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Old May 4, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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I am thinking of getting an MGW shifter for my 2008 C6 but I had a question about the installation. Can you install the shifter after only removing the shifter boot or do you have to remove the shifter console in order to install the shifter?

If you have to remove the whole console, does anyone have a HOWTO article I could read?

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Old May 4, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by s ladd
I am thinking of getting an MGW shifter for my 2008 C6 but I had a question about the installation. Can you install the shifter after only removing the shifter boot or do you have to remove the shifter console in order to install the shifter?

If you have to remove the whole console, does anyone have a HOWTO article I could read?

Thanks,
Shaun
Yes, you have to remove the console to swap shifters. The MGW kit comes with everything you need including a CD with photo instructions.

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Old May 4, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...5-shifter.html

Hope this helps.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tall-pics.html
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Old May 4, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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Here are the instructions I used. Took about 30-45 minutes.


http://www.corvettefever.com/techart...e_shifter.html
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Old May 4, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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it is very simple to pull the console... I did mine in about 30-40 minutes takin my time to make sure nothing gets scratched etc...
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Originally Posted by BartonekDragRacing
it is very simple to pull the console... I did mine in about 30-40 minutes takin my time to make sure nothing gets scratched etc...
I bet someone could walk you through it on the phone.
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You have to remove the console, but its pretty easy. The whole thing took me about 2 hours ( beer breaks and lunch hahaha)
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