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richy
11-06-2005, 20:24
can u tell me what excactly comes with it? any pics if pos, just been looking at std one and with new box its alot less sloppy change then before but the gear lever has alot of play in it ie up n down aswell as normal movement

any picswould be greatfull

northy
16-06-2005, 15:54
best pm 2live richy...who did you buy one from and how much did it cost you....been thinking of one myself. :lol:

clean16v
16-06-2005, 16:10
I have one mate, what exactly do you want pics of? It comes with everything you need, the lever, the circlip er.....thats all i can remember lol

Mark_Ritchspeed
16-06-2005, 16:57
Comes with everything needed, but they are seriously overpriced. I have one on mine and what you are really paying for is the posh gearlever and knob although the shift is certainly quicker.

What would you say, if you could get a better change but without the shiny knob for less than 50 notes? Something like £40 in reality.

We are currently developing a quickshift kit which will hopefully do an even better job than the B&M but retains the standard lever.

J o n
16-06-2005, 17:03
Mark, my mate has something like that on his Impreza, i'd certainly be interested, as I'm not too sure on the small lever thingy...

northy
16-06-2005, 17:06
if you can do a quickshift that has the same gearknob and appearance of standard (black)...put me down for one.

Mark_Ritchspeed
16-06-2005, 17:18
Its currently under development, but within the next month or so should see it available for sale.

Lunner
16-06-2005, 17:53
Does it actually shift any quicker, i ahve chapped my gearstick donw, and it produces a similar effect, and was free, or is there is differnce under the pivot point too?

Mark_Ritchspeed
16-06-2005, 18:02
Gearstick stays the same height. Its some machined aluminium pieces inside the mechanism that makes the difference.

Easy DIY job too once we have perfected the prototype.

Mark_Ritchspeed
16-06-2005, 18:02
Oh and yes, shift is much quicker and shorter than standard.

richy
16-06-2005, 18:22
i havent got one northy, been looking but for a stick im not paying £160+ , if it came with full hosuing etc then maybe but after talking tpo lunner i will be shortening my std one! :)

Lunner
16-06-2005, 19:03
I believe Summy has taken teh angle grinder to his too, as has Maliice off RTOC

Martin
17-06-2005, 20:11
sounds good Mark...

2 live
17-06-2005, 22:34
tbh when i compared mine to the original, the pivot point was moved quite considerably up towards the gear knob.


and a williams gear knob would fit on the top, which iv been considering cos the alloy can get sooooo fukkin cold lol

Jan
18-06-2005, 11:36
Very interested in one of those Mark :P

Mark_Ritchspeed
19-06-2005, 11:41
The shift will be using the original lever which doesnt need to be cut down. One of my bugbears with the B&M is the lever is too short and is moved a little further out of reach for quick gear changes.

The kit still needs some further development, but isnt too far off.

BenR
19-06-2005, 13:44
i cant stand them.

No quicker at the end of the day.

Mark_Ritchspeed
19-06-2005, 13:54
Certainly not worth the £150 or whatever they charge nowadays. I only bought one as that was the only option at the time.

2 live
19-06-2005, 22:14
dunno dont mind mine tbh.feels a lot more positive when ur throwin it around....less slop.. amd i do think it is quicker, clutchless changes are a lot easier now.....hehe :lol: