 24 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Short shifter Forge Motorsport I was thinking of fitting this, well id getsomeone to do it?? __________________ EXOWNER OF:-106 Zest 3, Astra SXI,FABIA vRS ALL GONE BUT NOT FORGOTEN, Now with Focus ST Last edited by gtjunior; 17-01-2007 at 19:43.

18-01-2007, 07:14	#9
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,736 Thanks: 44 Thanked 70 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Short shifter Which is a real shame, I love the quality of Forge products. I wonder if they could be persuaded to make one __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

18-01-2007, 08:15	#10
Basil Hardcore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bahrain Posts: 3,159 Thanks: 185 Thanked 183 Times in 144 Posts	Re: Short shifter The ONLY thing that's a real PITA about the fabia is that you cannot get any SS to work from the tranny end - I took the whole thing apart several times and measured. (polished the mating surfaces and lubed them while I was in there..).The cable ends are very close to the shifter arm and cannot be shifted more than about 0.5cm. On the other end (kn0B) is the only place you can do something worthwhile. Been toying with this quick and dirty DIY option - this is a really great link with pics, setup seems to be identical to the fabia's: VWvortex Forums: $1 Short Shifter Mod - DIY inside! Tips: Use a pipe-cutter to cut the shaft if you want to make it easy, and a dremel can extend the slot... HTH all Short Shifter frustrated fabia owners! Cheers Bas __________________ Fab vRS - Black Magic - PD160 intake - Forge FMIC - colour coded front grille -SLC Splitter - K&N Airfilter -SEAT Strutbrace - Jabba ARB - IC Waterspray (need to wire it in!) - 312mm TT brakes - Eibach Springs - Skoda Reversing sensors - Devonutopia Tuning (tm) Custom Exhaust (2 1/4" straight pipe) - Short shifter mod- 5 brake light mod - Helix Steel SMF + Organic Clutch + pressure plate - Peloquin LSD - TD stage 2 Hybrid - Washbrook remapped ECU - Uprated injectors - Cupra bushes -Poly-filled dogbone - Allard racepipe - Pirelli Dragons - Forge Rear Strutbrace - DIY SS upper boostpipe delete -Koni FSD's - elephant pipe CCV mod Last edited by Basil; 18-01-2007 at 08:19.

18-01-2007, 18:21	#11
gtjunior NOT A TANGO Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brighouse, West Yorkshire Posts: 809 Thanks: 24 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Short shifter Forge need to change there advert then really as it says This unit will fit !!!ALL VAG 6 speed gear boxes!! Ok It does say AS as found in the Audi TT MK1 2002 onwards and MK2, the VW Golf MK4 and MK5, SEAT Leon MK1 and MK2, Skoda Octavia MK1 and MK2 and the Audi A3 /S3 MK1 and MK2 . I thought the Fabia had a VW Golf MK4 Gear box Or do us Fabia Vrs owners not have a Vag BOX? __________________ EXOWNER OF:-106 Zest 3, Astra SXI,FABIA vRS ALL GONE BUT NOT FORGOTEN, Now with Focus ST Last edited by gtjunior; 18-01-2007 at 18:28.

18-01-2007, 18:23	#12
Wardy 200/370 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Around Manchester & Cheshire Posts: 11,019 Thanks: 402 Thanked 299 Times in 287 Posts	Re: Short shifter I'll make Luke from Jabba aware of this thread, see if he shed any light. He replied to a PM of mine, saying the B&M could be fitted to my Ibiza. The only thing that put me off was the 2.5hr fitting time, which raised the overall cost to £260 - too much cash IMO. He's definitely got one of them in his vRS - I've seen it in there when I was last at Jabba. Steve __________________ Wardy's Fabia vRS xenons : sunroof : cruise : OEM+ "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen "If in doubt, flat out." - Colin McRae

18-01-2007, 18:44	#13
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,736 Thanks: 44 Thanked 70 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Short shifter Thing is the B&M definitely DOES fit on the Ibiza as that's how I got interested in fitting one on the Furby (was speaking with someone at APS at the time and he liked it). Frustratingly JBS has not delivered my short shifter to APS yet either, so STILL waiting for that too __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

20-01-2007, 07:55	#14
Basil Hardcore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bahrain Posts: 3,159 Thanks: 185 Thanked 183 Times in 144 Posts	Re: Short shifter Update: there's a pictoral guide in the guide section now. http://www.briskoda.net/forums/techn...ter-mod/70642/ Cost: 1 hose clip and 1 hour of your time. Far less than 160 squid!!! and you could splurge on a top-notch aftermarket kn0b if that lights your fire! HTH! Cheers Bas __________________ Fab vRS - Black Magic - PD160 intake - Forge FMIC - colour coded front grille -SLC Splitter - K&N Airfilter -SEAT Strutbrace - Jabba ARB - IC Waterspray (need to wire it in!) - 312mm TT brakes - Eibach Springs - Skoda Reversing sensors - Devonutopia Tuning (tm) Custom Exhaust (2 1/4" straight pipe) - Short shifter mod- 5 brake light mod - Helix Steel SMF + Organic Clutch + pressure plate - Peloquin LSD - TD stage 2 Hybrid - Washbrook remapped ECU - Uprated injectors - Cupra bushes -Poly-filled dogbone - Allard racepipe - Pirelli Dragons - Forge Rear Strutbrace - DIY SS upper boostpipe delete -Koni FSD's - elephant pipe CCV mod

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