Help with installing Buddy club short shifter

[epmex]

dam i love it yoow after my hands are cut up and shit!
but realy loving the short sfifter its a pain in the ass to clip out the wires or what ever there cald

[meklz]

The BC SS was the best mod ever for my EP.

I never had a car with a better shift feeling!

[skoolnu]

Im puttin mine in today... i tried last night, but but those clips on the base of the shifter are a real bastard.

Ribby

[jimmyjames]

Changed thread title and moved this as it is not a DIY but asking for assistance how to install something. (DIY is for DIYs only)

[cHaRL!e]

i just installed mine.. the bolts are 12mm, not 8. you need to turn both clips counter clockwise. i used a long flat head to turn it. once it's out and replaced with the short shifter, turn the clips clockwise a bit first, push the clips into place, and turn them clockwise to mount them into place.

oh and to make more space, i removed the center console where the radio is.. it gave me a lot more room

[jdmep3!]

i did it in about 45 mins pm me if u need help
didnt take anything out but the center console where the e-brake is

[jdmep3!]

i did it in about 45 mins pm me if u need help
didnt take anything out but center console where the e-brake is

[rd02SiR]

i did the ss and the alum bushings, and what a diffrence!!! i love it!!! the hardest part was the black knobs on the bottom, those were a bitch to get off.

[ALL MotoR Ep3]

a member from clubep3.net sent me this DIY in a pm so i thought id post it up to help you out, there is a diagram at the bottom for visual aide

ok your gonna need a ratchet (i used 1/4 but 3/8 is fine), and extention, 8mm socket i believe is the size(have others in case) small flathead screw driver preferably pocket size, have a philips too. ill provide a picture of the whole assembly at the end

1. start by removing the shift knob. it will unscrew off.

2A. carefully (and i stress this alot) pry the plastic dash trim around the boot off. this is where that small screw drive comes into play. carefully pry around the edge till if comes off. disconnect the connector holding the hazard button. then pull the entire peice off the shift lever.

2B. also it is a little more work and time but a safer way. remove the glove box. there are two glove box stops remove those by pushing from the outside they will pop in and remove them. then on the bottom there are two bolts that hold the glove box on remove them and pull glove box out. be sure to hold the glove box because it will fall. then take a ratchet with and 11" extension wraped in a rag and come from behind the platic peice around the shifter and starting at the pass side upper corner and push it out then push below that to get it started. there should be two clips that have been undone and you can pull the remainder of it off by hand. careful not to break them.

3. this will make it a little easier. there will be a small metal bar held on by a few screws. remove the screw and the bar to make a little more room for when removing the shifter. it does help.

4. now once all of the trim is out of the way start by removing the the clips holding the shifter cables on. they come off easy but be careful not to drop them. its not easy to recover them if you do. then remove the cables from the shifter. make sure you remember or mark which side is which.

5. ok still one more step to remove the shifter cables. once the clips and cable are off the top look further down. the cables are connected to the bottom of the shifter mechanism. you will need to rotate them toward the opening then pull it out and you have them free. these can prove to be difficult but they will twist.

6. now with the cables done remove the the 4 bolts holding the shifter to the car and place them aside.

7. now comes the tricky part. removing the entire assembly. really all you can do here is move it around till you get the right angle to pull it out. this is where i spend the most time at. keep at it it will come out. do the same for when but you New BCSS in.

8. now just reverse all the steps above and you have installed you BCSS. if all goes well it will take you between 30min to 1 hour. let me know the day you are gonna do it so i can keep and eye on this place to pm's if you have any questions.

heres a picture of the entire assembly


http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9...tercopyvm2.jpg

Couldnt have said it any better.......bump ttt.....

[epmex]

haaaaaaa i was looking for my thread! still loving the BCSS!

[mikebigh]

I just finished doing this install. I have a long pair of bent needle nose, they get right on the clips to turn em, easiest part.

The plastic bushings I got with the BC didn't fit into my shifter cables, I got the old ones off the stock shifter and used them. It doesn't work though cause there is alot of play in between the metal ball of the short sifter and the stock plastic bushing. ...you guys have that problem?

[clone0000]

I just finished doing this install. I have a long pair of bent needle nose, they get right on the clips to turn em, easiest part.

The plastic bushings I got with the BC didn't fit into my shifter cables, I got the old ones off the stock shifter and used them. It doesn't work though cause there is alot of play in between the metal ball of the short sifter and the stock plastic bushing. ...you guys have that problem?

Watch out for the plastic...Got many many cuts onme hands!

[Blaine]

This info will be helpful

[KrypTOniTE]

i was thinking of getting one... but didnt know if there worth the money .. and quality may be poor and cheap!! ... i just wanted to kno .. if they feel like the s2000 shifters... those r sweet and easier to shift.. and tired of shifting to gears like if i was driving those huge ass trucks.... please more info...

[chubbychu]

uhh no. quality is good and not cheap. And now you know :D

its not exactly like an s2000 shifter but it IS maybe 20-40% smoother than stock. and foward and backward throws are probably...30% shorter? or a little less.

You can buy it at any of our online vendors; past and present AND...its patience consuming to install due to the tight space in the console.