I got the replacement shifter from AM. I bough the new bezel from Ford that came with a boot. There are different boot options, so be sure to check the descriptions. The AM shifter came with the ball, so not sure you can change that out or not since I didn’t try. I’m sure if there’s a will there’s a way. Good luck!
White Madness Garage makes one you can swap shifter balls on. Otherwise they are part of the shifter.
How difficult was it to cut down the piece to get that short shifter to work? I am a little nervous to go the short shifter route because of the cutting. They say it can be returned to stock, in your opinion could it go back stock ? Is the piece you had to cut metal or plastic?I did the same as Josh. WM's kit (short shifter for me) and a ball I got from WC Lathewerks. Bought the cheapest manual shift boot/trim ring setup I could find, replaced the existing boot on it with another one, plastidipped the trim ring black and here we are.
Hmmmmm. You could probably go back to stock because the OEM shifter squeezes the plastic piece which'll sticks up above the actual metal shaft. It'll just stick out further. The part you're cutting is metal. I used a hacksaw. It wasn't hard, but it requires a bit of elbow grease.
Yeah I kind of figured that was the piece that needed to be cut. Are you happy with the choice of the shorty? Have you experienced any issues with the gear changes binding or anything?
Definitely happy with it. I think it looks much better. And no issues shifting either. It was "crunchy" a bit right after I did it cuz some of the metal shavings dropped down where the plastic rod goes, so I'd recommend a little vacuum as you're cutting. That's no longer an issue, but weird at first.
Thanks I think that is the route I am going to go. New boot and bezel already on order.
The Wm Shifter wont fit into the ring on the Manual boot. It is to big, the ring on the Auto boot is much bigger and comes with the adapter from WM to make it work. So you literally have to remove the trim ring from the auto boot and install on the manual boot. It does not look like a big deal I just wanted to keep everything where it could be put back to stock if I ever wanted without having to purchase another Auto boot. I hope that makes sense.
