i just orderd a jdm short shifter. has anyone had expierence installing or having it installed. just wondering the basics of it are. thanks

 

oh noes here comes the "JDM WTF?" posts... lol

but seriously JDM?

Where did u get it at?

 

I ordered some JDM air for my tires. I got the air canister overnight shipped from Japan.

 

yeah i thought jdm and tC didnt go together.

 

Well there is the possibility that the tC shares a shifter with another car that has a JDM counterpart so it could still be "JDM".

It's amazing how much ricers are willing to pay if the parts they buy have those 3 letters attached to them.

 

no seriously tho that ones sick! it shortens throws like 150% or somethin crazy like that

 

i mean the perrin short shifter claims to be full adjustable from 0 to 200% idk? so that 150% doesnt seem that crazy?


"Perrin has put itself on the map with their practically fully customizable short shifters. This Scion tC Perrin short shifter allows you to adjust the **** height, horizontal position and shifter length. All of this can be easily adjusted from the driver’s seat, allowing the tC owner to optimize the best fit and feel of their short shifter. Optimization is great and allows the drivers to be the most comfortable when driving. Of course short shifters have a nice performance side to them as they cut down on shift time by making the shifter shorter and thus less throw. Perrin has made their shifter so that you can adjust the length of your tC Perrin short shifter from anywhere to 0% to 200% shorter than the tC's stock shifter. This creates a serious reduction in shift throw but also allows you to customize towards comfort."

 

dam my bad about the jdm, i did know that it would start a fight, haha.


any way has one installed at short shifter in there TC. thats the real question i have,

 

what brand did you order?

 

future racing technology? i think thats the name.

 

lol wouldnt anything over 100% mean that it just switches the gears around? how can you shorten somethin by 200%? does that equal to flipping it over?

 

there is a DIY on this forum and it is not hard just take your time and get a big flat head screw driver and maybe get a friend to help out it goes faster. good luck

i did mine and my friends, mine took well 5 hours and alot of cussing and then it took me about 30mins to do my friends

 

u might need a little dremel like thing to cut one of the washers off of the shifter assembly... well, thats only if yours came with an extra washer. other than that, simple simple.

 

whoops double posted.

 

Scion tC Tuner Rule 1: There are no "JDM" parts for your car
Scion tC Tuner Rule 2: Your car isnt a Honda

 

you can use the screw driver to break it, it might not look pretty afterwords but who is going to see it LOL

 

I would shy away from anything other than a few of the bigger brands and doc iso, with docs being way above the rest imo. Its made from stock shifters, the pivot is moved and the height is reduced. And kills the others pricewise.

As for the install. It really is a 30-45 min job if you dont buy a new cage, less if you buy the cage with the shifter installed.

A lot of people will scare you with the washer. Thin standard screwdriver and 30 seconds or so and it is off. The only slightly tricky part (and it isnt that bad) is getting the cap off the shifter, but with two prying tools it is pretty easy.

If you dont get a replacement push washer with the new one, you can buy them at a hardware store for about $0.25 or so.