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Location: So Cal
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Short Shift Kit
I'm looking for a good BMW shop in So. Cal. that will install a uuc shift kit in my 98 M3. Any help here would be appreciated.
All the Euro shops in my area only want to handle stock components. Thanks |
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04-17-2003, 02:54 PM
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In the shop at Pelican
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Why not install it yourself? It's not all that difficult to do..
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04-17-2003, 02:55 PM
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ABOUT HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO INSTALL , AND HOW MUCH TIME SPENT UNDER THE CAR?
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04-18-2003, 07:39 AM
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Have you looked at the install instructions on the UUC site?
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04-18-2003, 02:10 PM
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No, but I will.
Thanks, Chowderhead |
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04-20-2003, 01:23 PM
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You can do it!
Install the shift kit yourself... why not get the satisfaction that comes from being self suffucient and knowing the job is well done.
I installed my UUC shift kit. Just take your time. The hardest part is getting to the carrier busings... there is a clip that is hard to take off and you have to work mostly by feel. I struggled with it for a little while and then studied the replacement clip. Looking at the replacement clip helped me visualize what I needed to do. Good luck. |
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05-02-2003, 07:26 AM
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What are the results? How does the car shift now?
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05-02-2003, 07:56 AM
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Shift throw much shorter. Action is still smooth. No problems finding any gears. I got the carrier bushings & cartridge bearing with it. Jared, I think you will be really happy with the kit (UUC).
I am not one of these types that is going to put a turbo or anyting like that on my car. I am not made of money either (thus I drive a '97 M3 not a 2003). That said, I cannot think of any improvement $ for my car that would be a better spend. I got mine at a discount during a group buy initiated on another forum. Came from GTM MOtorsprots in Trenton NJ. They were fine to deal with. Still a worthwhile value at full price. Thanks for the forum! More people need to find out about it. Seems as though there are a lot of BMW enthusiasts who have not discovered the pleasures (and $ savings) of working on their own cars. Take care, Jim Herrmann |
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05-02-2003, 08:22 AM
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I plan on either installing either th UUC kit in my car or installing a Z3 shifter in there. I have heard that the Z3 shifter installs in the same location, but due to the bend in the shifter arm, it reduces dshifter throw. I may give this a try before i go to the UUC unit, and see what the results are. I can find a Z3 shifter cheaper than i can the UUC kit.
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05-02-2003, 11:35 AM
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