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B&M Mega shifter for 4th gen console???

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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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Car: 1988 GTA TRANS AM, 1986 TRANS AM
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B&M Mega shifter for 4th gen console???

Do they make such a thing?? I havent seemed to find any?
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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Nope.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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Someone posted on here how to make it work correctly tho.. something about bolting it up a little differently... and you would have to use a manual shift plate.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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I mounted one into my car with the 4th gen manual console,

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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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do you have any problems with the ratchet action? and what pwr window buttons are those from?
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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It was ok, just have to do some trimming of the manual plate to keep the shifter from popping up the console plate.

those are stock 3rd gen switches mounted into a plate I made and set into the ashtray hole of the console.

Car is no longer an Auto, I converted to a manual last year.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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How did you prevent the shifter from cracking the back of the console when dropping down to 1 ? I had that problem.. cracked my console... goku mad
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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You have to angle the shifter with washers so that you get clearance at the front and at the back.
My problem was when going to 1st, the console would pop up at the front.

I also beat the **** out the of trans tunnel to get it nice and flat.
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