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Old 11-26-2002, 07:59 PM
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Default Second triptronic **** review and pictures. (dave's design)

After trying the SPP triptronic shift **** for a couple of weeks I decided that I didn't like it. There was too much play in the adapter and the **** didn't really match at all. Some of this may be able to be fixed with a better ****, but the slop really needs to be fixed by a redesign.

After posting my initial thoughts Dave posted his design. I decided to give it a shot and very pleasantly surprised. The **** and shaft (yes I know how that sounds) is all one piece and very solid. This means no more gap between the silver sleeve and the bottom of the **** during shifting. The device itself is made of solid aluminum and has a very solid feeling. The tolerances are made to be very close and they are. There is almost zero play in the thing after install. I think it matches very well and gives a much better feeling that the stock leather shifter. I will definitely be keeping this one..

<img src="http://www.h4b.org/images/knob1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.h4b.org/images/knob3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.h4b.org/images/knob4.jpg">
Old 11-26-2002, 08:03 PM
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and where can i get it?
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<a href="mailto:brands@ptd.net">brands@ptd.net</a>
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Default i spy something funky in the third pic.......

looks like a month old orange peel.....
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looks like crap to me -- why downgrade your shifter to that metal golf ball apparatus? shameful
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Default lol.. why do you always have to give me such a hard time? ;-)

It's a napkin BTW..
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Default Because personally I think it looks a whole lot nicer than the crappy leather one..

but to each their own.
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Default hey, don't put funky stuff in your pics & i wont have to

because you know im only jokin
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