I didn't really want to fork over $150 for a ****, so I picked up a alternative. It's from a STI. I picked it up brand new for $80 shipped. Weight is 1lb. (Thanks for the idea Purerx7!

This thing is rock solid. Feels great too.

I have a new Shift Boot, Ebrake Boot and Console Cover on order with the same color/stitching. So, it should look kinda neat.

 

Interesting dude! Good idea!

 

Did it just screw on?

 

does the sti shifter sit at the same height as the stock fd shifter?

 

I don't have a stock shifter to compare it to, but I'm running a mazdaspeed short shifter. The pictures don't show it all the way screwed down, I can still screw it down about .75 inch.

 

The thread pitch is different than stock. I just found a plastic sleeve, glued it to the shifter, then screwed the shift **** down. Perfect fit, this thing isn't going anywhere.

 

Ah, that's why the shifter sits so high--- answers my question from the other thread. We have a customer car at the shop with the M-speed short shifter and his oem shifts **** sits very high also.

I love Mazdaspeed parts, and rowing through the gears with that short shifter feels great but I couldn't get used to the height of the assembly.... my B&M positions the shifter about two inches shorter.

As I mentioned in the other thread, the shift **** looks pretty sharp, I dig the stitch pattern.

 

Yeah, after your post; I went to look at pictures of yours and DAMN, yours is really short!

I guess all short shifters aren't created equal !

 

i never seen a sti with that shift ****

 

Here is the address where you can pick up the shift ****: http://www.avojdm.com/product_info.p...9b7853b1f7786e.

 

Ahhh.... I was about to blow you up for saying I have a 2nd gen Shift ****

Yeah, it's rare.

This shift **** came on a special addition Widebody 22B STI that was only made in 1998.

It came in the stock STI packaging from the factory.

 

Looks like a pretty snazzy alternative to the spirit R shift ****. It may look so high because it doesn't screw in as far as the stock one?

What I did was have the stock shifter re-covered in leather, the only downside is you lose the pattern on top of the shifter. It only cost me like $50 to have re-covered, and obviously you just have to ask for red stitching instead of black.

 

It goes about an inch lower, I just didn't get it screwed it down all the way. My kung fu grip got tired

I'll screw it all the way down once I get the new boots installed.

 

Damn looks like a scion TC shifter lol

But for the price, you could have gotten the MS shift **** like others suggested. It sits lower and it has a heavy feel to it. Works perfect with a SS if you have one.

 

I guess you failed to read any of my posts.

MS Shift ****? Not a single person mentioned a MS Shift ****.

My intentions were to find a high quality leather shift **** with red stitching that somewhat had the stylings of the Spirit R Shift ****. I think I found that.

Looks like a Scion TC Shift ****? If you say so.

 

Jesus, relax.

I didnt read your posts.

And seems like you didnt read just the ONE i made.

I said it looks like a TC SHIFTER, not a TC shift ****. (meaning tall and skinny looking)

I guess now we're even.

Chillax though, i wasnt knocking the way it looks, it just looks different.

 

That is quite the odd looking hub, never seen anything like that before.

 

The Mazdaspeed shift **** is discontinued and pretty hard to come by nowadays.

 

Yeah, we won't go there. I've been going round and round trying to get that thing mated up to a Nardi.

 

You hurt my feelings.

 

thought STI was 6 speed?

 

From my understanding, you can get it in either 5 or 6 speed.

 

ah, interesting.... good post