I got the Neuspeed short shifter today and immediatley went ahead to install it. Problem was, the lower slot on the bracket wasn't fitting over the stud on the stock bracket. I though maybe it just took a little muscle and grease, so I spent 20 minutes with a hammer and a wrench, still no luck. The slot was just too small. I was pretty pissed off. So I had to get out my dremel and grind off a few millimeters of the slot which also ended up scratching the red finish a lot. After repeating this a few times, finally got it wide enough to fit. After that, it was smooth sailing, but it just really pissed me off that they would sell me a bracket that wouldn't fit. As for actual operation, works pretty good, just need to break it in a bit as it is a bit on the stiff side.

Anyone else have similar problems with their neuspeed short shifter for 02 SI or is this just unique to the one I got?