Porsche OEM short shifter

[jcnesq]

Picked up a new Porsche OEM short shifter today on ebay, sold by Braman Motorsports (a Porsche dealer in West Palm Beach), for $300. It comes with the housing, unlike the B&M, and for this little extra I thought it was worth sticking with OEM and that the housing may make for an easier install (not that the B&M install seems difficult). Pic below. Braman says they will continue to list on ebay and might give better deals than their normal $350 price if you asked. [Javier in parts, 561-615-4877; no affiliation with them]

I have searched here and rennlist (though probably not thoroughly enough) and haven't found any DIY instructions specific to the Porsche SSK with the housing. Does anyone know where I can find them? I also saw a recent thread that said there is a special Porsche tool to check the shifter adjustments (the poster had to replace his B&M shifter with the factory before the dealer would check his transmission) - wondering whether this means its better to spend $100 or so to have the dealer install it correctly?

[Loren]

TSB 3/03 3408 Short Shift Kit Installation Instructions. As a contributing member it is available to you in the TSB section.

here

[jcnesq]

Many thanks, Loren!

[laj_996]

Loren,

how come i cannot print the TSB? it says this function is not allowed?

is there a way?

jcnesq,

did you complete the install of this device. i also purchased the same set up as you from braman. how long did it take? any helpful hints?

thx

roy

[boxer6]

Hey! I got the same unit from same guy about month ago! here is the link to that thread.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...t=0

Edited August 26, 2004 by boxer6

[Tool Pants]

If anyone in the San Jose area buys that unit let me know and I will help you put it in. Jeff

[laj_996]

thanks boxer6

your post was helpful.

they must sell a lot of these.

can't dispute the price for OEM equipment.

they also were quite pleasant to deal with.

jeff,

sorry i am in san antonio. my sister-in-law lives in san jose. great weather.

[peterjoyce]

what kind of shift knob do you have to with that?

[CO996C4]

I had the dealer put one in a couple months ago and it is very hard to get into reverse and often pops out of reverse if you take your hand off. I intend to take back to see if it can be adjusted.

[braincuttermd]

I had the dealer put one in a couple months ago and it is very hard to get into reverse and often pops out of reverse if you take your hand off. I intend to take back to see if it can be adjusted.

I was just about to buy one of these OEM short shifters, but I hate trouble shooting mods.

[Loren]

If it is installed/adjusted correctly no adjustment will be needed for years.

[boxer6]

I had the dealer put one in a couple months ago and it is very hard to get into reverse and often pops out of reverse if you take your hand off. I intend to take back to see if it can be adjusted.

I haven't had any problem with short shifter. It's been wonderful for about 400-500 miles so far. When I installed mine I used same location of original screw thread for the two adjustable cables. If you want, go to my other post and get the screw thread location number and try that setup.