I installed the MGW shifter with extra handle (35%) to my 08 C6,

The installation is easy and straightforward, I run into problems and I need to confirm from you guys some issues if you had ever face the same:



problems:
1- when the gear in Nuetral, when moving it to the right, then let it go, it will not cameback to center as it suppose to do when moving it to the left! is this a problem? what could be the source of that?


2- The real problem now that happen to me somtimes, the gear stuck in 3rd and I hardly let it go (one time I was forced to park on road side to let the gear of from 3rd) and somtimes it was stuck in 5th gear also.
That occured to me around five times only till now!

shifting when the car cold & parked, very smoothy and easy shifts to all the gears, when driving it seems more difficult to me! any input on this matter will be appreciate it

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Just to double check some steps in the installation,
1- The rubber boot that came and made specially to 2008 C6, what is the proper way of installing it? do you really need it or the thinny OEM rubber is good enough? I intalled it bit don't know its proper position + its large face up or down?

2-The rubber shown in the picture (red squared mark), was torn and in bad shape, but as I know it will not casue a shifting problem as it may cause a heat soacking... is that true?

3- The shifter base that is fixed with 4 bolts, is it directional (heads in place of tails?) it seems though becasue there is no mark to show if it was directional


The shifter is really great, good quality, a way much better than the OEM, but with these problems Im starting to think to put back the OEM shifter

Any help/suggestion will be appreciate it

Thanks folks

 

A few thoughts / comments...

- Is the ripped boot perhaps interfereing with the shifters return to center position? Did you cut the rubber OEM base as in the instructions?
- Have you installed the upper half of the shifter properly? Do you have a picture of that on your car to see if its position is perhaps causing your issue?
- Im unclear as to your question on the shifter base, there is only one way to put it on.

 

 

The reply inside the quote
thx

 

i would really like you to snap a pic of the shifter installed wihtout the boot in place. i need to see if there are any obivous signs of somehting not right as this has NEVER been an issue and somehting is really wrong.


i responded to you in email already about the orientation of the shifter but i will srate again it does not matter it is symetrical

please post a pic when you can

george

 

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I would to thank you for your replies and quick response to my emails, definatly I will take some pictures and post it here in the next weekend.

Thx all for helping me out

 

Not sure how you could possibly have a problem as the installation is very straightforward and simple. Post pics because I'm guessing you've done something flagrantly wrong.

San

 

It took me about hour and am a recovering salesman that was drinking wine while doing it.

 

I threw back a few as well, just for good measure.

San

 

Are you guys saying something like the Geico ad's slogan but a little different?

"MGW shifters....so easy to install even a drunk can do it????"

Awaiting the pics...there has to be something wrong with the install as George has said, additionally, look at the responsiveness on his part...fantastic customer service

 

For me, the drinking started when I tried to get the bezel off - 30 minutes of cussing and thought it was going to break in half. Rest of the install went smoothly.

 

I think that is a fair statement. Just don't use power saws.

 

Snapped some pictures and a video explaining problem#1

please find it in this shared link:
http://www.2shared.com/file/7994360/..._on_08_c6.html

I will buy a new rubber from the dealership and install it after hearing your comments.

 

till now, I didn't face the stucking problem as before since last time!
but the 1st problem is still there as well I find it a little hard to shift to 3rd or 5th (I cannot shift very fast to those gears)

 

i cannot view the video but by the pics its hard to tell
can you post pics of the shifter without ANY of the oem boots installed.
also that boot you are referring to that is torn you can remove it
it is not needed with the mgw shiifter
and see if that helps. you should have a second boot UNDER that one with the 4 nuts on it
that is the one you need to use.




george

 

new pictures & video :








the video from this link:
http://img190.imageshack.us/i/v26090901.mp4/


please let me hear your comments..