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Tsonik
02-18-2006, 12:35 AM
Hey guys what do you think about B&M Edge Short Throw Shifter? Does anyone have it?
Does it really makes difference, and what do you think about it?
Cuz i was planing on getting one.
http://www.spmotorsports.com/ATCcontour_driveline_shifters.html
wadespencer99
02-18-2006, 12:39 AM
You'll find many of us have that shifter, and just as many opinions as to whether it's actually any different than cutting down your stock one.
There was a really, really long thread on that a while back.
mond12345
02-18-2006, 02:28 AM
I love my B&M shifter to death. A great piece that i wish i bought sooner!
Monkeygrits
02-18-2006, 03:20 AM
I bought the cosmo short shifter on ebay....I love it.....Seach for the debate thread on the Cosmo and B+M....I think the Cosmo does the same thing for a lot less IMO...
Edit: here it is.....http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8941&highlight=cosmo+shifter
Tsonik
02-18-2006, 08:50 AM
99CougarNy
Thanks alot. I read the thread. And I'll definitely get the cosmo one it is much cheaper and worth to tri it.
Since you guys are saying you like I'll definitely get it.
mosoblkcougar
02-18-2006, 02:36 PM
If you want one for real cheap, Here's (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01-FORD-FOCUS-ALUMINUM-SHORT-SHIFTER-W-SHIFT-KNOB_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33736QQitemZ803872 1969QQrdZ1) one for $18 shipped. lol I'm sure it's great quality too, but you never know.
ClaymoreWW
02-18-2006, 05:23 PM
Actually, I would not buy that link, unless I was POSITIVE of what i was getting. I did a lot of research and cross-comparison before I bought my shirt shifter (which i am happy with). That is the same pic as some advertised as "one-piece" construction - which I assue to mean that the lockout and the knob are one-piece. To me, that means that the lockout would not go up and down and function as a lockout.
Understand - I have NOT seen this item - I could very well be wrong. I would take the time to ask the vendor to verify that the lockout mechanism will be spring loaded and functional - I did and am happy with what I got (except the blue anodizing - I wanted Natural or maybe Red, but blue is what I got)
--george
Nafunu32
02-18-2006, 08:59 PM
Man I wish I had a mtx... desperately seeking a $500 totalled mtx.
krunknasty
02-18-2006, 09:03 PM
My only advise is if you get the Cosmo Racing Short Shifter, make sure when taking off the retaining clip be very very careful. If it breaks you are screweed because it doesnt come with a new clip. The B&M short shifter comes with an extra clip but its more expensive. I broke my retaining clip changing my shifter and when i asked cosmo racing to send me one they said they would but its been 2 weeks and still no clip... just giving some advise from experience.
whiteboy477
02-18-2006, 10:34 PM
flat out the Best thing I bought for my car....I got the CC short throw shifter for $50
mosoblkcougar
02-19-2006, 12:58 AM
My only advise is if you get the Cosmo Racing Short Shifter, make sure when taking off the retaining clip be very very careful. If it breaks you are screweed because it doesnt come with a new clip. The B&M short shifter comes with an extra clip but its more expensive. I broke my retaining clip changing my shifter and when i asked cosmo racing to send me one they said they would but its been 2 weeks and still no clip... just giving some advise from experience.
You can buy that clip from Ford I believe, you just gotta ask for the one for a Focus, they are the same, but Ford doesn't have one listed for the Cougar IIRC.
happsmack
02-19-2006, 05:54 AM
flat out the Best thing I bought for my car....I got the CC short throw shifter for $50
Same here
I bought mine From a CEG member. Love it!
speaking from experience.
bought my first sts from ebay few years ago... my thinking was, heck, it looks like B&M, it should work like it... worked fine for about 3 months... On my way home from Dallas, on the tollway. I shift to 1st after paying my toll... and nothing!!! i try desperately to get the car in gear and nothing was happening. I popped the shift boot and the damn cable retainer was broke at the bottom. I had to push the cable to get it in gear so i could limp the car over to the side of the road.
moral of the story? get B&M and you will never be sorry.
Monkeygrits
02-19-2006, 07:40 PM
speaking from experience.
bought my first sts from ebay few years ago... my thinking was, heck, it looks like B&M, it should work like it... worked fine for about 3 months... On my way home from Dallas, on the tollway. I shift to 1st after paying my toll... and nothing!!! i try desperately to get the car in gear and nothing was happening. I popped the shift boot and the damn cable retainer was broke at the bottom. I had to push the cable to get it in gear so i could limp the car over to the side of the road.
moral of the story? get B&M and you will never be sorry.
