TWM Short shifter install= OWNED - Toyota Yaris Forums

anonymous user · 05-05-2009, 09:03 PM

O.K. After disassembling the plastic center console and removing like 15-20 or so screws, I am able to get to the shifter assembly. I remove shifter link cables, then i am stuck trying to pry off the black clip. Without a dremel on hand, i could not for the life of me remove it. I was effing up the white plastic casing pretty well though. It's step 8 on the instruction manual, i can post the pic.

http://www.twmperformance.com/manual...p%20Manual.pdf

Just thought i'd share. I'll have to reconvene this project when i can either borrow a dremel, or get to the store and pick it up later this month.
Any tips you guys had without using a dremel would help. Otherwise imma blast this bitch off with the dremel!

anonymous user · 05-06-2009, 01:33 PM

Bump for 58 reply-less views!

eTiMaGo · 05-06-2009, 01:59 PM

if I recall how the guys at the workshop installed mine, they put the stock stick in a vise, and yanked at that part with some pliers...

MUSKOKA800 · 05-06-2009, 02:02 PM

Those clips can be buggers. Definitely designed for easy install and no removal.
If you have a sharp chisel you might get behind it. Otherwise the dremel is a solution. Just be careful not to melt that white plastic assembly while grinding away at the clip.
I might try a hacksaw first. Less heat.

whooppee777 · 05-06-2009, 02:22 PM

if i recall i used a flat head screw driver to pry that off just like the picture depicts. i do remember cutting the shit out of my finger in the process when the screw driver slipped out but i got it off with a flat head screw driver.

good luck

IllusionX · 05-06-2009, 03:08 PM

flat head screw driver = dangerous. don't let it slip.

but indeed, people here in Quebec do it with just a flat head screw driver. Seriously, i have no idea how they mange to do so.

anonymous user · 05-06-2009, 10:47 PM

I tried the thinnest flathead screwdriver i could find. After blood, sweat, and swearing (no tears), i gave up. I think a hacksaw could be seriously dangerous. I'll update when i get a chance to do this again, hopefully this weekend.

TOUGEghost · 05-07-2009, 11:41 PM

Is this the part you're talking about? Have you tried twisting the screwdriver rather than prying at it?

anonymous user · 05-08-2009, 04:56 AM

^^ yeah that's the part. No, oddly i didn't try that, although i must say that i could not fit the screwdriver between the plastic and the clip. I'll give it a shot next week, i'll have a garage to borrow for a few weeks if i need to down my car for any reason. thanks!

yarisugi · 05-08-2009, 05:13 AM

if you need a dremel, let me know.

anonymous user · 05-12-2009, 04:27 AM

^^Thanks, i just went to lowe's on saturday and bought one. Figured it would come in handy down the road.

anonymous user · 05-18-2009, 02:43 AM

OK, installation of short shifter and shift knob complete. The dremel came in most handy, and i didn't have a press, so i bought those clamp type table vise.
Do not get this type. It is rubbish! You can heat the rubber clip w/ a hairdryer and get the thing off. After the dremel and hairdryer, putting it all back took me minutes!!
I also installed a cabin bar (called a room bar by ultra), some H.D. endlinks, and camber bolts.
All in all, a pretty ok weekend. I need an impact to install my coilovers though, so i got owned again.

AlainMikli · 05-30-2009, 07:53 PM

Is the TWM Short shifter shorter than the OEM shifter in length? Anyone can show me the pic of both side by side?

MGargano · 05-30-2009, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlainMikli

Is the TWM Short shifter shorter than the OEM shifter in length? Anyone can show me the pic of both side by side?

Yes the TWM website lists the shifter as 2.5" shorter than OEM with a 35% throw reduction

lilredrocket · 05-30-2009, 08:34 PM

It's nice to see you got it installed!

05-05-2009, 09:03 PM	#1
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	TWM Short shifter install= OWNED O.K. After disassembling the plastic center console and removing like 15-20 or so screws, I am able to get to the shifter assembly. I remove shifter link cables, then i am stuck trying to pry off the black clip. Without a dremel on hand, i could not for the life of me remove it. I was effing up the white plastic casing pretty well though. It's step 8 on the instruction manual, i can post the pic. http://www.twmperformance.com/manual...p%20Manual.pdf Just thought i'd share. I'll have to reconvene this project when i can either borrow a dremel, or get to the store and pick it up later this month. Any tips you guys had without using a dremel would help. Otherwise imma blast this bitch off with the dremel! __________________ It's not what you drive, or how much $$ you throw at the car. Mod the ballast on the front left first!

05-06-2009, 01:33 PM	#2
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	Bump for 58 reply-less views! __________________ It's not what you drive, or how much $$ you throw at the car. Mod the ballast on the front left first!

