9th Gen 2012 Civic Short Shifter Finally Here!

[Arm0ged0n]

joon joon Maybe you can explain this further Joon? My friend Joon helped me install the shifter, he only took the right side panel off the center console.

 

[bigbossin]

Are you kidding me?? HOW THE **** do you take out this shifter?????? I'm about to give up, too many pieces you have to take apart to get to this damn thing.. Not worth it!

you got the 2 front bolts out? the 2 cables have tabs you lift up then they will spin(spring tighten o make sure you hang on)

 

[bigbossin]

S2KJAY theres 2 screws in the center console remove those then pull the whole thing out of the way
so you wont have to pull the shifter cables off

 

[bigbossin]

 

[spdandpwr]

BigBossin' ftw!

 

[joon joon]

there are 2 clips on the side of the console.. you can just pull it to the side a bit and you can get a dremel in there..

 

[S2KJAY]

K got my stuff done.. Wasn't easy i.m.o., especially getting the little blue cap off.. Some pics for everyone:
twm bronze shift knob

Install

Threaded down to the base and also cut about an inch of thread off

shot of the S. shifter and the stupid blue cap.. GOOD LUCK getting it off!

driver side final shot

passenger side

 

[bigbossin]

sorry S2KJAY forgot to say something about that
looks good

 

[spdandpwr]

why did you trim threading off of the shifter?

 

[S2KJAY]

To make it shorter height of course.. look how much lower it is!!

 

[TeeEyeVany]

Looks good S2KJAY I got mine on after last night...didn't cut off any of the treads though but that looks pretty sick! Really feeling that shift knob too

Also a big thanks to bigbossin Arm0ged0n and joon joon for all the help...def wouldn't have been able to get this done without it!

 

[spdandpwr]

To make it shorter height of course.. look how much lower it is!!

what I mean to say is does if feel better now that you did both

 

[joon joon]

its easy to pop the blue cap off with like an open wrench.. stick it between the shifter shaft and the cap and pop the cap off.. to put it on, i just put the cap on the short shifter and pressed it against the ground.. armo can vouche for that haha

 

[S2KJAY]

spdandpwr well, a couple of things I noticed with this setup: 1- because the knob sits a little more than an 1.25 inches lower, it is stiffer because I'm now closer to the actual ball joint.. the height is VERY nice, perfect actually.. and the short shifter extension is a dream.. combined with the shorter height makes for a very stiff and precise short throw.. the added threading I did combined with the top inch trimmed off gave me a very low setting.. I'm happy!

 

[Stoe]

How did you extend the treads

 

[S2KJAY]

Tap and dye set..

 

[Stoe]

Did you do it with it in car or out of the car

 

[S2KJAY]

Out.

 

[12aay_e]

Does anyone know if the 8th gen SS work?

 

[Stoe]

Yes it does