You mean the ball on the bottom of the shifter or the clip thing that holds the cable on? If your talking about clip thing that has nothing to do with the type of shifter:shrug:
Snowboarder
02-20-2006, 12:25 AM
Just installed my B&M shifter a couple weeks ago, I love it and you deffinately notice the short throw, I'm use to it now and now this feels like I'm shifting just as far as I use to so I wouldn;t want to switch back because it would feel liek I was going like twice as far and I'd be a worse driver, but yah it makes enough of a difference that you have to relearn your driving of the car for the first day or so! I love mine and so far no complaints!
Tsonik
02-20-2006, 01:52 AM
Thanks alot guys .
I jsut got myne from eBay today.
I'll let you know how it is when i install it.
S3c70r
02-20-2006, 08:31 AM
I dont know whats wrong with B&M but their price are over priced. They are f***ing scaring people about other short shifters because they are not so expensive. All shifter are made of stainless stell and I believe the quality is almost the same and it wouldnt be noticeable. I would go with the CC or Cosmo.
mond12345
02-20-2006, 12:29 PM
I believe in, "You get what you pay for." Also the B&M has a million mile warranty and its B&M!!
You mean the ball on the bottom of the shifter or the clip thing that holds the cable on? If your talking about clip thing that has nothing to do with the type of shifter:shrug:
talking about the part of the shifter, so yeah, the ball.
slockin
02-20-2006, 06:34 PM
I dont know whats wrong with B&M but their price are over priced. They are f***ing scaring people about other short shifters because they are not so expensive. All shifter are made of stainless stell and I believe the quality is almost the same and it wouldnt be noticeable. I would go with the CC or Cosmo.
I had an eBay shifter and the weld on the bottom ball broke off going uphill... the third day I had it. Yea, so that royally sucked. Luckily for me, it was 1/2 mile form my house, so I walked home, got some tools and the stock shifter and put that all back in.
I went out and purchased the Steeda shifter and it's still going strong after 3 years.
After my experience, you learn that "you get what you pay for" and if you buy these cheap eBay shifters, keep the sotck shifter and tools in the car. It's just a matter of time.....
Hope this helps...
-Nick
MrNiceguy
02-20-2006, 08:55 PM
Good ol' Cosmo Racing can suck it easy... Cosmo Racing Sucks (http://newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=91192)
defiant00
02-20-2006, 09:36 PM
Does anyone know if the Ford Racing/Steeda short shifter will it work on the V6? I have found it on a few Focus websites, but they all say it's for the Zetec only.
Monkeygrits
02-20-2006, 10:41 PM
Good ol' Cosmo Racing can suck it easy... Cosmo Racing Sucks (http://newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=91192)
...they sent me a lockout sleeve with one of the holes not drilled....i called they guy, emailed him a pic of it and they sent me a new one in like 2 days...just be patient...probably didnt help u laughed at the guy and hung up lol
Monkeygrits
02-20-2006, 10:43 PM
talking about the part of the shifter, so yeah, the ball.
u said it was an ebay shifter.....was that a cosmo shifter? I researched this a little before i bought the cosmo shifter and I had yet to find someone on here who had one break....
MrNiceguy
02-21-2006, 12:31 AM
...they sent me a lockout sleeve with one of the holes not drilled....i called they guy, emailed him a pic of it and they sent me a new one in like 2 days...just be patient...probably didnt help u laughed at the guy and hung up lol
That's beside the fact. I paid for a new shifter and recieved a used, partially rusted, incomplete version. I also waited 10 days to get this marvel of a shifter.
fordrule
02-21-2006, 02:53 AM
i have a ebay one. my shifter cables have come off the shifter at inopertune times. basically i think there was some batches of those shifter where the ball on the shifter that attaches to the cables is a little bit too smallso the cables connect and sit on but sometimes will pop off
i will be buying a b&m when i get home
u said it was an ebay shifter.....was that a cosmo shifter? I researched this a little before i bought the cosmo shifter and I had yet to find someone on here who had one break....
lol.. i have no clue. this was 3 years ago.
AndyMan
02-22-2006, 06:38 PM
question about that, when u get a short shifter installed,.. does it automaticly remove that slip-ring under the knob that u have to pull up to put in reservse. I really don;t want that there if i get a short shifter....
ClaymoreWW
02-22-2006, 10:43 PM
That slider has two functions:
1. the primary function is to prevent you from going into reverse accidentally, like from 3 to 4th, missing 4th and going into reverse or from 5th into, oops-grind - I have no 6th.
2. the secondary function is a place to attach the boot top to.
If you don't care about locking out reverse and feel ok with a boot just hanging up in mid-air, you can leave it off, if you want.
--george
AndyMan
02-23-2006, 09:30 PM
so then if i get a short shifter, is there an option to keep the slip-ring on there then???
MrNiceguy
02-23-2006, 11:50 PM
Yeah, a modified reverse lockout system comes with each short shifter. It looks much better with the lockout on there because of that being where the shift boot attaches at top.
ClaymoreWW
02-24-2006, 12:04 AM
yeah, they come with the lock-out assembly...I feel it should be kept operational, but I am sure some have removed it completely.
--george