Anyone buy a short throw shifter from e-Bay?
04-11-2007, 03:52 PM
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Anyone buy a short throw shifter from e-Bay?
I was looking on e-Bay to see if I could get a price break since I just got my Cobalt and there's alot I want to do. I saw this shifter (link posted below) but they have no name brand. Anyone have this on their 2.2? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SHORT...QQcmdZViewItem
04-11-2007, 03:59 PM
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dude, spend the extra 100$ and get a good quality shifter that is guarenteed to fit... i have this and i love it.. dont go cheap like that because remember, you get what you pay for
http://www.twmperformance.com/shorts...rtshifters.htm
http://www.twmperformance.com/shorts...rtshifters.htm
04-11-2007, 04:15 PM
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dude, spend the extra 100$ and get a good quality shifter that is guarenteed to fit... i have this and i love it.. dont go cheap like that because remember, you get what you pay for
http://www.twmperformance.com/shorts...rtshifters.htm
http://www.twmperformance.com/shorts...rtshifters.htm
04-11-2007, 05:39 PM
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Perfectly Clear also makes a short throw for our cars. its about 20 bux cheaper then twm and nicer because it comes with a heavier shift knob. you can also get them colored.
04-13-2007, 10:53 AM
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04-13-2007, 11:47 AM
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Pretty much the same thing. Mine doesnt have the reverse lock out. But also i dont think that i would go with a shifter that is made for the cav and the balt. Im pretty sure that i would find something that was specific to the cobalt because fitting both sounds a little iffy to me.
Just look around and find something that has all the right bushings, etc and you will be fine. Like i said i spend alot of time on the road (im a delivery driver) and i have also drove from texas to pennsylvania with it and never once have i had any kind of problem with it.
Just look around and find something that has all the right bushings, etc and you will be fine. Like i said i spend alot of time on the road (im a delivery driver) and i have also drove from texas to pennsylvania with it and never once have i had any kind of problem with it.
04-13-2007, 04:30 PM
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i installed a short throw yesterday from ebay $65 shipped and it fit perfect, no slop, firm engagment and has a very heavy shift knob. i cant see spending $150 for a name.
04-13-2007, 05:08 PM
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I'm right here...and yeah I have that shifter...works just as good as the $150+ shifters...and looks nicer IMO.
Not everything on ebay is junk...my Projectors are awesome as well.
Not everything on ebay is junk...my Projectors are awesome as well.
04-16-2007, 11:17 AM
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04-17-2007, 06:41 AM
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I have that with well over 50000 km on it and it is far better then the B&M ,TWM and the Hurst. Its all over 4"s tall and the heavy knob makes for very fluent shifts.
Well worth the money, fits 2.2 and 2.4s no problem. Fits the 2.0 with a small modification
But unlike what the description says it is a chrome Knob not Polished alluminum.
Well worth the money, fits 2.2 and 2.4s no problem. Fits the 2.0 with a small modification
But unlike what the description says it is a chrome Knob not Polished alluminum.
04-17-2007, 12:28 PM
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I'm still wondering from earlier, do you HAVE to install the reverse lockout on the shifter? I had one come stock on my old Cougar and I hated it.
04-17-2007, 02:19 PM
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No you can even get them without it on there i believe. The reverse lockout is just a piece of metal on the shifter that when not raised hits a piece of plastic on the car which keeps you from going into reverse. If the shifter you get doesnt have one it will make no difference whatsoever.
04-18-2007, 12:18 AM
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