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Old 08-06-18, 12:24 PM
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NC Aftermarket Gear Shift ****?

I was looking at the shift ***** offered by "sickspeed", and they claim the thread pitch matches our cars. I have no reason to doubt that, but was wondering if anyone has experience with their products. I have a Red FB with gray interior. Was thinking the black or dark gray ball, with red (or orange, is it?) pattern. Or perhaps red ball with black shift pattern engraved on it. Anyway .... anybody use their product? Any pictures? Thanks!


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https://www.sickspeed.com/product/bl...03928-c4604683

Old 08-07-18, 08:36 AM
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Perhaps an image would help? Anyone using this in their FB? I'm just trying to get a feel for 1) will it actually fit without modification, 2) if anyone uses this company's products, are they happy with what they purchased? thanks...




Or this one ...
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It will bolt up with no problem. Shifter thread is 12 mm x 1.5 mm.
Have something similar in my SE
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I'd stick with the black one.
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Yeah, I was thinking Black too, the more I think about it. Red car, Dark gray interior.
GSLSEforme --> where'd you get that shift boot? Is it *gasp* leather?
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I was searching for the same things three weeks ago and ordered my leather shift boots and ebrake boot from RedlineGoods. As for the ****, it is the same size as the MX-5 so I picked up this Derlin one from Amazon. All black, no shift pattern. I like the round **** better than the original one.
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Nice! That's kind of where I was thinking of heading. For the shiftboot from RedLine, did you order the 'standard' height?
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Metal shift **** + sunny day + in a hurry = OUCH
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I haven't seen any metal ***** nice enough looking to be worth the burn. :-) Pool ball **** worked very well for me until the shift pattern started to show signs of aging. Currently two out of my three ***** have no shift patterns on top.
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Originally Posted by jbherri2
Nice! That's kind of where I was thinking of heading. For the shiftboot from RedLine, did you order the 'standard' height?
Yes. I believe the other option is for short shifters. Very good quality product.




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