EOI: Quick and simple Short Shift buy

[Aaron]

Generic 40% to 50% shorter shifter.

Machined from Stainless Steel.

AUD75 at your door anywhere in Australia. Basically the just the shaft so you'd want to spend a couple of $$ on new bushes to get the most out of it.

The full List is being maintained on FordLaser.com.

Picture of the shifter is now up

http://photos.ausmicro.net/misc/laser-323-shortshift.jpg

The AGT List:
1. Aaron
2. Skitz
3. Chipa
4. marcs_sp20
5. LYNX


A.

[1200det]

Will these suit BG8Z Familia ?

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[skitz]

hey so u finally got around to it :P did urs come? how is it!!

u know i am in for sure just let me know when u need the $$ ow and for sure i need the bushes :P can u see what u can get them for

thanx man cya round

The List
1. Aaron
2. Skitz
3.
4.
5.
Reserve1.
Reserve2.

[mcwilly]

wat are these ones like compared to the genuine brands

[Aaron]

An Update:
There's been some hassles from the people I was goign to source them through - apparently they CBF sending anything overseas so I've done a bit more digging and have come up with an alternative source, just waiting for the shipped price of them so that I can confirm things...

A.

[1200det]

What model do these suit ?

[Aaron]

They're a known fit for all the FWD 323 and Ford Lasers in the year range 1992 through to 2002.

I can't be sure of the AWD cars though.

A.

[Aaron]

OK If you want one let me know as we're starting to close off the group buy!

A.

[marcs_sp20]

How much are they for the BJ SP20???

[Rupewrecht]

AUD$75 as it says up the top.

[Aaron]

Yup $75 delivered. I'm also happy to pick up from Mazda bushes to suit, either the stick bushes only or all four at $10 a pair (this is Mazda price, and I'm only doing it for convenience)

If you PM me I'll send back all the payment details etc...

A.

[marcs_sp20]

Yup $75 delivered. I'm also happy to pick up from Mazda bushes to suit, either the stick bushes only or all four at $10 a pair (this is Mazda price, and I'm only doing it for convenience)

If you PM me I'll send back all the payment details etc...

A.

PM sent :cool:

[LYNX]

so they wouldn't fit a 90 model mazda 323 astina ? becoz its only 92 - 2002 but 92 model bg is the same shape i dont get that

[Rupewrecht]

They're a known fit for all the FWD 323 and Ford Lasers in the year range 1992 through to 2002.


so they wouldn't fit a 90 model mazda 323 astina ? becoz its only 92 - 2002 but 92 model bg is the same shape i dont get that

Aaron needs better punctuation ;)

[LYNX]

how much shorter do u think the shifter would be to a stock shifter ?

[Aaron]

Not too late to get onboard - but closing off real soon! If you haven't paid please do so (I know Payday Thursday coming up!) and let me know. If you want off the list just let me know ;)


A.

[Sp33dY]

Can u source non-mazda shifters for the same price ?

[marcs_sp20]

Payment made :)

U have a PM Aaron...

Marc

[mrpayner]

Hi Aaron.. I"m interested.. I'll PM ya..

Ad's

[chicaboo]

For those who are wondering (me!), does the fancy B&Mish looking ball pivot case come with it?

Gav.

[Aaron]

Comes as pictured! Well that's what I've been told byt he maker who supplied the pic.

A.

[mws78]

i got mine from ebay america, looks spitting image of the one in the pic.

paid A$38 total for it to my door. :) came with a machine knob as well.

[skitz]

shhhhhh dont be telling us that :P

ur supost to say gee thats a good deal i wish mine was that cheap :P

lol

[mws78]

ha ha yeh sorry mate,

have you seen how much stuff is on ebay america for the protege5 (astina)?? :eek: got my cf bonnet off it, $830 to my door.

[bourbon]

ohhhhh welll i dont care...money is money
if i dont spend it on this id spend it on crap like lots of foood thatd feed me for 1hr :p

[skitz]

well said and this way as aaron lives around the corner to me i dont have to bid or anythink it is hassel free i just drop him the money and then wait a while and presto i have a shortshifter

[mcwilly]

is this still available

[skitz]

last time i check aaron ordered in a few extras so u might be lucky :P

[bourbon]

haa yeah he ordered more than a few extras... :p

[KittyKatSmack]

You're all good mcwilly, Aaron will take care of it for you.