05-06-2009, 01:59 PM	#3
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	if I recall how the guys at the workshop installed mine, they put the stock stick in a vise, and yanked at that part with some pliers... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

05-06-2009, 02:02 PM	#4
MUSKOKA800 Drives: '08 Yaris Sedan, Aero Package Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,720	Those clips can be buggers. Definitely designed for easy install and no removal. If you have a sharp chisel you might get behind it. Otherwise the dremel is a solution. Just be careful not to melt that white plastic assembly while grinding away at the clip. I might try a hacksaw first. Less heat. __________________ TRD Upgrades: 18" Wheels wrapped in 215/35/18 PZero's, Sportivo Shocks/Struts, Lowering Springs, Swaybar, Axle-Back Exhaust, Oil Cap, Rad Cap, Signage. Aftermarket Goodies: Piggies SS, K&N Drop-In, Blitz S/C, DC Header, NST Pulley) Toyota Options/Accessories: Sport Pedal Covers, Sport Shift Knob, Ipod Interface, Summer Mats, Winter Mats, Cruise Control, Auto-Dim Mirror, Echo steelies with winter boots.

05-06-2009, 02:22 PM	#5
whooppee777 I used to have 1700 posts View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Hatch Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 808	if i recall i used a flat head screw driver to pry that off just like the picture depicts. i do remember cutting the shit out of my finger in the process when the screw driver slipped out but i got it off with a flat head screw driver. good luck __________________ *First Boosted Yaris On The East Coast*

05-06-2009, 03:08 PM	#6
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	flat head screw driver = dangerous. don't let it slip. but indeed, people here in Quebec do it with just a flat head screw driver. Seriously, i have no idea how they mange to do so.

05-06-2009, 10:47 PM	#7
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	I tried the thinnest flathead screwdriver i could find. After blood, sweat, and swearing (no tears), i gave up. I think a hacksaw could be seriously dangerous. I'll update when i get a chance to do this again, hopefully this weekend. __________________ It's not what you drive, or how much $$ you throw at the car. Mod the ballast on the front left first!

05-08-2009, 04:56 AM	#9
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	^^ yeah that's the part. No, oddly i didn't try that, although i must say that i could not fit the screwdriver between the plastic and the clip. I'll give it a shot next week, i'll have a garage to borrow for a few weeks if i need to down my car for any reason. thanks! __________________ It's not what you drive, or how much $$ you throw at the car. Mod the ballast on the front left first!

05-08-2009, 05:13 AM	#10
yarisugi やりすぎだ～ View User's Garage Drives: Me: Nuts: Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ハワイ Posts: 2,041	if you need a dremel, let me know.

05-12-2009, 04:27 AM	#11
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	^^Thanks, i just went to lowe's on saturday and bought one. Figured it would come in handy down the road. __________________ It's not what you drive, or how much $$ you throw at the car. Mod the ballast on the front left first!

05-18-2009, 02:43 AM	#12
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	OK, installation of short shifter and shift knob complete. The dremel came in most handy, and i didn't have a press, so i bought those clamp type table vise. Do not get this type. It is rubbish! You can heat the rubber clip w/ a hairdryer and get the thing off. After the dremel and hairdryer, putting it all back took me minutes!! I also installed a cabin bar (called a room bar by ultra), some H.D. endlinks, and camber bolts. All in all, a pretty ok weekend. I need an impact to install my coilovers though, so i got owned again. __________________ It's not what you drive, or how much $$ you throw at the car. Mod the ballast on the front left first!

05-30-2009, 07:53 PM	#13
AlainMikli Drives: ings 09 Yaris 3 Door LiftBack Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SF, CA Posts: 465	Is the TWM Short shifter shorter than the OEM shifter in length? Anyone can show me the pic of both side by side? __________________ REAL JDM ings+1 Full Body Kit…REAL JDM C-One Spoiler…Retrofit Projector Headlight…Kiddo 6-pots BBK…CE 28N J-Time Attack…Bride Ergo II Racing Seat…Personal Steering Wheel…Work Bell Quick Release…Dealer Option Sun Roof…JDM RS LED Side Mirror…JDM RS Taillight…C-One Oil Cap…C-One Radiator Cap…TRD Iridium Racing Spark Plug…Tom's Fuel Map Controller…Blitz throttle controller…GReddy Informeter Touch…MR Suspension…TRD Rear Sway Bar…MR C-Pillar Bar…GTspec Front Strut Bar & Rear Strut Bar…AFE Intake…WR Header…Nitto Mid-Pipe…Greddy Ti-C axleback…Goodridge SS Brake Line… To do: Supercharger…

05-30-2009, 08:34 PM	#15
lilredrocket Slowy getting there View User's Garage Drives: 08 Liftback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,464	It's nice to see you got it installed! __________________

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