is there anywhere online you can buy a oem shiftknob or aftermarket that has the reverse in the proper place? everywhere i search i only find the rx8 shift ***** with the R by the 6th gear instead of by 1st.

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In the US market, that IS the original place for "R".
Where are you located? You could try a JDM/EU/AU site

 

Series II relocated them to near first gear

from the mazda usa site

 

located in florida....i must have a freak R3 model, because my reverse it toward 1st gear.
s2's arent different than s1's?

 

cool thats what i thought... now... no where else to get a new shift **** besides dealer? i thought of replacing with a mazdaspeed ****, but those are really ugly.

 

http://www.mazmart.com/ItemDetail.aspx?id=530

 

thanks! =)

seems about the same price as dealer though with their 10%-20% coupons off parts / accessories they're always mailing me.

 

Yeah, shift ***** are one of those things that seem stupid to be so expensive...but they are.

 

Curious, but why not save a ton of money and just get a voodoo **** from goodwinracing.com? I personally think they feel far better than the stock ****.

 

Some people don't like the look of a ball ****, myself included.

 

+1 ball **** would look better in a roadster type car. doesnt seem to match the interior of the 8

 

NO..

ALL S2 Manuals in all markets Reverse is next to 1st...just like the NC MX-5

OP, you could try MX-5 parts (UK) they may have one or something different or cheaper..

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/

 

OEM....Even more expensive now...Mazmart one ^^^ is a good price.

F195-46-030A **** S2 $224.32

F197-46-030 **** S2 R3 $224.32

 

I just got one delivered to my house from Knobmeister for my buddies R3 that I am storing. It's a Voo Doo with the R3 shift pattern etched on it.

http://www.knobmeister.com/page14.ph...roductListPage

 

^^ That link is blocked for me for "alcohol/tobacco" ahaha

 

Oh snap! I didn't see that this was in the SII forum!
My bad, OP