Shifter Height

[newkitman]

How is the shifter height after it is moved back to the TD position? In the Beetle it’s okay because the seats are set high. It seems the TD seats sit lower on the floor pan and that seems like it would make the shifter a tad bit hogh. Sort of reaching up to it. 

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

[edward ericson]

Naw. It’s beautiful. Feels like a stock one, position-wise, and would look stock too if the tunnel in front of the shifter were like 2 or three inches taller. Look at the interior of a TD and you’ll see what I mean.

If you hate it you can always cut down the shifter.

[newkitman]

Cool beans. Thanks for that info. I was just concerned the shifter was a little tall. Glad it’s not.

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

[Mike]

Newkitman..when i bought my car already assembled someone had put an empi trigger shift in it. The shifter was the tall one , 15″ I think is the designation. I hated it and put the empi 12″ trigger shift in it. I would think the stock VW shifter would be fine.

[Paul Mossberg]

My stock VW shifter is fine.

Right hand drops very naturally to the shift lever.

Actually a better relationship to the steering wheel than in the original Beetle.
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