Go Back   AstinaGT Forums > Classifieds > For Sale/Wanted

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 15-11-2011, 10:44 PM   #41
marcs_sp20
Moderator
 
marcs_sp20's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ipswich, Queensland
Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon
Posts: 9,769
Damn, 6 bids already and its up to $30!!
__________________
[URL="http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=590"]
marcs_sp20 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-11-2011, 10:46 PM   #42
mattylagana
Senior Member
 
mattylagana's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Nsw, wollongong :)
Car: Ba 323 Astina hatch V6
Posts: 615
Does this item simply lower your gear knob height? Or actually shorten throws cause I don't see how it shortens throws from image above

Hey mikey pm him tell him to stop sale on eBay u will give him $50 cash lol an I'll come visit
__________________
>97' V6 MAZDA 323 S3|Sunroof|18"x8" RX8 rims|Custom Cold air intake|klze headers, 100cpi cat, resi delete, Apexi back box|Top Gun Leads/NGK Platinum Iridium plugs|Soundstream Sound|Lowered on yellow speeds|Whiteline heavy duty swaybar|cusco front strutty|momo steering|short shifter|Lantis door sills|
This is my girl sxc isn't she? http://www.astinagt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18139
mattylagana is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-11-2011, 10:51 PM   #43
mynameisdaniel
Senior Member
 
mynameisdaniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi
Posts: 912
Phil, if you get it just note that your shift knob may not fit the thread, Mazda used two different threads on their cars and it seems they changed them whenever.
__________________
mynameisdaniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-11-2011, 10:56 PM   #44
phildough
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Brisneyland, Queensland
Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina
Posts: 2,868
I put in $45 as you can get similar cheap ones off ebay for $62 delivered.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mazda-MX3...#ht_500wt_1180

But if some one wants to keep bidding on it they are welcome


I have a Mazdaspeed leather gearknob on my car ATM so it had better fit.
If not I will just get one from the US like this but minus the knob
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/92-03-Maz...ht_5517wt_1163

Last edited by phildough; 15-11-2011 at 10:59 PM.
phildough is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16-11-2011, 08:12 AM   #45
mikey_something
Senior Member
 
mikey_something's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NSW
Car: 1998 Toyota Supra 3.0L Twin Turbo
Posts: 1,413
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattylagana View Post
Does this item simply lower your gear knob height? Or actually shorten throws cause I don't see how it shortens throws from image above

Hey mikey pm him tell him to stop sale on eBay u will give him $50 cash lol an I'll come visit
Haha nah it's cool looks like Phil can have this one. I don't have money for that sort of stuff right now. If it was cheaper if have sniped it but I'll save my pennies.

I am almost certain that the product is the same length as stock. However the fulcrum had been moved to gain mechanical advantage. It acts just like a lever.
They've moved the ball pivot thing up the shifter so that a smaller movement in the car equates to a large throw down below. Because the ball is sitting higher up but still mounts in same place you lose in car height on the shifter.


If that explanation doesn't work for you, grab a pen or pencil, grip it in the centre with two fingers so u can pivot it, then move it back and forth like a shifter. Experiment with different pivot points and how much movement you get on each end.

Last edited by mikey_something; 16-11-2011 at 08:20 AM.
mikey_something is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16-11-2011, 09:02 AM   #46
mattylagana
Senior Member
 
mattylagana's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Nsw, wollongong :)
Car: Ba 323 Astina hatch V6
Posts: 615
lol thanxz for detailed discription and coaching technique
__________________
>97' V6 MAZDA 323 S3|Sunroof|18"x8" RX8 rims|Custom Cold air intake|klze headers, 100cpi cat, resi delete, Apexi back box|Top Gun Leads/NGK Platinum Iridium plugs|Soundstream Sound|Lowered on yellow speeds|Whiteline heavy duty swaybar|cusco front strutty|momo steering|short shifter|Lantis door sills|
This is my girl sxc isn't she? http://www.astinagt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18139
mattylagana is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16-11-2011, 10:06 AM   #47
Clean_Cookie
obsessed-incomplete-broke
 
Clean_Cookie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Brisbane
Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch
Posts: 5,441
I'll throw up a pic this arvo of my one from the US. Vs stock lengtth
__________________
Worklog
Clean_Cookie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 09:38 AM   #48
mattylagana
Senior Member
 
mattylagana's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Nsw, wollongong :)
Car: Ba 323 Astina hatch V6
Posts: 615
I hope I wasnt bidding against you Phil :S, but I won auction on short shifter at $60- $65 inc postage, seems like a good price i thought ?
__________________
>97' V6 MAZDA 323 S3|Sunroof|18"x8" RX8 rims|Custom Cold air intake|klze headers, 100cpi cat, resi delete, Apexi back box|Top Gun Leads/NGK Platinum Iridium plugs|Soundstream Sound|Lowered on yellow speeds|Whiteline heavy duty swaybar|cusco front strutty|momo steering|short shifter|Lantis door sills|
This is my girl sxc isn't she? http://www.astinagt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18139
mattylagana is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 09:45 AM   #49
Clean_Cookie
obsessed-incomplete-broke
 
