B&M Shifter Questions

INFORMATION Product Reviews
1

A few questions I haven’t been able to find answers to:

1)I know the 45075 B&M Edge short shifter is supposed to be about 28% shorter throws, anybody know how much shorter in length the actual shifter is?

2)Would getting a dual bend B&M be better than a straight 45075 shifter? I’ve heard about them, and seen only one listed on eBay, and it’s not even listed on the B&M site. Anyone with experience with a dual bend?

3)Anybody know of a place to buy just the ES bushings seperate from the shifter? I live in Canada, so I have a local dealer who can sell me the B&M for the same price as I can find it for online, plus then I don’t have to pay shipping. But I still would like to pick up the bushings as well.

Thanks,
-Dustin

2

Here is my stock shifter

and here is my B&M Double Bend

I have some movies showing the throw as well.

I bought the prothane bushings, don’t remember where, but they weren’t too hard to find by themselves.

3

Nice pics, it really shows how much shorter it is when installed. I’ve only seen before/after pics from a WRX, so this is really good.

I also found my local dealer also carries ES products, so he should have bushings as well.

You like the dual bend setup you have? I’m pretty sure that’s what I’m going to go with as well, most people seem to say that B&M is the way to go.

Looks like all you need now is a nice shift boot that doesn’t bunch up as much.

Thanks man,
-Dustin

4

I bought a B & M double bend and bushings from Options Auto Salon. Fast shipping, prices are decent as well.

Note on the shifter, I love it, the throw is very positive and firm, I would definately recommend the double bend.

http://www.optauto.com/index.htm?deptid=10916&parentid=2

Alan

5

Looks like $53 US for shifter/bushings, plus shipping, is that how much you paid? I’m in Canada, so not sure how much they would charge for shipping.

My local dealer said he’d sell me the shifter/bushing combo for $65 US, so I think that would probably be a wash with shipping added onto the Options Auto price.

Thanks for the review, after reading some other positive feedback, I’m sure this is the one I’m going to get.

-Dustin

6

I like the DB a lot, feels good and the shifts are nice. haven’t driven a car with the straight ones, so I can’t compare it to that. That shift knob broke shortly after I got the short shifter, so now I have a B&M ITR replica. I want to get a better shift boot and a collar to hold it up better.

7

Got a link or any pics of the B&M ITR replica knob? I’ve been looking at both a Skunk2 and a Tsudo replica, would consider B&M if the price was right, and depending on how it looked.

Check out the leather shift boots on this thread: Shift Boots. I’ve spoken to him, and he’s thinking about making them for G2’s, but he’d like to know first if there is enough interest to start.

I personally think they look awesome, and are a great price too, so I’m going to be picking one up.

-Dustin

8

I’ll get you a pic of my B&M knob, I think it was like $38 shipped from a sponsor on H-T.

9

I had a B&M DB in my old hatchback, and I loved it. Easy to install, makes shifting 10 times funner, and easier. I’m getting my teg on Monday, and I intend on putting one in this car as well. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone.