Hey guys. I'm having trouble getting my shift **** off. I tried a vice grip but the damn **** is made of rubbery plastic stuff and it just absorbs what i throw at it. any suggestions?

 

exactly what did the vice grip do? You should able to tighten it enough to grip it and turn the ****.

Otherwise, I guess try a pipe wrench?

My stock one came off pretty easily, so I don't know what else to do.

 

at thread title...That should not be happening at age 19....

on the pipe wrench...

 

Thanks guys. lol i was hoping someone would comment on that....Basically with the vice grips, i tighten it as much as i could and try turning the grips counter-clockwise. The grips turn but the **** does not. Whatever the **** is made out of (what is underneath the leather) just twists with it. Maybe i am not tightening the grips or being violent enough? ............wheres that pipe wrench

 

Cut the cover off, then put the vice grips on the metal hard plastic under it.

 

Thanks to the help of Cliff, MyGreenMax94, and 92 Max I finally got my old dirty **** off. I replaced it with a tasteful leather and chrome Momo Tomahawk. I also replaced my crusty shiftboot with a real leather one from Redlinegoods (very nice product.) I am thinking about somehow grinding down the shifter a bit because the Tomahawk is a lil taller then the oem one. What do y'all think?

 

there we go...

 

nice, givving me some idea's

 

no need to grind down the stock shifter, just get a shorter one:-)

 

Like an STS? true, but i kinda like the way the stock throws are.

Pic from Momo USA

 

I like the boot. I need one of those really bad (along with an STS).

The shift **** probably looks better than a crusty stock one, but I like the AE a little better.

 

yeah personnaly i am not huge on the **** but then again i would love ot have a new factory style one wrapped ina nice leather.

Even the AE one is a little too flashy for me

 

This info is better off if you keep that to your self

 

Wow

 

take that leather off of the shift ****....... im assuming you dont want it anymore????? if so, take the leather ofrf with a knife and whatever is under it, cut it off... fet to metal, and put something with big *** teeth on it

 

i cut my shifter about 3 inches and put an aftermarket ****, it really changes the way the whole interior looks, the stock shifter is too damn tall.
as for the throws, really good.

 

Mmmm rice!

 

Whoa , hold on, time out, uno momento por favor, cease and desist! That is not rice. This is rice....

 

B&m Sts Ftw!

 

Nice shifter man

 

No B&M's made for our cars, 4th gen boy!

Just heat the stock shifter in the oven and move the ball up the shaft a bit.

350Z **** FTW...
I have an AE, it's decent.

 

4th gen B&M will work on our car with a slight modification (just drill the holes a little biggger) to the mount the shifter goes on. Check my 92 page for a how to on making a 4th gen (not B&M) shifter work in the 3rd gen.

but yeah moving the stock ball is the way I did it this last time.

 

i hate driving automatic ...i really dont know anything about cars but i was woundering if you can change it to manual?

if so, how much would it coast? would i need a new engine? how much would it coast?

 

It will only COAST In neutral...

 

haha i mean *cost?

 

It will cost a whole bunch of $$$$ unless you do the swap yourself...

 

c'mon i need an answer!

 

Yes .

 

Fi dolla?

 

Sure..Why not..

 

yes, you can do it
yes, you probably would need to pay someone to do it for you
can you afford it... maybe if you vcan get a used tranny...... a new one is about $1700 maybe??? plus you need a clutch, slave cylinder, and all that good stuff...... but that is new stuff... you can also go to the junk yard.....

 

damn i just found out it would cost about 2-3 tho to change it to manual .. soo i'm just thinking of sticking to automatic

is there anybody who has an 93 maxima suit up automatic?
if so, show some pictures and tell me what you think about it driving automatic?

I NEED SOME INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION!!!

 

Nah, it doesn't have to cost that much...It will take some time and research to get everything you need. I did my swap for somewhere around $800.

 

ok i'm going for the automatic - manual swap

can ANYONE/EVERYONE give me a list with ALL the parts i need for the swap

and an estimate price?

please!

oh,by the way its a 93 maxima

 

Dude...This swap is a major under taking for these cars[very labor intensive]...The parts list is a mile long and so is the work to get it in there...

This guy may be able to help you on getting the parts you need..
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=464522

I personally suggest you sell your automatic and buy a 5 speed maxima..But if you are insistent on doing this swap,the best thing to do is find a donar car[i.e. manual maxima that has been wrecked or blown engine] then swap the parts over...This method saves countless trips back to the junkyard for parts...

Or you could buy my maxima..

 

search for user aaron92se

 

you guys are teh thred ho's

 

If you really plan on performing a swap, I highly suggest that you have an alternate mode of transportation available.

 

How did this turn into a 5 speed swap thread??

It's only a ****...

 

Hmmm, looks right at home in there to me!
Just because it says MOMO on it doesn't mean it's not rice!
I don't see much of the rest of your interior, but I don't see anything else with chrome or black stitched leather on it. the **** is COMPLETELY out of place. and again it's shiny and chrome. that's pretty much rice in my book.

Now.. something that DOES blend in a bit better?

note the black leather and red stitching... going in a red maxima with black interior and red 4 pt harnesses on the corbeaus.
(and FYI, that's an OEM Nissan shift **** from a J-spec Z32. http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...de=32865-99Z32 )