993 Tip to manual conversion

[tburton]

I am currently looking for a 993 and am willing to be flexible about most things apart from the fact it has to be a manual. Given the number of Tiptronics around, and the fact that they seem to attract a discount to manual cars, I was wondering what the cost of converting them to manual would be? Are refurbed manual boxes easy to come by or do most outfits require an exchange unit?

Has anyone got any experience of this? All help appreciated.

[sleep envy]

IMO you'd never get the money back when you come to sell, you may even devalue the car

stick to looking for a manual

[POORCARDEALER]

as said, big job, dont bother find a manual

[graeme36s]

+3 buy a manual and save yourself a big headache

[Vr6-er]

I converted a Corrado and wrote it up, have a look at this. The 911 would probably be simillar in many respects, but just a whole lot harder though because you would want a specialist doing it.

http://the-corrado.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17155...

[systech]

Back in the mid 80's (Christ I must be getting old!) I converted a sportomatic 1977 3.0 litre Carrera to a five speed manual and it really was fairly straight forward and inexpensive at the time ...but don't ask me how much it was, Alzheimers is kicking in.

Having said that, I suspct the newer Tiptronic with the all the links to the DME etc., would be significantly more difficult and expensive (don't forget that apart from the gearbox itself you need to replace the instrument cluster, pedals, gear lever, console, steering wheel, some wiring etc etc etc.

[tburton]

thanks guys. yes I hadn't thought of some of those intricacies. looks like my search for a manual will continue....

[giw12]

Why such a struggle? There are always quite a few around.

[thegoose]

giw12 said:

Why such a struggle? There are always quite a few around.

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