986 to 987/997 Shifter Conversion

[jakeru]

thstone - does that shifter have a Porsche part number in it? Honestly, its white plastic cross-pivot piece (shown circled, in attached picture) looks like what I would expect to find on a factory 9x6 shifter.

I believe the black plastic cross-pivot piece (found, for example, in the 9x7 shifter part number 997.424.010.00) raises the primary pivot point for determining front-back travel by a few millimeters compared to this white piece.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by jakeru

thstone - does that shifter have a Porsche part number in it?

There is a chance that I got my photos mixed up and that the shifter in my earlier post is the 986 shifter and not the 997.

The shifter in the car now is definitely PN 997.424.010.00 (I just went out and took this photo).

If I mixed up the photos, sorry for the error and great catch!!!



997 shifter prior to installation:

[Gelbster]

986forum member ,Ben006 has an interesting thread on this subject:
http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/54726-ball-bearing-short-shifter.html
He also has a much cheaper and just as effective shifter .

[ianacole]

Originally Posted by thstone

There is a chance that I got my photos mixed up and that the shifter in my earlier post is the 986 shifter and not the 997.

The shifter in the car now is definitely PN 997.424.010.00 (I just went out and took this photo).

If I mixed up the photos, sorry for the error and great catch!!!



997 shifter prior to installation:

So, just to be clear... the 997 shifter is installed on your 5-speed SpecBoxster? I like this idea very much for mine.