WTB: Z3 short shifter - Portland, OR (this section of the forum is a ghost town, huh)

[ethirtydavid]

Hey guys, pulling my transmission soon to install rear main seal and inspect my clutch - figure it would be the best time to drop a new shifter in as well.

Let me know what ya got, thanks..
what do you guys think about this?

http://www.mz3.net/articles/059.html

(do people even check the wtb section??)

[ethirtydavid]

lol, I didn't realize that site was from 1998, I will have to re-check prices..

[smonkbmw]

you can get the kit from understeer.com and bma. good piece to add on to take out slop. you want to replace the T shaped piece:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...74&hg=25&fg=05
parts #14-19.

[ethirtydavid]

definitely gonna replace parts 14-19
that kit is $90 including shipping, I wonder if I can get the shifter rod cheaper and just order the other parts through bmw..

I sold an e30 with z3 shifter, I need new one.

[smonkbmw]

i dont see why not. you might be able to source all of it at the dealer as all the parts that they put in that kit are on that link i posted. just have to look up a z3 1.9 and get the part # for the shift rod.

[Stephen]

Does antone have the diagram for the early shifting console? I wanna replace some of my bushings.

[ethirtydavid]

I'm going with the z3 2.8/3.0, I should have specified.
I have been looking around more, looks like KO performance will sell me the whole kit for 75 shipped. Not bad..

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=96596&highlight=z3+short+shift+kit

[smonkbmw]

Does antone have the diagram for the early shifting console? I wanna replace some of my bushings.

real oem is your friend, with a 2600 post count i would think you knew about it already, but oh well here it is:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...93&hg=25&fg=05

i replaced #7,8-15 on my eta along with the z3 kit. its pretty solid now, still a lil bit of side to side play, but not more than maybe 1/4-1/2". and 1/2 is on the extreme side, its less than that.

[DeM3n]

OP, IIRC I have a Z3 shifter sitting in my garage. Brand new, never used. PM me if interested.

[ethirtydavid]

^ that ended up being a z4, someone should buy it from him..

(still need a 2.8/3.0 z3 shifter)

[felonies]

dem3ns avator... drooool

[ethirtydavid]

^ seriously

[Stephen]

real oem is your friend, with a 2600 post count i would think you knew about it already, but oh well here it is:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...93&hg=25&fg=05

i replaced #7,8-15 on my eta along with the z3 kit. its pretty solid now, still a lil bit of side to side play, but not more than maybe 1/4-1/2". and 1/2 is on the extreme side, its less than that.

I do know about it, i just always seem to suck at using at it

And was curious what to replace

[Rodoni]

dem3ns avator... drooool

^ seriously

too bad its totalled :( What size is the z4 shifter?