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TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics #60337 Nov 14, 4:27pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA First off, you need a socket wrench, pliers, a screw driver (philips) and some grease (optional) Get the dash apart and remove the center console Last edited by DiabloGTS; Nov 14, 2003 4:27pm. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60338 Nov 14, 4:28pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA thanks! Last edited by DiabloGTS; Nov 14, 2003 4:32pm. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60339 Nov 14, 4:30pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60340 Nov 14, 4:31pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60341 Nov 14, 4:33pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA Last edited by DiabloGTS; Nov 14, 2003 4:35pm. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60342 Nov 14, 4:36pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60343 Nov 14, 4:37pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA These come off the stock and go onto the TRD. DO NOT LOSE THEM!! To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60344 Nov 14, 4:39pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA Take out the stock 4 rubber/metal bushings and put them into the TRD To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60345 Nov 14, 4:40pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA comparison To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60346 Nov 14, 4:41pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA make sure you take these off and put them onto the TRD. It won't work without them To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60347 Nov 14, 4:42pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA I'll have a pic of the new height in a little while, I'm trying to fix the already broken shift knob, AGAIN To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60348 Nov 14, 5:27pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA here is the comparison! Review: I love this!!! It is much smoother, a shorter. On the little "test drive" I did to try it out, I completely waxed this mustang (older, 1980's) and I NEVER dropped out of lift. Best mod yet! more TRD stuff to come... Last edited by DiabloGTS; Nov 14, 2003 5:28pm. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60349 Nov 14, 5:33pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Thanks for the install info. and pics. Nice shifter

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60350 Nov 14, 5:46pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA It's VERY nice. I recommend this to every GTS owner, it makes things feel nice and buttery. Just put the bushings in...I didn't, and the car wouldn't go into 3rd gear To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60351 Nov 14, 5:51pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO Nice, now I wanna get one. Just wondering but how long did it take you to do it? Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics slidr #60352 Nov 14, 5:52pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO Oh, and is there a type of shorter shift boot that you can buy to fit the short shifter better? Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics slidr #60353 Nov 14, 5:52pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA Originally Posted by slidr Nice, now I wanna get one. Just wondering but how long did it take you to do it? Well, it took about 20-30 minutes, but, I took pictures along the way, so it ended up being about 45 mins. Very easy, just undo the center console, take out the old one, clip clip, and you're done! To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60354 Nov 14, 5:53pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA You don't need a new boot! The stock boot looks fine To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60355 Nov 14, 5:56pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO I know, but I just wanted to know if there is a boot with less material on it that might fit it a little better. But I agree, the stock one looks fine. Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60356 Nov 14, 5:57pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA you could always use a sewing maching to make the boot smaller, but, once you get it on there, it looks good, so you don't need to mess with it. Now, if I could only find a 2003-2004 GTS leatehr shift knob to replace mine with... To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60357 Nov 14, 6:00pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO Havn't seen those yet. What do they look like? Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60358 Nov 14, 6:13pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA I want this!!! To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60359 Nov 14, 6:22pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO That's nice. Have you tried a dealership? Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60360 Nov 14, 6:23pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO Oh, and how much you buy the short shifter kit for? Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60361 Nov 14, 6:39pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA the dealer wants $100 for that shift knob, I DONT THINK SO. I paid $149.99 for the TRD SS To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60362 Nov 14, 6:55pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO Well screw that! And you said you got a deal on that kit, so how much they retail for, and how did you get that deal? Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60363 Nov 14, 6:57pm Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA I didn't get a "deal" I paid the asking price. I'm just saying thanks because for the first time since I've owned the car, the dealer (new one, Russels) took care of me ABOVE my expectations. I believe retail is like $150 something, but Russels runs discounts on their TRD parts To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60364 Nov 15, 2:54am Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,576 Likes: 1 Stephen Specialist 2003 Toyota Celica GT Stephen Specialist 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,576 Likes: 1 Hmm, I have a sweet shift knob...but I'd rather have a SS kit. You don't want to know what they ask for it in Canada...seriously

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60365 Nov 15, 10:20am Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ sweet dude.. get a TRD shift knob SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics VSGTS14 #60366 Nov 15, 11:14am Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA Originally Posted by VSGTS14 sweet dude.. get a TRD shift knob I'm not too fond of their knobs. The ball one is nice, but the other one is HUGE and defeats the purpose of a hoft shifter. I like the stock one, just, I want an 03 To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics Stephen #60367 Nov 16, 11:23am Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA Originally Posted by Stephen Hmm, I have a sweet shift knob...but I'd rather have a SS kit. You don't want to know what they ask for it in Canada...seriously how much do they want for it? If it's the same part number, and it'smore than $180, you ought to have someone in the US buy it for you! To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60368 Mar 31, 12:32pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 58 New York hk007 Member 2000 Toyota Celica hk007 Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 58 New York thanks diablo. i guess i will be installing this myself using ur guide.

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics DiabloGTS #60369 Mar 31, 12:57pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 924 San Antonio, TX se7enmodgt20 Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT se7enmodgt20 Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 924 San Antonio, TX good install!

Re: TRD Short Shifter Install: With Pics se7enmodgt20 #60370 Mar 31, 1:59pm Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,136 Ontario, Canada Bakablo1 Specialist Bakablo1 Specialist Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,136 Ontario, Canada very nice, one of the mods put it in the installations page

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