So here's the deal, I bought a Skunk2 short shifter with the energy suspension bushing kit. My buddy from work said he could install it easily, so it took it over to his place and after 5 hours, I left without the spacer put on (my shifter is loose like a mexican *****), the bushing kit wasnt put on, and there are lots of dents/dings/etc on my center console panel from ripping the panel in and out with a screwdriver.

I'm kinda pissed, but I digress. I know my buddy can do it, but we didnt have a whole lot of room under the car and he said he didnt want to take off the bolts for the exhaust cause he didnt know if he'd be able to get em back on (cause theyre rusted).

Anyway, how much should I pay a shop to put on the bushing kit and the spacer? A shop told me it'll cost $45 which sounds reasonable, but I dont know much about cars so I refer to the experts. (the shop is One Six Motorsports in the NW burbs of Chicago if anyone is familiar)

Anyway, thanks in advance.

 

I Highly recommend you do it yourself.

Once you've done it you'll say: "Man, that was easy"

here's a write-up, but it's pretty self explanatory once you're under your car.

http://www.team-integra.net/se...D=631

Basically, find the bushings, unbolt whatever is holding them on, replace/grease, put back on.

The short shifter is easy too, sounds like you left a few spacers out and that's why it's wobbling.

 

also, you don't have to unbolt the exhaust, just take it off the rubber hangers and move the pipe out of the way

 

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I just worked around mine, Pita, but I got it done.

I don't know about the clearance on your exhaust though, mine was pretty good.

 

I'm still on the stock exhaust, so whatever the stock clearance is, is what I got.

 

It might be a little tighter, but I'm not sure.

Go for it, if it's in your way, just unbolt it and sling it out of the way.

 

My buddy who did it said he couldnt get a good angle on the screw that has the spacers on it, without a full car lift (all we had was jacks), if that makes any sense. He said if he does it again, he'll have to unbolt the exhaust.

 

If we do unbolt the exhaust, I might pick up some new bolts/screws/whatever in case the current bolts/screws wont go back on if theyre too rusted.

Anyone know what size screws/bolts/etc I need to buy for the exhaust?

 

You really don't need to unbolt it. I only used jacks and at the time it was my stock exhaust. I just took it off the rubber hangers and moved it out of the way.

There was enough room to work for me with just a jack and I'm not a little guy.

 

why were you prying at the center console with a screwdriver? it comes off with just a fews screws.

 

We were taking off the center console (the one around the shifter) without taking off the console right behind it (the one just under the handbrake) and it took hella maneuvering cause of how tight a squeeze it is. Anyway, my buddy was taking it out with a screwdriver and I didnt see the damage to the panel till after.

 

the shifter wont clear the heatsheild plus you have way more room to get the old one out it has to come off ps take the console off dumass

 

wow, your buddy kinda sucks haha.

if you took the console over the ebrake off like you are supposed to, you'd see that the rest of it comes out pretty easily.