Anyone buy one of the $20 short shifters off ebay? Are they any good?
Whats the quality compared to more expensive ones?

 

they are crap. As any mechanic or import guy. The fit is usually poor, overal bad quality. Its worth the money to get like a $100 one.

 

yeah i got one of those pieces of ****. I got a "type R" one from ebay and it litarally snapped in half one day while i was just casually drving down the street. It got weaker and weaker everyy time i raced with it. They suck ***. I spent $100 on a skunk2 and i like it a lot better especially in combination with the energy bushings.

 

cool, thanks for the help.

I'll look into a Skunk or B&M soon.

 

i bought 12 of these and they work great, fit great and are made of steel.....i dont think these will break easily......he needs to get rid of them since he has like 100 left.....$15 a piece!!!

http://www.raretrick.com/index...=6798

 

i'll probably buy one of those at $15. seems like a good deal.

 

Don't buy the APC one. i got one. to use till i did my swap, it lasted

A DAY!

Fruggin Piece of ****.

 

ebay shifters suck, hot one damn thing snapped on me 3 weeks laster while i was racing another car,literally snapped right at the ball on the shifter,found out it wasnt billet, it was some cheap metal like vanadim or something

 

I have one and I cant stand how it hits that exhaust. Also I miss shifts alot.
I would not recommend anyone buying one.

 

I have one and no problem with it so far..Never missed shift even when I took the car to the track

 

I have a $25 OBX one and it works great so far, have had for over a year.

 

i have a ebay shortshifter in my car,so far it hasn't failed on me.

 

I too have one of the cheapass ones and its been as good for me for over a year as an expensive one would be.

 

i've been fine with mine too. it was a cheap replacement for the stock one i snapped

 

the ebay one's doesn't cost that much (paid 28 shipped for mine), so it's a cheap thing to do to your car while you save up for something big.

 

I have one in my car, it was there when i bought it..but its an ebay one-It feels good, the shifts are short, and i have yet to miss a gear at all. For those of you that blame it on your short shifter because you missed a gear-learn to drive! Also, you don't have to use the force of 1000 men to move your shifter-thats why it snaps.

 

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yea man i agree ,i have never misshifted with mine either,plus you can alway loosen or tighten the bolt to make the throw the way you want. I got mine setup so that you need no force at all,just a small flick of my wrist and it's in gear.

 

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tru da .... ive always used cheap short shifters and none has broke on me (knocks on wood) .... ive seen how some foos be shiftin when they are "street racin" lol .. and damn now i know why people say they brake on them

 

i broke my dc sports. so sayin the cheap ones break isnt sayin much. cause my 75 dollar one broke too.

 

i think the ebay ones are hit or miss, i have an ebay dual bend one for my 00 civic coupe, and its been almost a year... its still good under the hood

-kenny

 

I dont miss shifts becuase I cant drive I miss them because it hits my exhaust.
When I had my stock shift I never missed shifts.

 

5 years on my ebay shifter, no breaks or problems, for 15 dollars u can't go wrong.

 

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I got a cheap one, not sure who makes it.. could be APC for all I know and care. It's all silver, and it went in good and snug. The throw was definitly a lot shorter compared to my old stock one, and I've ran it pretty hard on it so far for over a year and still works just as new.

 

i found one of that ebay shifters on my friends junk crx and it fit really good and the shifts did feel alot better but one day i shifted hard and the bitch broke in half dont buy them they suck

 

i bought one.... works good for me...