See you at Dorrigo *fingers crossed we'll be delivering to others as well by Dorrigo!*

Cheers

[mcwilly]

how hard are these to fit yourself? im hell keen for Dorrigo , im hoping i can make it. yea if im going to Dorrigo ill just pick it up then save postage etc im not in any rush for it atm as im trying to get a few other things done to the new car

[Rupewrecht]

how hard are these to fit yourself? im hell keen for Dorrigo , im hoping i can make it. yea if im going to Dorrigo ill just pick it up then save postage etc im not in any rush for it atm as im trying to get a few other things done to the new car

Bring some jacks stands or ramps and we can do it there! It's easy as.

[mcwilly]

ill need new bushes aswell unless i do them b4 hand. yea see wat happens i dont have either ramps or stands atm but might invest in some soon

[skitz]

Bring some jacks stands or ramps and we can do it there! It's easy as.

hey so dan ur volentering to do play with our cars hey :P i got a long list of things u can do jks

[Rupewrecht]

Always happy to help.

[bourbon]

hahah skitz...he said he would already put flames on the front of your car :p what else can you ask for...

also aaron, whats the chances of gettin these before dorrigo?

[Aaron]

i got mine from ebay america, looks spitting image of the one in the pic.

paid A$38 total for it to my door. :) came with a machine knob as well.

Prior to this group-buy I tried to buy one for myself through eBay and got exactly no-where.

Sure the shifters were cheap (USD9.99 each) but the postage varied from the Stupid (USD40) to the plain crazy (USD100+). Yes there's some bargains around I'm sure but for the most part this ended up not being an option for me.

So I found a place that would sell these to us for about $65 landed here, if I bought 5 of them. This is what kicked off the Group-Buy.

Then I paid for a sample unit which never arrived, so I turned to tracking down one of the makers of these things and here we are now.

To clear up any confusion about this in terms of cost...

We're paying:
* Short shifter EX Factory
* Freight from China
* Import Duty (%15 IIRC)
* GST 10%
* Currency Transfer costs ($22 + roughly 1% exchange rate)
* Postage within Australia for each shifter except mine and Skitz's
* Subsidising the cost of the bushes slightly

So that's where the cash is going and I can assure you we're not getting a volume discount. We're ordering the bare minimum to make this happen.

So that's the story, and if you want to buy from eBay then that's cool, but I really think most people on the Group Buy have looked at eBay and gone "too much hassle" or "these guys really don't want to ship here" as such. In other words we're all smart enough to know that $75 delivered is a fair price and better than anything on eBay today (I've checked).

A.

[Aaron]

Now to the other questions:
Yes they're still available, I can PM details over if you want.

The order has been paid for, and we're now in the production queue. This means that it should be about 2 weeks (that was our initial time quote) and they'll be here.

I will be mailing these out when they arrive and that will hopefully be before Dorrigo. The price factors in postage as I'm keen to ensure that everyone gets theirs as quickly as possible.

The main thread about these is over at FordLaser:
http://www.fordlaser.com/viewtopic.php?p=550075#550075

You're welcome to read through the whole thing any time, and it's where I'm maintaining the full list.

As I've posted over there, I'm sorry about it taking so long to get to this point, there's been a combo of delays in the past two weeks that have held things up in terms of getting the order in and paid for, but we are now in the hands of the Chinese and that emans we're at the mercy of our position in the production queue.

A.

[Aaron]

ill need new bushes aswell unless i do them b4 hand. yea see wat happens i dont have either ramps or stands atm but might invest in some soon

I have one set of bushes here - and if you really really need them before the Group Buy bushes get out with the shifters I can send them to you early.

I bought them while I was waiting for the first shifter that never arrived.

A.

[bourbon]

now i just have to loook at gettin a new knob cause mines ugly and then ill need a cover for it tooo :p

[goodfella]

so whats the final count, whos in and how many are left?

Going by the original posts, this should be good for my '98 late BA HT

[bourbon]

yes it will fit...fits all mazda 323 and ford laser front wheel dirves from 89-03...

[Aaron]

There's 25 people on the list with about 20 PAID, still plenty more to be claimed! There's heaps more available so you can still get on it!


A.

[mill_mobile]

I MAY be interested......
Is it a big job to install on a BJ1 (1.6)? (could i do it myself with the guideance of you people?)
Also, it seems the stock knob is on ULTRA tight, would i need to stuff the lining stuff on the outside of the stick (the black plasticy material) to put the new one in?
Thanks poeple ;)
J

[bourbon]

should be same as any other astina or lasers...

