MI in-cabin short shifter

[Golddeenoh]

instalation is quit simple. took me less than 20 minutes from drive way to test drive.

tools needed:
ratchet
10mm socket
12mm socket
needle nose to get the retainer clips off
and something to put bolt, clips and small thing in to reduce chances of lose

Supplied Allen key
supplied metal ball cup remover

first thing is to have the materials needed to install the kit (i.e. the kit, the car, and the tools...especially the tools)

1. you will need to remove a bolt(10mm) that hides inside the cup holder of the center console.

2. remove your shifter ball and shifter boot

3. grab close to the front of the console and pop up the clips that hold it in, then lift assembly out, keeping in mind that the if you have any electrical switches in your console they will need to be unplugged.

4. once removed there will be 4 bolts(14mm) holding the cage in to the car, remove these.

5. on the side of the cage there is an are with a cable attached to it and a clip holding it in, pull the hood side away from the arm the slip the straight side out the back and then slide the cable linkage off the arm

6. tip the cage over so that you can see the cable under the cage. there is a clip that goes around the cable end and hold the ball cup in the cable end. the clip simply is spread at the end towards the rear of the car then slips forward to allow the cup to be removed.

7. here is tricky part, the cup will be reused on the ball of the kit but, is currently in the way of the kit extension. the flat piece of metal with a hole and slit cut into it(ball cup removal tool) is for this task. simply slip the notch over the ball and pull the plate down, the ball will fit through the hole but the cup will not. if like me you want to remove as little as possible to do the install (as these direction are that method) it will be a slight trick to hold the shifter while removing the ball cup.

8. once the cup is removed you can press it onto the extension (being sure to make a funny face or it wont go on right).

9. slip the ball into the extension and screw down the Allen head screws with the supplied Allen key. snugging them quite tightly to better ensure that they do not back out.

10. re-install the cup end into the cable end and clip the clip back in place.

11. turn the cage over and bolt it back down to the car using all 4 bolts

12. slip the outer cable onto the arm being sure that the white clip piece is facing out and install the clip

13. re-install the center console, pressing the front clips back in and screwing in the cup holder bolt.

14. slip on the boot and screw back on the shift ball.

15. test the feel of the shift points

16. test drive the car(carefully while you get used to the change in shift gear location)

you are now complete for this task, enjoy quicker shifts once you body has relearned the gear locations.