Clean_Cookie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Brisbane
Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch
Posts: 5,441
They are $62 new LOL!
__________________
Worklog
Clean_Cookie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 10:05 AM   #50
phildough
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Brisneyland, Queensland
Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina
Posts: 2,868
I stopped bidding ages ago when I saw the price on it.
But I ask why when one person says they are going to bid on it do others just push the price up for the end buyer.
I think if only one person had bidded on this it would have gone for maybe $10.
For the same price as you paid for that cheap copy Im going to buy a much better new one shipped from canada for the same price!!!
phildough is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 10:54 AM   #51
Clean_Cookie
obsessed-incomplete-broke
 
Clean_Cookie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Brisbane
Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch
Posts: 5,441
If i was going to bid on something I wouldnt post it until it went out of my pricerange... But that's just me LOL selfish as aways.
__________________
Worklog
Clean_Cookie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 12:50 PM   #52
marcs_sp20
Moderator
 
marcs_sp20's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ipswich, Queensland
Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon
Posts: 9,769
I personally went to $30 on that shifter, as soon as it came up as outbid on Tuesday night at 10.40pm I left it at that..
__________________
[URL="http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=590"]
marcs_sp20 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 01:09 PM   #53
phildough
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Brisneyland, Queensland
Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina
Posts: 2,868
Yeah true, but I thought if I posted I was bidding on something it would mean others wouldn't bid on it,
It just means by the three of us bidding against each other it just pushed the price from $5 to $60 which is more than whats its worth.
Sorry to the winner for making you pay way more than you should have.
Thats why I pulled out early.
phildough is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 01:28 PM   #54
mattylagana
Senior Member
 
mattylagana's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Nsw, wollongong :)
Car: Ba 323 Astina hatch V6
Posts: 615
Quote:
Originally Posted by phildough View Post
Yeah true, but I thought if I posted I was bidding on something it would mean others wouldn't bid on it,
It just means by the three of us bidding against each other it just pushed the price from $5 to $60 which is more than whats its worth.
Sorry to the winner for making you pay way more than you should have.
Thats why I pulled out early.
not a problem man, I'm happy with the price I paid anyway.
__________________
>97' V6 MAZDA 323 S3|Sunroof|18"x8" RX8 rims|Custom Cold air intake|klze headers, 100cpi cat, resi delete, Apexi back box|Top Gun Leads/NGK Platinum Iridium plugs|Soundstream Sound|Lowered on yellow speeds|Whiteline heavy duty swaybar|cusco front strutty|momo steering|short shifter|Lantis door sills|
This is my girl sxc isn't she? http://www.astinagt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18139
mattylagana is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 01:38 PM   #55
mynameisdaniel
Senior Member
 
mynameisdaniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi
Posts: 912
I think I paid about $55 for my cheap one, even at $65 it's a worthwhile mod Unless your gearbox is any worse than than they are normally because it makes it 10x harder to get it into first or second.
__________________
mynameisdaniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 04:14 PM   #56
mikey_something
Senior Member
 
mikey_something's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NSW
Car: 1998 Toyota Supra 3.0L Twin Turbo
Posts: 1,413
i placed 0 bids...
mikey_something is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-11-2011, 04:21 PM   #57
phildough
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Brisneyland, Queensland
Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina
Posts: 2,868
Im waiting to hear back on the price of a group buy on short shift levers.
phildough is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-11-2011, 07:41 AM   #58
Spykey
AstinaGT Regular
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: From Melbourne - In Sydney Now
Car: Mazda 323 SP20 TURBO
Posts: 331
Quote:
Originally Posted by phildough View Post
Im waiting to hear back on the price of a group buy on short shift levers.
am in for this.

let me know.
Spykey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-11-2011, 10:10 AM   #59
NaughtyGT
Senior Member
 
NaughtyGT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Baxter, VIC
Car: Sooby B4 - Astina SP parting out
Posts: 2,447
Ha, had to laugh!

Click the link to this goofballs add. Make sure you read at the bottom the, "seller added" comment! Priceless .......Maybe he was desperate hehe?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-Lase...item25695b09fc
__________________
My Shepherds in the Avatar haha

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix
NaughtyGT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-11-2011, 10:24 AM   #60
Lachlan
AstinaGT Regular
 
Lachlan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Melbourne.
Car: 2001 323 Astina SP20
Posts: 474
What a dick!
__________________


CLICK IMAGE FOR MY PROJECT WORKLOG.
Lachlan is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time now is 08:08 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
2001- 2010 AstinaGT