Noisy Short Shifter

[dj0nes]

Hey guys,

My IS200 has a short shifter installed, I love it only thing I would love to change is the road noise that it puts out.

This was installed before I got the car so I don't know what fitting it entailed did the previous owner need to remove lots of sound deadening, also more importantly is there anything I can do to improve it?

Cheers

[Monster-Mat]

no sound proofing is removed, the short shifter does allow for more ambient noise, you could try repacking its pivot with more grease

[Talisker]

When i installed my short shifter i was surprised at the amount of noise being transmitted to the cabin.

I got some very thin (1.5mm) but dense foam sheet from work, cut it to shape and sandwiched it between the shifter and the gearbox.

This helped an awful lot.

[dj0nes]

Hi Talisker,

Sounds like a bit of a plan there mate- When you say between shifter and gearbox do you mean underneath the gaitor?

[Talisker]

Hi Talisker,

Sounds like a bit of a plan there mate- When you say between shifter and gearbox do you mean underneath the gaitor?

Not sure if the designs differ but I've got the B&M short shifter. It uses a cylindrical block of aluminium to raise the level of the pivot, thus shortening the throw of the gear shift.

It should be pretty self explanatory when you unscrew the gearknob and lift the panel from the centre console (this panel encompasses the leather gaitor then all the way forward under the radio). Give it some persuasion and it should lift then you'll have to disconnect the cigarette lighter and the ashtray light and it'll lift out completely.

There should be a rubber gaitor around the shaft, that creates the weather shield between the inside and the outside. Pull this out and you should be looking at the gearbox with your short shifter bolted to the top of it.

My foam sits between the mating faces of the shortshift assembly and the gearbox.

Hope this helps and I've not baffled you further.

[Mr.Rudus]

you will always get noise from a short shifter.

a great idea from talisker tho -