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koosh · 12-16-2013, 11:42 PM

i purchased a cheap ebay one which i am going to fit during the winter spell, and going off some websites and the general looks of the item itself it seems as if they are made by a company called designtek. (i bought mines in the UK)

here is the designtek one;

http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod4201/Shift-Linkage-DesignTek-Porsche-996---986---987---997---987C_2_2_2_2/

and here are the ebay ones;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHORT-SHIFTER-PORSCHE-BOXSTER-911-986-996-986-CAYMAN-S-/231113034425?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ABoxster&hash=item35cf690ab9&vxp=mtr

look similar huh? and if you look on ebay, people seem to be passing them off as being made by all different manufacturers and charging anywhere between $49 and $259! yet they are all the same anodized blue color?!

i guess someone may chip in here with prior experiances which i cant do until i have it fitted but thats just my opnion on why i purchased a cheap one as opposed to a more expensive, yet very very similar looking one...

12-16-2013, 11:42 PM	#2
koosh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 106	i purchased a cheap ebay one which i am going to fit during the winter spell, and going off some websites and the general looks of the item itself it seems as if they are made by a company called designtek. (i bought mines in the UK) here is the designtek one; http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod4201/Shift-Linkage-DesignTek-Porsche-996---986---987---997---987C_2_2_2_2/ and here are the ebay ones; http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHORT-SHIFTER-PORSCHE-BOXSTER-911-986-996-986-CAYMAN-S-/231113034425?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ABoxster&hash=item35cf690ab9&vxp=mtr look similar huh? and if you look on ebay, people seem to be passing them off as being made by all different manufacturers and charging anywhere between $49 and $259! yet they are all the same anodized blue color?! i guess someone may chip in here with prior experiances which i cant do until i have it fitted but thats just my opnion on why i purchased a cheap one as opposed to a more expensive, yet very very similar looking one... Last edited by koosh; 12-16-2013 at 11:47 PM.