Anything bad about ebay short throw shifters?
 

I've had a B&M in the past. I was very happy with it. My friend has a neuspeed and I like that as well. Just wondering who is rocking an ebay shifter and how they like it. I'm wondering if it is worth all the extra money to get a name brand because they are like double the price and I can't see them being that much better. I see that the ebay shifters use bearings and I remember my b&m didn't have bearings. It had silicone bushings or something. Here is an example for $14 shipped. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...16641060QQrdZ1

B&M's are around $45 without shipping and they are one of the cheaper name brands. What are your opinions?

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my brother and cousin have one...they love them.

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they also snap in half and you usally get stuck in 2nd gear and hopefully you dont have a long drive home....
not a personal experience just things ive herd....could be false could be true...

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On that note, i personally have watched 2 customers, 2 friends and a few random people brake those. They always just snap in half, or the shift knob threads break right off. The material they use is a lot cheaper then the B&M. If you want it to last, definately go with the B&M

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This will depend on which one you buy. Just because it is cheap it doesn't mean it is as crappy as the next one, Different makers use different material. Honestly I've had both the name brands and the Ebay ones. The ebay ones definately will feel lighter and the material isn ot as good. Now I have never broke one off.

If you like to abuse your car shifting hard and driving it to hell, it might brake, if you drive aggresive but don't shift as hard as some people, it'll be fine. I've never seen one or heard of one braking in half and not being able to shift. If it happens it would suck. I've heard of them braking at the thread of the knob, the slimest point and you end up with the shift knob in your hand, but you can keep driving.

The last ebay one I installed it's still working good daily driven. I would rather end up buying 2 or 3 of them at $12-$15 a pop, than paying over $100 for a brand name one. But then again I don't keep my cars longer than 2 years.

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I bought one a few months ago and it sucked, the throw is shorter but the acutal shifter is the same size as the stock one. I i were you i would get a retal one or atleast confirm with the sellerwhat you are getting, and whatever you do do not buy form this guy autodynasty (7720) tried to email call for two weekds didnt even get a ------- reply.

thats just my $.02 heres the one i got
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT

heres a pic of what i got sorry had 2 use a scanner my camra is with my girl
http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/3...fter8no.th.jpg

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i had a friend who bought one.....and he snapped it just below the threads goin from 2nd to 3rd......my other friend who had one snapped it goin from 1st to 2nd..... so as far as them lasting under aggresive driving i wouldn't buy it....but if you drive your car like ''normal'' people do then you shouldn't have a problem....i have never purchased one but considering the way i drive i will go with the more expensive one...... but thats just my input......let me know if you buy one and how it goes

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Dude that how well all of them are, they are short throw shifters, not lower than stock shiftstick. Even the brand name ones will be like this, well most of them anyways. All they do is extend the rod from the ball to where it bolts to your linkage. that's it.

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yeah me and this kid got into a fight cuz he told me that even tho mine throws shorter it doesn't make a differance becuz the stick is the same size as stock...but i think it does make a differance. lol