Slightly off topic but... when I had the ashtray pulled I found a spring similar to an old clothespin spring down in there. It prolly goes to the ashtray door (mine kind of just flops open & closed) but I didn't see how to re-attach it. Any thoughts?

 

my ashtray pod is sitting in my garage. I can look at it tonight to see if mine has a spring in it anywhere.

 

Spring? I don't recall any spring... but maybe I'm wrong.

 

Lol my button for the cup holder sliding door popped out. Theres like 2 tiny springs in there , i dunno why im saying this as its irrelevant :P. Btw i really really like this short shifter!

 

just installed mine, install was very easy and quick, and best of all my reverse go in just fine!

 

PM sent. Can't wait to get mine!

 

anyone know what the problem is? or have anything similar?

 

Cheeto, first do you have an aftermarket ****? If so go back to stock.
Did you trim or remove the green fuzzy thing? If not, do so.
Do you have your hand on the shifter when you hear the noise?
Take your hand off.
Other then that you might just be listning to hard.
It shouldn't be much louder then stock and with ambiant noise shouldn't be a bother.
I don't think anything happened to your trans from the SS, it doesn't effect anything but leverage during gear changes.
If it bothers you to much send it back. Just wait until after you drive with the stock one for a day.

 

The ss does transmit more noise from the transmission into the car since it's a one piece which is different then the stock ones where there's rubber in there to suppress the noise. I can say our transmission are pretty noisy.

 

oh, ok. thanks for your help.

 

Got my SS this week and put it in today. What a difference it makes. Tight, notchy, bolt action short shifts. Reverse works better than stock. Sounds a little different between gears when clutch is depress but not in a bad way. Love this thing. I did break the infamous tab. Sure I'm not the only one. I pried on that tab till my fingers were sore. It'll be easier to get off the next time.

 

Forget prying, grab the boot and yank staight up.

 

PM sent, waiting for confirmation

 

PM sent!

 

payment sent. looking forward to slamming some gears!

 

So are all of these gone now? I was hoping to get my hands on one...

 

Good question. I sen't payment a few days ago without knowing if he has any in stock ready to ship.

 

on his site he has a phone number, i called to see if they where available. i was able to get through fairly easy

 

I PMed him but I might try this medium. I'm in no rush so I may just wait for a reply...

 

The english site on the Axial Flow page doesn't seem to work. So what are we to do if we want this and are located in Europe?

 

Richard Paul this deal still on? If so can you send me a payment request via paypal to gilbert.gallardo@ihg.com so I can send payment asap.
Thanks,
-Gilbert

 

got mine installed yesterday and it's pretty awesome so far. i used the yank on the shift boot method and it the boot kinda ripped out so i had to superglue it back together. all is well now though and i don't have any broken tabs

 

Payment sent.

 

payment sent from orngpeel. hope i got that last one.

 

Well it's done. Came today and installed in no time. Yep. I broke that little tab on the console. Small price to pay for the nicest shifting RX8 in my area!

The shifts are tight with no slop in neutral. All of the gears work flawlessly including reverse.

In summary, the AFE short shifter is a quality product that lives up to the hype. Thanks Richard!!!