I've always hated how HIGH the shifter was on the Automatics... so high that in order to dig into the upper center console cubbie, I always had to move the shifter to Drive to get access to the contents in there...

What really motivated me was my boy Eddie... He always mentioned how dope the small shifter is on the M45 Sport our other friend has... So we replicated it...

I did some Modding and I now have a SHORT SHIFTER for the AUTOMATIC


Sorry no before and after... Just an AFTER...










I think that this is the BEST MOD for this car... in close second is the shaved lock button...

 

thats awesome! that is one of the few things that really bug me. i always have to pull my ipod out before i park, otherwise its a bitch to get out.

so did you just cut the screw shorter? how long did it take? easy to do?

 

Thas hot...

Now it cant be as easy as just cutting the threaded portion shorter, cuz I have a feeling the shift knob would bottom out at the same level... hmmmmm :ibthinkingwhatyoudid:

 

 

Rodney ur still far from the 6Spd

looks good bro very nice

 

^ haha

looks good rod i was just thinking about a short shifter too... diff looks good

 

Where in my statement did I mention that I was or wanted to be a 6spd...???

 

 

looks nice...waiting for a DIY on this

 

nice - I like this - I wonder how it feels in SS mode
I think this my be in my book for cheap mods for the summer: tongue:

 

nice - I like this - I wonder how it feels in SS mode
I think this my be in my book for cheap mods for the summer: tongue:

 

alright guys... Let me contribute to the cheap mods...

1. Get yourself a Dremel with a metal cuttig wheel.

2. Get 3 or 4 water moistened towels to cover the surrounding area around the shifter shaft ... (I used dry on my boys TL and the sparks lite it on fire)

3. Mark where the bottom of the shifter knob is NOW and then untwist the shifted knob off the shaft... Then mark where you want your shift knob to be... That difference in distance is what you need to cut off the threaded section of the shift shaft...

4. Cut off the section of threaded shaft ...

5. Screw the knob back onto the shaft and ENJOY...

Note:
I did not use the marking method... I basically used the trial and error method... I cut a 3/4 inch section of the threaded section and test fitted the knob... Then cut additional 1/4 inch sections until I reach my desired location...

Disclaimer:
Modify your TL at your own risk. For off road use ONLY. I will not be liable for any harm caused to a TL interior and any of it's components. Remember measure twice and cut once...

 

....why dont you post pics of that OTHER project you're working on ???

 

What other projects???

FedEx plane crashed in Japan... Shipment delayed

 

Damn Rodney, that's so fucking dope. You know I have the same shift knob and I completely agree about the height, makes it look eh. I love the way yours sits now

 

We should make an official slammed shiftknobs thread Looks good, I always thought the TL's shifter was pretty short compared to others in its class that have a button-release and stand a lot taller.

 

Thanks fellas...

I just thought that this Modification was very usefull and aesthetically pleasing to me... I'm happy that I used my friends TL as the test first (thanks Eddie)

Thought:

Why would a Moderator MOVE this thread from the Performance & Modification section to the Picture Gallery...??? makes no sense to me

 

Love the look!

 

haha now that you mention it, that damn shifter is a bitch. so how'd you do it? lol i'm curious.

 

My man

 

Maybe if you read... The answer might be within the text...

 

Nice man!

i have same one shorts shifter you will see in person

 

rodney, I hate to tell you this but, on my S I just screwed the damn thing till it was all the way down... no cutting needed

 

No problem Al... We all don't have gorilla grips and are able to put that much torque on that shifter to get that low...

Plus it was physically impossible for me 'cause the wood knob is half the size of the regular shifter...

 

I saw your setup Peter...

 

got me thinking.... im gonna do this to my ride

 

slammed automatic shifters...slammed suspension... I scrape when i throw it in SS mode...and i scrape on most driveways....

being slammed is .... LOL

 

^ FTW, lol... Iono why i'm still debating.

 

looks nice....

 

haha, i just did this last night and it worked like a charm. it made a few popping noises, but it seems to be a-ok. great 15sec mod

 

Damn that looks good. My girlfriend just got me the same Acura wood shifter for my birthday and that sucker is so high up in the air. I'm not too big of a fan of how you can see the thread either, but that shifter is so much nicer than the OEM leather one imo.

I will be doing this soon!

 

 

0o0o I wanna do this! SHORT THROW FTMFW, now I can shift from park to drive faster lols. oh btw im not teasing you at all. I think its a good idea and I do plan on doing this whenver I get cutting bits for my dremel. BTW so u ended up cutting appx 1" off the threads right?

 

I tried the whole screwing it all the way down yesterday and got about 2 1/2 full turns.lol
I surely don't have the Gorilla grip
I'll give it another shot tomorrow and if I fail - then time to get the cutter

 

SO, there is enough of the shifter that is threaded that you can cut off an inch and still have enough threads to put the knob back on?

 

when you remove the shift knob you will see just how much thread there is left is.. more than half the knob if I can remember is threaded... so 3/4" to 1" wouldn't really be that much at all


I acutally had a weighted gun metal 5 speed manual shift knob on my tl-s it was down to the bottom also, and I also was going to put in a shift boot but never really got around to it

 

Manuals R just better.

 

Looks, good. The height is much better. I think I saw you on queens blvd the other day. I do you have red brake calipers?

 

^



Gotta agree with him on that but your shit does look hot though.

 

Yes... I have Red BBK

Was I going into Lexus