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ive put a 5 speed gearbox on my spec R, when i put all the trim back in ive found that the gear lever is catching on the plastic surround trim (the smaller silver plastic part which has the 6 speed pattern on it) when im shifting into the lower gears and reverse.

i know others have put the 5 speed box in so i wondered if they had came accross this issue and if so what actions they took to rectify the problem?

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Mine already had the 5sp box when I bought it, but I did put in the carbon surround and didn't use the inner surround and bought a S14 leather gator of eBay and that fitted perfect. Not sure if you can remove the std inner surround?
 
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You have to remove the small silver bit and get a s14 gear gator
i think if you get a short shifter you can put the bit back in
 
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I know the spec s has a different, larger gaiter. It doesn't have the silver part with the 6 speed pattern on, it goes to the edge where that trim fits on the spec R 6 speed. The 5 speed probably has a longer throw.
 
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i should have an s14 leater gaitor so will have a go at fitting that. cheers guys.

i find short shifters on the 5 speed boxes are terrible and make the shift notchy. plus they rattle.
 
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