[marcs_sp20]

Any news on these yet?

Marc

[Aaron]

Still waiting - Kitty and I were out of Canberra over teh weekend and Monday and I've been at work all day so haven't checked to see if the manufacturer has e-mailed me since last week.

I am expecting them to be done (based on all the orginal estimates) and shipped to us this week. But as I was told by the manufacturer it depends on their production queue, if a big order is ahead of us things can blow out.

I'll get onto them tonight and see if I can get a revised ETA :)

A.

[bourbon]

heard anythin yet aaron??? :D hopefully there done :D :D :D

[skitz]

hiihihihihi **nagg** **nagg** lol this is funny everyone is all like i want my short shifter lol

i aint that fussed would be cool to get it before dorrigo but smhh what u going to do i aint going to die without it mind u my bushes are F@#KED

[bourbon]

okkk shhhh skitz...

i jsut looked on the FL.com and hes said they havnt got a new ETA as of yet...

[skitz]

okkk shhhh skitz...


hey bourbs i am going to get mine before u :P :D :D :D ;) ;) LMAO damn that postage... i love living just around the corner from kitty and aaron ow and to think they will be a stone throw away in there new house....

[bourbon]

ohhh so theyll be to far away when i go there just after christmas for grand dads 70th bday :( hahaha

[KittyKatSmack]

Woooooooooohoooooooooooooooo

bourbon is comin' to town

*does the happy dance*

;)

[Aaron]

Sorry guys, still getting my sh!t together from the weekend, yes based on our original ETA they shoudl be shipping out from China this week, but I was warned when we put the order in it was in the production queue and that of course could affect ETA's...

I've dropped the company an e-mail (Actually dealing with the man whose name is one the door) and shoudl have something back tomorrow or Friday (generally he's been getting back in 24-48 hours).

I'm going to ask him about some of their other products like Oil Filter relocation & cooler kits etc etc...

A.

[Astro Boy]

hiihihihihi **nagg** **nagg** lol this is funny everyone is all like i want my short shifter lol

i aint that fussed would be cool to get it before dorrigo but smhh what u going to do i aint going to die without it mind u my bushes are F@#KED

Yeah, i'm sick of their winging aswell! :p

Whereas everybody else is only waiting on one, I'm waiting on LOTS!!!!! ;)

[Aaron]

Good news! They're on a plane. The Customs Clearance has been done!!

Bad News! They're on a plane. They need to land, be unpacked, I need to pay their landing fee (no joke), then get a freight forwarder to pick them up in Sydney and ship them down here.

A lot of this shoudl happen over the next few days but becuase of the holiday we won't see them for a week I reckon.

A.

[skitz]

Good news! They're on a plane. The Customs Clearance has been done!!

Bad News! They're on a plane. They need to land, be unpacked, I need to pay their landing fee (no joke), then get a freight forwarder to pick them up in Sydney and ship them down here.

A lot of this shoudl happen over the next few days but becuase of the holiday we won't see them for a week I reckon.

A.

yeyaaaa i gunna get a short shifter soon hahahaha cant wait :P

[outbakoz]

Hrmm put me down for one of these suckers, if there is some left to be had. PM some details Aaron

[Aaron]

Shifters are in the Freight Terminal at Sydney AirPort.

OutbakOZ I'll PM you today - You are the LAST one in!

A.

[outbakoz]

Wahoo made my day

Thanks Aaron

[Astro Boy]

Shifters are now available for purchase through GSL RallySport. $95inc. overnight postage anywhere in Aus.

PM me for details!

[marcs_sp20]

My Shifter has arrived!!! Thanks aaron :)

Marc

[outbakoz]

Yay mine arrived today too, thanks Aaron

Now we just have to have a fitting day ;)

[chipa]

Got ours today too. Will be fitting on Wednesday hopefully.

[LYNX]

hey thxs aaron got mine as well

[Aaron]

Awesome! Australia Post > TollIpec any day ;) (They finally found the last carton of shifters today and now all of them are in my hands)

A.

[bourbon]

mine turned up the other day...hopefully goes in today :D

[skitz]

mine turned up the other day...hopefully goes in today :D

ull have to show us pics ;p

[bourbon]

when i pic up my camera hopefully tomorrow :D haha

[skitz]

when i pic up my camera hopefully tomorrow :D haha

why did you drop it??? thats a bit silly :P :D :D

cool cool thx

[bourbon]

no gettin a new one...well my own for once!!!

