Is it possible to cut the automatic's @!#$fter to make it shorter? I've taken off my shift knob a couple times and I know there's the yellow? button in there that's inside the outer metal shaft. But I can't tell how far this goes down and what not. I'm getting another center console with the shifter included so I'm willing to try this out, anybody know anymore?
I shortened Mine to accomodate my CD player location with my old interior(CDs would hit shifter when in park)
I just disconected the botton, its just a cable at the bottom of the shift, unhook it and push it forward(ziptie if you want) then use a hacksaw to cut it as short as you need and use a manual shift knob!
done!
why would you wanna do this to an automatic?
you takin' to long to put it into park or drive?
i wouldn't mess with this part of the car if it was me, good luck though
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i dont see the point cause it makes a great armerest but make peope have done it.
pull off the handle and use a hacksaw to cut it 1/4 inch higher than you want it. then cut the outer black ring about a 1/4 inch. this way the button still works. reinstall handle. done
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I'm not doing this for performance reasons just for the low look, autos are really high up there and someone mentioned it do me and i realized that it really is high, and like i said i'm getting another shifter with the console im buying so if something goes wrong i can just go back.
i actually found a nice a/t shifter knob at autozone for 98 cents im still going to cut off a little, those shifters are too tall
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I have a "manual style" automatic shift knob now, it doesn't have a button on it, the whole knob acts as the button. Along with a shift boot and e-brake boot. Everybody thinks it's a manual. But it still has the height of an auto.
Lance Sharpe wrote:I have a "manual style" automatic shift knob now, it doesn't have a button on it, the whole knob acts as the button. Along with a shift boot and e-brake boot. Everybody thinks it's a manual. But it still has the height of an auto.
I have the same thing...well, 'had'.
As mentioned, cut the same amount from the black and yellow, and everything will be fine. And I agree, it does get in the way of the CD player.
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does any one have pics of this.....
Juss wonderin, but can sum1 who is doin this post sum pix...Im a lil confused on how U actually cut the stick...IM a newbie so cut me sum slack lol tranny isnt my thing.
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omg, that is even neater. not a fan of that particular T-handle, but hey... to each his own.
to go off topic a lil, i noticed how much i really love the 00+ radio location, anybody know if i go ahead and get a 00+ bezel for my 98 dash if i can just put the radio up in the hvac location and vice versa with hvac going down in the radio compartment...? anybody?
No, I forgot what thread it was or what site it was even on but it's not as simple as swapping bezels and hvac/radio locations. It's not easy, in fact it's hard enough to make me stray away from it. I think you need the entire 00+ dash. Because the bezel on the 95-99 (where the radio and hvac is) the face goes straight down, where on the 00+ the bottom kinda of bends into the dash so that cups in the cup holders won't hit the hvac knobs. See what I'm saying?
I have an 03 auto with the side button on the handle, is it any different shortening one of these and can you convert it to a top button release?
I now have the top button shifter on it. my stock shifter knob broke a long while back.
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btw that pic I posted isn't mine in case you guys are wondering. it is from that thread i linked to. i used to want to do this mod, but it's not too big of a deal to me now.
So its possible to switch from side button to top button and vice versa?
yes, i put a 2005 malibu t-handle with the side button right on my 98z24 shaft... plug n play.
easy. done and done.
