Garbage Ebay shifter

[AllWheelRS]

Hey I just wanted to post about the ebay short shifter I recieved this week and my experience with it. I won't mention the name of the company I bought it from because they are only guilty of shipping a garbage product, in all other aspects they were really great to deal with.
So if you search ebay for a 1g dsm shifter you'll see loads of the 2 piece shifters cut out of solid aluminum that are very squared off and don't come with any of the shifter hardware, and I ordered one of those. I recieved it on monday, and when taking it out of the box it seemed to be of pretty low quality, but it was also exactly what was pictured in the auction. I went to install it on tuesday and as soon as I connected the left/right plastic bushing on the lowest point of the shifter assembly I noticed there was WAYYY too much space there for it to shift comfortably at all so I quit right there and contacted the company. They offered to refund my $25 minus 5 for shipping and handling under the condition I toss the shifter in the garbage (which I was more than happy to do). So just be aware of these generic 1g shifters, they also don't come with a forward/back shifter stop which I believe can't be good for the tranny.

 

[boostedjay32]

Ebay = fail!
You get what you paid for

 

[AllWheelRS]

Defenitely did, I'm just glad I got most of my money back. I ended up putting 2 extremely thin plastic washers into the stock shifter assembly and I have nearly no play, which is what I was looking to accomplish.

 

[Moparbishi]

I am a big fan of the Fidanza shifter. The height isnt that much shorter, but everything seems crisper and firmer. I wish I would of done it a long ass time ago. And they are nicely priced.

 

[phantom_19]

Thnx for the heads up, almost wanted to buy a ebay shifter.Guess im gonna save up some more and buy a nice quality shifter.

 

[AllWheelRS]

I had trouble finding a 1g fidanza shifter. I'm really happy with how the washers worked in my shifter, but if you have a link to their 1g shifter I'd be interested to check out pricing.

 

[Moparbishi]

Fidanza DSM Short Throw Shifter - 1G 91-94 Talon, Eclipse - Shifters - Clutch - Transmission - DSMparts.com

$70 shipped. That aint bad. I'v read before that they dont have the proper stopers and can over extend the shift forks. But I call b.s, I have no lift shifted and banged the gears hard on my car and have never had a problem. Feels brand new.

 

[whiteflash]

I loved both my ebay BandM copies, maybe it's different for 1gs

 

[AWD Night rider]

+1 on the fidanza shifter, I bought a ebay shifter before and it only last for 3 days

 

[eazy2g]

Hey I just wanted to post about the ebay short shifter I recieved this week and my experience with it. I won't mention the name of the company I bought it from because they are only guilty of shipping a garbage product, in all other aspects they were really great to deal with.
So if you search ebay for a 1g dsm shifter you'll see loads of the 2 piece shifters cut out of solid aluminum that are very squared off and don't come with any of the shifter hardware, and I ordered one of those. I recieved it on monday, and when taking it out of the box it seemed to be of pretty low quality, but it was also exactly what was pictured in the auction. I went to install it on tuesday and as soon as I connected the left/right plastic bushing on the lowest point of the shifter assembly I noticed there was WAYYY too much space there for it to shift comfortably at all so I quit right there and contacted the company. They offered to refund my $25 minus 5 for shipping and handling under the condition I toss the shifter in the garbage (which I was more than happy to do). So just be aware of these generic 1g shifters, they also don't come with a forward/back shifter stop which I believe can't be good for the tranny.

YES IT IS BIG TIME SHIT!!!! tried one on my 2g and it didn't even fit! I could't put the bolt on it....total waste of $25. didn't even get a refund ### they wanted pics of the damn thing.....maybe I should open a claim

 

[Zdrummer15]

It's always good to know what is and isn't a safe buy on ebay, although for the price of most short shifters I'd just stick with name brands anyway.

 

[92dsm1]

I bought a shifter that is identical to the Fidanza shifter off ebay, it is called Ralco or something of this nature. The shifter was listed for 45.00 OBO I offered 35 and got it. It installed easily and shifts are noticably shorter but no stops either.

 

[inneed4dsm]

i had a fidanza and it broke the welds were crap on it... and it wasnt even being shifted hard when it broke i have a friend who installed a fidanza shifter on his neon and his first run out he bent the shifter forward hitting 3rd by an inch or 2...

id say go for B&M or something

 

[dispinoygotgame]

i got my shifter off ebay too. i got an obx one for $40 shipped. ive heard that obx is just an ugradeded ebay crap but i like it so far. had it on my car for about 5 months and no problems yet. hopefully it will last . haha

 

[Evolucian]

hi, i found a fidanza short shifter on slowboyracing.com that i'm thinking of buying. (they have for the 1G and 2G)

what i was curious about is does anyone know if the left hand drive 95 eclipse short shifter will work on my right hand drive evo 3?

 

[jjrock5]

I have the B&M knockoff from ebay for my 2g and it is great.

Nothing comes loose and feels very solid.

 

[AndrewD5418]

I have BOTH an ebay and a FIDANZA shifter for the 1g. Too be honest they are almost identically exactly the same. In fact I think they are. Although, the Fidanza had to have the holes enlarged for it to put the plastic white bushings/spacer things in. The ebay did not...?

Also where the heavy spring attaches to return the shifter to center in neutral, the Fidanza's was a single small thin rod that looked like it was cut in half which half of it broke off.
The ebay's was a solid thin rod not cut in half and did not break off.

 

[whiteboyz]

I have the B&M knockoff from ebay for my 2g and it is great.

Nothing comes loose and feels very solid.

+ 1 on the knock off B&M, but mine does not feel an shorter in the shifts .. i even moved it to the upper hole and still nothing. so i guess i bought it for looks

 

[jjrock5]

For the shortest throw, it's supposed to go on the lower of the two holes (50% throw). I felt a pretty big diff when i put the stock one back on before i sold the 2g GST

 

[miniturbo23]

AWD trans is not something easy to come by and I wouldnt risk it by putting a shifter that can break or mess up my gears.. B&M proven that works use that or keep it stock. I think k sport makes one too now, I would stick to real name brands.

 

[AndrewD5418]

The thing is we're talking about 1h... B&M does NOT offer one for the 1g.
Though the best short throw you can get for a 1g is probably JNZ's custom one.