MB Short shifter

[Kempy]

Has any one got a set of fitting instructions for this gear lever? Im sure i had a set come with it, but that was over a year ago. Cant find them anywhere. Thanks.

[IANMM]

do you mean a BM Short Shfifter?

[IANMM]

if it is a BM one give these a call im sure they could sort you out

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&p=35451043A&part=Renault-5-Turbo-B-M-Short-Throw-Quick-Gear-Shifters-30-Reduction

[Kempy]

Thats what i thought, but says MB on the box and the website is www.mbcarperformance.com (http://www.mbcarperformance.com) ?????

[car.crash]

Bm was the original. Mb was the eBay copy cat version.

[BriC]

And it's B&M, not BM ;)

[Kempy]

Bm was the original. Mb was the eBay copy cat version.

Thats the one, i assume fitting will be the same :confused:

[IANMM]

And it's B&M, not BM ;)


i know i know :)

well just drop MB a email then...there in the netherlands so they should be as high as a kite :) ask them for a smoke and a pancake :)

[Kempy]

Have done, was just hoping someone may still have a copy :sos:, im sure there was a few people who bought the kit about a year ago?

[Leigh]

I bought one about 6 months ago, couldnt find the instructions and couldnt see how the lift reverse worked. Lobbed it back in the box and thats were its stayed :( so any info from them would be good :D

[tiff_lee]

The B&M's any good on the R5? I had one for my RS Turbo and was awesome made a hell of a difference.

How do the copy ones compare to the B&M?

[Kempy]

I bought one about 6 months ago, couldnt find the instructions and couldnt see how the lift reverse worked. Lobbed it back in the box and thats were its stayed :( so any info from them would be good :D

I heard back from them, but he wants to see the invoice as there are copys on the market that dont come with instructions :sad2:. I dont have that either. :cry: Hope they will take mercy on me as it was over a year since i bought it.

[R5GTTRaider]

if its a b&m copy why not use there intructions?

[car.crash]

The B&M's any good on the R5? I had one for my RS Turbo and was awesome made a hell of a difference.

How do the copy ones compare to the B&M?

they are good copies especilly for the price of £50. minor work needs to be done to the pin in the gearbox but other than that its a straight fit.

[sega]

The mbcarperformance are normally of better quality than the b&m sshifter. There was some trouble with a guy who copied them and sold them on ebay cheap but the quality was also lesser. Like carcrash said it's an easy fit. Just the on the gearbox you need to grind a little.

[jure]

You need to polish ball on the top of the pin a bit. Few minutes with sanding paper will do the trick. Also, I had some problems with second gear and had to take off bit of gear linkage eye (just where it is bolted to the pin) since it rubbed gearbox on bumpy roads.

[Kempy]

Thanks for all the advice, it is very helpfull. :) The lift up reverse is confusing me a little. Off the car i cant see how it can work? :confused: Or will this all become apparent once its fitted? Thanks again.