MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: K9 on November 07, 2016, 04:20:57 pm

Title: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: K9 on November 07, 2016, 04:20:57 pm: Anyone installed this kit? As i want to get the extra free play on the shifter on my r32 to go away

http://www.akstuning.co.uk/aks/142-aks-solid-shifter-bracket-bushes.html (http://www.akstuning.co.uk/aks/142-aks-solid-shifter-bracket-bushes.html)
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: DFish on November 07, 2016, 04:59:37 pm: I've got an alternative to the AKS stuff and yes they work pretty well.

Fish
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: rdfcpete on November 07, 2016, 05:10:22 pm: Assume this will fit all MK5/MK6 platform with a 6MT box?

Need to get some, if so!
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: K9 on November 08, 2016, 03:10:39 pm: Quote from: DFish on November 07, 2016, 04:59:37 pm
I've got an alternative to the AKS stuff and yes they work pretty well.

Fish
easy to install?
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: DFish on November 08, 2016, 04:40:51 pm: Dead easy mate.

Make a note of where the connections are on the cables, remove, pop out the OE bushes, pop the new ones in and reconnect.

Fish
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: MC71 on November 08, 2016, 05:34:17 pm: I had the AKS kit. Added to the 2 short shifters, the shifter bushes and reducing the throw of the shifter itself it makes a big difference.
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: K9 on November 09, 2016, 08:31:43 am: Quote from: DFish on November 08, 2016, 04:40:51 pm
Dead easy mate.

Make a note of where the connections are on the cables, remove, pop out the OE bushes, pop the new ones in and reconnect.

Fish
is there a How-To?
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: rdfcpete on November 09, 2016, 08:59:21 am: Quote from: MC71 on November 08, 2016, 05:34:17 pm
I had the AKS kit. Added to the 2 short shifters, the shifter bushes and reducing the throw of the shifter itself it makes a big difference.

I've got the shifter plate from Alex already too, is this one at the top of the page any different? I'm guessing not :ashamed:
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: DFish on November 09, 2016, 07:57:26 pm: Quote from: K9 on November 09, 2016, 08:31:43 am
is there a How-To?

Not to my knowledge.

Fish
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: K9 on November 09, 2016, 08:46:57 pm: Quote from: DFish on November 09, 2016, 07:57:26 pm
Quote from: K9 on November 09, 2016, 08:31:43 am
is there a How-To?

Not to my knowledge.

Fish
Ok cool. Think i should try this.

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Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: pudding on November 10, 2016, 04:52:33 pm: Can you feel any extra vibration on your knob after this upgrade? lol
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: AJP on November 10, 2016, 05:17:53 pm: Quote from: Pudding on November 10, 2016, 04:52:33 pm
Can you feel any extra vibration on your knob after this upgrade? lol
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20161110%2Fc9ad26ac355ac9aa1ef35d1ad564f6dc.jpg&hash=39a77660bdff333022bffb7c06ce7dec402adf0b)
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: K9 on November 11, 2016, 03:01:53 pm: Quote from: Pudding on November 10, 2016, 04:52:33 pm
Can you feel any extra vibration on your knob after this upgrade? lol
+1
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: DFish on November 11, 2016, 03:53:06 pm: Nope
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: pudding on November 11, 2016, 03:56:18 pm: :grin:

Obviously VW isolated the cable bracket with rubber to stop gearbox rattles and whines being transmitted into the cabin through the cables, so I reckon there will be an increase in NVH. Probably not a lot though. VW gearboxes are noisy, rough, rattly old things though. They've always made really schitt gearboxes for some reason. Even worse than Merc's manuals, and that's saying something :grin:
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: xjay1337 on November 11, 2016, 05:26:29 pm: I have this kit.
Alex fitted it last year.
Brill is all I have to say... no downsides?!??!
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: K9 on November 11, 2016, 08:54:17 pm: Quote from: xjay1337 on November 11, 2016, 05:26:29 pm
I have this kit.
Alex fitted it last year.
Brill is all I have to say... no downsides?!??!
can you take a video off your gear shifter wobble?
Title: Re: AKS Solid Shifter Bracket Bushes
Post by: K9 on November 17, 2016, 09:18:33 pm: @vRSAlex (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1981) ordered :happy2: