Well, I figured I would go ahead and purchase an ebay short shifter.. and of course I have a problem installing it..

The short shifter didn't fit (i'll explain.. sort of..)

Okay, the stock shifter:
------O--[]
Short shifter:
------O---[]

Okay, well the part between the ball and the bearing wont fit between the linkage and my exhaust heat shield.

What shall I eva do?

btw, when I put my stock one back on.. i put it on backwards.. it's true JDM, yo! eh, was too cold to go back under and fix it..

 

Damm Ebay short shifters.
Just remove the heat shield.

 

I don't need the heat shield? I figured the heat from the exhaust would dry out the grease or something..

 

My friend got an Ebay short shortshifter it was the cheapest thing I have ever seen, he didnt even put it on.

 

i dont trust ebay too much. when i do buy from them its usually from high ratied people. that way i'll know if the item i bought, is the one that fits.

i bought a pair of angel eye projector headlights off ebay over the summer. 108 bucks.

 

Well, the one I got isn't bad, it's about the same weight of the stock shifter, doesn't feel cheap. (pic attatched.) it's a short shifter..

I guess I'll remove the heat shield.. should I grease up the shifter before installing? Also, could I just kind of.. mash down the heatshield?

 

make sure that the heat shield is not loose if u mash it down.. coz u'll may get an annoying raddle noise!

i'd just take the heat shield off.. u should fine

 

ok, thanks

 

The heat shield only helps to stop direct heat,so it still
gets hot regardless if its there or not.and is good weight reduction,
the shield weighs close to a pound.good luck.

 

thats how its supposed to be. On many civics you will run into the problem of it hitting the heat sheild or the exhaust pipe....so a little hammering or bending is called for. Luckilly on my del sol, there is nothing near the linkage.