New quickshifter in S3

[jay jay bee]

Richard,

Just had your quick shift gear lever fitted by X-Works & would nominate you for "Modification of Year " a vast improvement a joy to drive.

Thanks once again

[cjacks]

After an initial anxious moment when I thought the OE fitting was a.n.other quick shift, plus an apologetic email to Rich at Southways, the whole job was completed in no time. Great improvement on original - the most noticeable difference is that reverse is less of a mystery now and engages effortlessly.

Lovely piece of engineering and a quick and worthwhile mod.

Thanks Rich!

[Kitchski]

Really pleased you're happy with the shifters chaps, thanks for letting me know

[GadgeS3C]

Hi Rich,

Have you got to me on your list yet.

Just paranoid as I've been having email issues!
Gary

[Kitchski]

GadgeS3C said:

Hi Rich,

Have you got to me on your list yet.

Just paranoid as I've been having email issues!
Gary

Hi Gary, I've got you down as an email sent requesting full details for an invoice to be raised, and then nothing more heard.

[GadgeS3C]

Hi Richard - you have mail.

[jacksocket]

Hi Richard - you also have mail from me.... similar situation to Gary, email causing bother.
Own goal really, I forgot to update pistonheads with a new email address.
steveS

[Kitchski]

Hi all,

Just a quick one to say thank you all very much. We've sold out of these levers now, though I have provisions to produce (I think) two more.
We'll do another batch in the new year to anyone who missed out.

Thanks

Rich

[GadgeS3C]

Hi Rich,

Got mine today and just publicly wanted to say thanks. Looks like a nice bit of kit and looking forward to fitting it.

The S world is better for your efforts

Thanks for your patience with the email muppetry!

Cheers,
Gary

[Kitchski]

GadgeS3C said:

Hi Rich,

Got mine today and just publicly wanted to say thanks. Looks like a nice bit of kit and looking forward to fitting it.

The S world is better for your efforts

Thanks for your patience with the email muppetry!

Cheers,
Gary

Cheers Gary

[Marc C]

Hello,

Could you put me on the list for one of these when/if you do another batch....

Cheers

Marc

[Kitchski]

Marc C said:

Hello,

Could you put me on the list for one of these when/if you do another batch....

Cheers

Marc

No problem, thanks

[vicman924]

I think i need one!!!
I want one on next lot. Need to be send to spain, so i a bit more expensive the p&p

[mk1fan]

Absolutely not faulting Richards work / solution.

Given the extra expense of sending it to Spain (plus the cost of the item) you may wish to consider a solution using rose joints like here;

rosey links

Or shortening the tailhousing to move the actuator to below the 'hole' in the cabin like here;

warning other car marque fanboy site

[mk1fan]

Kitchski said:

We've used Freelander gear gaiters

Inverted as per my design? Where's my royalties???????

[phillpot]

mk1fan said:

Or shortening the tailhousing to move the actuator to below the 'hole' in the cabin like here

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Did mine the cheap way (long before Richards complete stick became available)...... clicky quicky

[ukflyboy]

Folks,

Just fitting my new quick shifter and the new replacement heavy duty replacement saddle which Philpot linked to earlier in thread (figured I may as well while I was there). I thought I took a picture of the old saddle so I could fit the new one in the correct orientation but the photo seems to have vanished from my phone (likely greasy hands-induced user error); don't suppose anyone has a clear picture of what way around it goes? I tried fitting it from memory and couldn't select reverse, so guessing it wasn't that way!

I found the picture in this thread?

Edited by ukflyboy on Sunday 4th March 16:19

[phillpot]

That looks okay to me, is this clearer? ...........

[ukflyboy]

Thanks Philpot, I've fitted it as per that picture, but I still can't select reverse with the new quickshifter. If I go back to the old gear stick then it goes into reverse, but with the quick shifter on it is though the gate left of first just isn't 'open'. I can select 1 through 5 great, but it is like there is a solid wall where reverse use to be. Back to the old shifter for the time being...

[ukflyboy]

Oh, and both new and old saddles are the same.