[bourbon]

ok guys heres the new pics...just gotta wait on some O-RINGS from aaron...but its all installed...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c379/thekazo0/shortshifter2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c379/thekazo0/shortshifter1.jpg

something i realized too is the standard gearknob doesnt go all the way down as well...but as soon as a new one is put on it will look a fair bit smaller :D

thanx aaron and ausmicro for this :D :D :D

[outbakoz]

OMG nice bourbon.

How long did it take you to do? I thought about doing mine today but i dont have any circlip pliers so i'll do it on sat.

[chicaboo]

something i realized too is the standard gearknob doesnt go all the way down as well...but as soon as a new one is put on it will look a fair bit smaller :DCan I have your old gearknob for the Laser when you get your new one? :)

Gav.

[bourbon]

OMG nice bourbon.

How long did it take you to do? I thought about doing mine today but i dont have any circlip pliers so i'll do it on sat.

took me a lil while cause i was having issues...but if there wasnt any issues could be done in prob 1hr i reckon, not a massive job, just waiting on Orings...the part under the body that the stick sits in on my car popped out and only way i can get it sitting in the spot it is sposed to be is to get a new one :( been informed can be about $200 brand new from mazda...

Can I have your old gearknob for the Laser when you get your new one? :)

Gav.

yes thats kool chicabooooooo, not sure when ill be gettin a new one, might see if the misses dads able to make one up :D haha not many screw on type knobs out there anymore all of them have the locking screws in them that dont work :@

[KittyKatSmack]

yes thats kool chicabooooooo, not sure when ill be gettin a new one, might see if the misses dads able to make one up :D haha not many screw on type knobs out there anymore all of them have the locking screws in them that dont work :@

I can recommend a screw on knob (it's so hard not to make a nawty comment) ;)

Try a VooDoo
I have a satin pearl in the MX5 and it's tres sexi!
TeamVoodoo (http://www.teamvoodoo.com/Voodoo/TeamVoodoo.html)
Voodoo knobs fit slightly lower on the shaft, they are also heavier which aids in changing gear.
Miata site that shows all the voodoo's really well (http://www.thompson-automotive.com/voodoo.html)

This is the VooDoo I have:
(Images of other knobs from the internet, these are not my actual car pics) :)
http://www.thompson-automotive.com/i//Voodoo_knob_Pearl_cropped2tn_.jpghttp://img107.imageshack.us/img107/6546/p10208152tq.jpg
The magnum Voodoo knob is a 2 inch sphere of solid aluminum, spun finished, then clear powdercoated to produce our pearl finish. It's specially drilled mounting hole provides a quick & easy short-shift conversion, and it feels great in your hand. A must for every sportscar enthusiast!

I might add that the Voodoo was designed specifically for the MX-5 and based on the similar Ferrari design. Several different weights were tried and studied for vibration, inertia etc. Nothing comes close for feel. I also had a Momo but the Voodoo left it for dead.

The only place I know of that sells the Voodoo's is MX5Mania (http://www.mx5mania.com/)
Voodoo Gear Knobs
The gear knob of choice for MX-5 owners around the world. Machined from a solid billet of aluminium in the style of classic Ferarri's and Formula 1 cars, Voodoo gear knobs are designed to enhance gearshift feel and accuracy. Available in a variety of finishes: polished, spun, pearl, textured black and polished black. Price (AUD) from $60.00


I believe Arden obtained a knob from Mania so maybe he will comment.
If anyone is ordering anything from MX5Mania, can you please get me:

Voodoo Knob Trim Ring
The trim ring is a small, smart looking finisher piece for all standard size Voodoo gear knobs. Price $12.00

Unfortunately, I am unable to order anything from MX5 Mania so I would really appreciate it if anyone is placing an order to get in touch with me because I also want the hardtop hoist.
Pretty Please????

There's also RAZO which is similar:
http://www.carmate-usa.com/html_razo/razo_shift_m_aluminumround.htm

I might start a gear knob thread and cut and paste this info into it.

[bourbon]

HAHAHAHHAAH :P i might get a razo one...got one sittin here at work...will see if it fits on if it does ill steal it hahahahaahhaahahah!

[LYNX]

these short shifters are so awsome the difference is amazing and it only took me about 1hr to install and its so much betta