takahashi

Any potential to electicute yourself?:D

... I guess A$400 is ok but money can be spent elsewhere.

I hope they have a rotary start button incoperated into the stick like it is in the Merc SLR ... won't that be fun.

L-Blaster

i had to succomb to the mazdaspeed shift ****... no lights, but cool nevertheless... another group buy maybe? then i can sell my mazdaspeed one.. hehe

flip

i had to succomb to the mazdaspeed shift ****... no lights, but cool nevertheless... another group buy maybe? then i can sell my mazdaspeed one.. hehe

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WOA! What the??? I posted that... that's weird

cortc

You can get it now in the states for about 200.00...

ONOFIVEO

Trussville Mazda has them for $183

cortc

There you go...

Yanje

to ship it here it'd cost quite abit

cortc

It's a small box, why would it cost more than U$25.00?

rx8spiritR

i don't understand sheet 6 and 7 on the instrution, are those steps necessary? i didn't follow those picture from sheet 6 and 7. I just replace it with the old material. and not even taped, also i didn't tighten the cable that suppose to be tighten with the ashtray cable. it only takes me 45 mins for the entire insatllation and man this **** rocks! I also bend the entire wire to test to see if it'll brake or not, and it's FINE!

rx8spiritR

have anyone found a way that the old shift boot can be use on this ****? the click one doesn't feel good when i hold the ****, especially my last finger.....but if i turn it , then it'll look wire.

cortc

Follow the directions...

selmeralto

I had a PM exchange with cortc on this and then thought that others might want to know this as well so I'll add it here: the illumination is static. It goes on and off with the dash lights. It doesn't change in any way to indicate what gear you're in.

shoptb

Ok, I installed mine and it is also no longer working. I'm guessing it's the same issue that everyone else has noticed on here. Since it's a Mazda part, you guys think there's any chance that the dealer will fix it under warranty? I'm not very skilled with electrical wiring....just wondering.

-Brad

cortc

It is not a NA part, you may have a problem?

PHA RX-8

Now you guys got me worried. I'm bidding for the led shift **** on ebay now, but if it's in doubt that I will have problems soon, i might have to rethink my bid.

Mikelikes2drive

i actually bought the MS shift **** in japan at a mazda dealer. i really like it! it feels so good in your hand and the material feels nice against your palm. I've had it for about 2 months now and i love it.

cortc

It is a good part and if the wire does break it can be fixed...

poolsidenaz

I positively love having my illuminated shift ****. I did have problems less than a week after installation. After having the wires fixed it's been a DREAM. I'm very pleased with it even with the initial problem. If you can find someone to fix the break and reinforce the wiring, you're golden and you'll really enjoy having it in your 8

orbist

I've had 4 of them on my car, all replaced under warranty until a few months back when the 4th one didn't even work out of the box. Dealer fitted, and replaced each time.

Now Mazda have asked them to re-fit standard leather **** until they release a re-design. They asked my dealer to check if I'd be a guinea pig when they get the re-design to verify that it has resolved the issue.

I think they are planning on making the inside of the gearstick a contact point and remove the need for the wire to be attached to the removable part of the gearstick, so no matter how far round / twisted the **** is it will always be touching the contact plate.

Hopefully the 6th **** fiitted will therefore be the one to fix the problem.

I did ask if I could just have a replacement, and if it failed I'd fix it myself, but they requested I be patient.

I've been 6 months without illumintaion now, so a few more won't hurt I guess!

rx8spiritR

US Owners, just put the wire/or cable all the way to the passenger side so it won't bend when you shift then it'll have no problems , i've had 2 of them already, i've tried all ways of fixing it, always broke. Now it's been 3 months and it's still shinning.

pictrues can be seen here :
https://www.rx8club.com/west-rx-8-forum-34/san-francisco-tour-37439/