cutting down gear stick help?

sheepy92 · Post by **sheepy92** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:42 pm

as above i have a mk7 golf r gear knob however the height is taller than original i can only see that it will need cutting down has anyone done this and can offer advice on how much to cut off
cheers folks

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JD2k · Post by **JD2k** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:35 pm

I am looking to fit the same gear stick but not bought one yet... did a bit of searching and found someone who recommended checking out a guide for fitting a mk7 gti stick to a MK5 golf, hopefully the same process will work for fitting it to the caddy.
First google hit brought up this guide on a mk5 golf forum http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index ... c=100626.0
A few have fitted the MK7 GTI gear stick on here so that might be worth a look as well

Barbel330 · Post by **Barbel330** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:06 pm

I just done mine. It's not critical to cut off an exact amount so don't worry too much, I'd say I cut off about 1.5 inches and it's about right. Could have gone a bit more but it's fine.

JD2k · Post by **JD2k** » Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:50 am

Cheers, I managed to get a new MK7 R one off eBay for £50 yesterday so it should arrive next week

Juggs · Post by **Juggs** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:48 am

Is the mk7 gearknob & gaiter a direct fit on the caddy?

Mine has some loose replica knob on it at the minute that’s pretty gash

JD2k · Post by **JD2k** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:32 am

Not got round to fitting mine yet but I assume it will involve cutting down the gear stick like for the Gti knob & gaiter.. I was going to follow/adapt the method used in the link I posted

BlueNGT · Post by **BlueNGT** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:36 pm

Thread resurrection

Does the MK7 Gearknob and Gator fit the MK4 Caddy?

Is it taller, that’s what I want!?

Post by **Giddy** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:49 pm

Knob does fit, but needs the gear stick to be cut down. Gaiter is asymmetric on mk7, might fit but not sure if it's going to look right.

BlueNGT · Post by **BlueNGT** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:30 pm

I actually want it taller!

If the Geartstick isn’t cut does it look odd?

FishermansFriend · Post by **FishermansFriend** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:54 pm

If you dont cut down the gear stick the gaiter wont fit. Its a bit shorter than the caddy one, that's why you need to cut down the gear stick.

BlueNGT · Post by **BlueNGT** » Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:42 pm

Suppose a custom Gator that’s taller could fix that?

Post by **Giddy** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:28 am

Also, you'll be hitting the bottom of the dash with your knuckles when you shift into 1, 3, 5

BlueNGT · Post by **BlueNGT** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:56 am

I was looking at Shortshift kits to shorten the throw in a hope to avoid that!

Glen290 · Post by **Glen290** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:16 am

I cheated when I fitted mine as I didnt want to do any cutting, so I drilled in to the gear knob itself so the shaft went in deeper

foneflex · Post by **foneflex** » Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:07 pm

Glen290 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:16 am I cheated when I fitted mine as I didnt want to do any cutting, so I drilled in to the gear knob itself so the shaft went in deeper

Thought about doing it this way too but does your gear knob twist around as guessing you have drilled out the flat side inside the gear knob ?

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