ForceFed's Project TDI

[poyta]

Can't help yourself can you? Looks good.

[adrian13]

Found a forum member selling a DSG shifter from a GTI cheap cheap and I couldn't resist. Not only does it look the goods it definitely feels a lot more solid compared with standard T-Bar style shifter. Obviously not a straight swap as you would've seen with Adrian13's install.

Also wrapped my centre console with 3M 1080 Black Carbon wrap. Looks magic.

Winning! Looks so much better and has the quality feel compared to our T-Bars. Its a shame it isnt a straight swap over! I was so scared to heat and twist that plastic thing holding the lever pin. Did you manage to do it without a worry or? Looks great though nice stuff!

[ForceFed]

Unfortunately for me heating the pin was the least of the troubles. What was meant to be a 10 minute job took nearly 2 hours. The trigger pin and locating pin inside the assembly were just floating around which meant the whole trigger assembly had to be taken apart and everything needed to be lined up again. It was like a jig-saw puzzle but got there in the end with help of a friend.

Anyone thinking about doing this take caution.

[Mysticality]

That shifter looks great!!
The initial DSG shudder and the ridiculous shifter in the Octavia put me right off the DSG option... But loving my manual.

How hard was it to wrap?

[ForceFed]

Wrapping was quite easy, just time consuming and a little fiddly making the necessary cuts and folds. Took about an hour max.

[poyta]

Now you need to wrap your radio surround, airbag warning insert, ashtray and gear lever surround to match.

[ForceFed]

I might have just enough to do the roof lining, the baby seat, the baby, and the accelerator and brake pedals. Lol

[ForceFed]

Managed to receive the exact same result over 3 runs. Smoked everyone out on the dyno