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| posted on January 17th, 2003 at 07:51 PM |
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1) Get yourself a real nice leather gear leaver holder(i aint gunna say "knob" . What ... say $30
2)Change the shifter bushing and rear coupling. $30
3) Put a quick shift kit on. $15
For under $75 you have one of the best, smoothest and most precise shifters around.
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on January 17th, 2003 at 08:53 PM |
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I've always used the quick shift kits and they are great, but now I have used a Berg, I don't think I'll go back to anything else. Yep
they are expensive but they are very precise and really well made...well worth the money in my mind.
Alan:alien
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| posted on January 17th, 2003 at 08:54 PM |
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What would one be worth?
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| posted on January 17th, 2003 at 09:13 PM |
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[size=4]Just the mention of "BERG" and I get weak at the knees.. and My Credit Card goes all RED.... and I dismiss the idea.. whatever itmay have been...[/size] :o We all know they are good...
good & Pricey....:bounce
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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| posted on January 17th, 2003 at 11:31 PM |
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Hi
Im not a fan of Berg T bar shifters, they might be fine for drag racing but for anything else I find they are pane in the bum, I find that I never
need a reverse lock out, I run 2 springs under the lever and I can put my hand on the shifter knob anyway I like, not in the single plane that a T bar
needs to be gripped. But the Berg shifter does have nice solid feel. I use a shifter from a Type 3 with a quick shift and an Audi golf club style
knob, its bent back towards the driver so it fits into the hand perfectly. T bars are for nancy boy automatics. The only thing Im thinking of doing is
extending the lenght of the stick so it is closer to steering wheel and my hand.
1302Steve
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| posted on January 17th, 2003 at 11:38 PM |
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I've got a Scat Dragfast and its a bloody nice shifter. It feels good in the hand and shifts very precise. I reckon they look better than most
of the others that are available. I've also used a quick shift kit and they're not bad either, but they dont feel as good as the scat
does.
Stock type 3 shifter is nice tho...
Steve
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| posted on January 18th, 2003 at 01:43 AM |
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A berg shifter would be about $350AUD by the time it was sitting in your hot swetty fingers,hmmmmm,$350 buys a lot of twist tops.:beer:beer |
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| posted on January 18th, 2003 at 08:17 AM |
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I've had std, quick shift kit, and a Berg shifter in the same car.
Std - compared to the others it's sloppy but the gear lever is at the right hight. Throw is not too long, compared to other cars anyway.
Berg - notchy, a bitch to grab cause of the handle design, lever too short and too far from steering wheel.
QSK - perfect compromise, use std lever for feel and position, throw is shorted and more precise. Can't beat it for price either.
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| posted on January 18th, 2003 at 11:22 PM |
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Hi
Just to clear something up. When I fitted the type 3 shifter to my superbug I needed to cut a slot in the shift rod with an angle grinder to take the
little peg that pokes out of the type 3 or early bug shifters, otherwise you would be able to turn the lever 360 degrees.
1302Steve
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| posted on January 23rd, 2003 at 01:09 PM |
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After market shifter!
G'day,
This may be a little of the track, however
with all this talk about shifters and the like, has anyone had a thought of if it complies with ADR standards? (And after market steering wheels for
that matter!)
Not so long ago I had the undubious task of assisting a person who was in a single Motor Vehicle Accident. That person was a MESS......for one reason
(Other then not wearing a seatbelt) that the after market steering wheel and shifter were not up to the standard of ADR.
My suggestion, before you buy....does it compile with ADR? Will it deform/break as DESIGNED IAW ADR or will it retain its integrety and inflict
serious injuries?
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| posted on January 23rd, 2003 at 01:44 PM |
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I've always been happy with the stock gearstick. I just put a larger ivory knob from a split Kombi on mine.
Stock shifters work better if you unbolt them, clean them and regrease them. The difference is surprising.
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| posted on January 23rd, 2003 at 08:56 PM |
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Hi
Think most cars owned buy people on this forum would not need to comply with the later ADRs.
1302Steve
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| posted on January 24th, 2003 at 06:33 AM |
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Fit the Stock late model TYPE 3 shifter. I have one on my Smootthiiee and its works perfectly.
Volkswagen engineers put a lot of time n effort into designing it they sold millions so they couldnt do that without them working true and
correctly.
As Steve says you may have to grind a slot in the gear shift rod.
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| posted on January 27th, 2003 at 12:17 PM |
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I gotta a Hurst Trigger Shifter in the 57. Works great, real short throw and positive. Looks cool too.
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