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11-01-2006, 02:50 AM
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#1 | | Authorized Vendor
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| Automatic Shifter Knob replacement and lowering
SO I was on EBAY and ever once in a while I look up Levoc Automatic Shift Knobs because they are equipped with the o/d switch on the handle and come in White, Black, Chrome and Carbon Fiber. The retail price starts at $89.99 from Super Autobacs but I got lucky with Ebay and got it for $10 shipped...Yes that's correct. Now here's what I have for pics.
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TOOLS NEEDED:
10mm & 12mm sockets
Flat Tipped Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Wire Crimpers/cutters
(2) red butt connectors
The ability to put two wires together
***NOTE: when I say 10mm and 12mm I mean the head size of the fastner***
STEPS:
1. Block the wheels and park on level ground and use common sense.
2. Remove the center console.
3. Remove the wire hold downs from the stock shifter housing.
4. Remove the 10mm nut on the passenger side of the shifter.
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5. Remove the (4) 12 mm bolts around the shifter housing.
6. Gently unplug the blue 2-wire connector
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7. Gently press the ears on the shifter cables with the flat tipped screwdriver and push the cables one at a time towards the firewall until it looks like this.
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8. Now on a workbench (kitchen table) seperate all your new and old parts. Follow the instructions with your new shifter to get it together.
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9. Remove the (2) phillips screws on the front of the factory shifter and un hook the wiring all the way to the shift knob.
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10. Now it should look like the picture below:
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11. You only need 1" of the white plastic sticking past the top of the metal on the shifter. This is where you adjust your postion for your taste and height. Use the wire cutter to remove the unwanted plastic. Remember cut a little at a time, you can always cut more later. I even took a pipe cutter and cut down the metal so I could go lower on the shifter.
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12. Cut the factory shifter wiring about halfway up so that you can re-use the blue 2 wire connector. It doesn't matter which wire goes where because the switch just completes the circuit. Route the wiring in the factory location.
13. Add some loc-tite or spray paint on the set screws that you use to seal them in the bore so that they don't become loose. The shifter snaps back together quickly
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By Napolex - Made in Japan (Similar to Razo, Momo, Sparco)
Part Number: LV-461 (Black/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-462 (Carbon Fiber/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-463 (Wood/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-464 (White/Chrome)
You dont have to use Levoc if you like another Automatic handle without an overdrive button you would just have to have a switch somewhere else to control the overdrive.
Last edited by scvscions : 12-19-2006 at 08:27 AM.
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11-01-2006, 02:53 AM
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#2 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SO.CAL. "LOOK BEHIND YOU"
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Originally Posted by scvscions SO I was on EBAY and ever once in a while I look up Levoc Automatic Shift Knobs because they are equipped with the o/d switch on the handle and come in White, Black, Chrome and Carbon Fiber. The retail price starts at $89.99 from Super Autobacs but I got lucky with Ebay and got it for $10 shipped...Yes that's correct. Now here's what I have for pics.
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TOOLS NEEDED:
10mm & 12mm sockets
Flat Tipped Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Wire Crimpers/cutters
(2) red butt connectors
The ability to put two wires together
***NOTE: when I say 10mm and 12mm I mean the head size of the fastner***
STEPS:
1. Block the wheels and park on level ground and use common sense.
2. Remove the center console.
3. Remove the wire hold downs from the stock shifter housing.
4. Remove the 10mm nut on the passenger side of the shifter.
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5. Remove the (4) 12 mm bolts around the shifter housing.
6. Gently unplug the blue 2-wire connector
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7. Gently press the ears on the shifter cables with the flat tipped screwdriver and push the cables one at a time towards the firewall until it looks like this.
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8. Now on a workbench (kitchen table) seperate all your new and old parts. Follow the instructions with your new shifter to get it together.
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9. Remove the (2) phillips screws on the front of the factory shifter and un hook the wiring all the way to the shift knob.
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10. Now it should look like the picture below:
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11. You only need 1" of the white plastic sticking past the top of the metal on the shifter. This is where you adjust your postion for your taste and height. Use the wire cutter to remove the unwanted plastic. Remember cut a little at a time, you can always cut more later. I even took a pipe cutter and cut down the metal so I could go lower on the shifter.
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12. Cut the factory shifter wiring about halfway up so that you can re-use the blue 2 wire connector. It doesn't matter which wire goes where because the switch just completes the circuit. Route the wiring in the factory location.
13. Add some loc-tite or spray paint on the set screws that you use to seal them in the bore so that they don't become loose. The shifter snaps back together quickly
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I did not take mine out just a cut and snip done but thats way "COOL "
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11-01-2006, 07:59 AM
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#3 | | Haole Grandpa
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Beach CA
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| Nice looking mod for an automatic and a heck of a deal on your eBay price! Nice work. | |
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11-01-2006, 08:04 AM
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#4 | | Undercover Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Da Garage!
Posts: 8,662
| Been wanting to see/do this mod, especially with the shorter shaft. Thank you!!!!!! | |
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11-02-2006, 10:00 PM
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#5 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Silver Spring Maryland
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| tell me more
that is a must have... went to a car show for Team SCP and i was told it was out i have not seen it till now , i must have it. | |
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11-22-2006, 03:01 PM
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#6 | | Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
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| I can get one for $35 shipped. Is that a good deal? | |
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11-24-2006, 07:52 AM
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#7 | | Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greencastle, PA, USA, EARTH
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| can someone give me a link to where i can purchase this, like the actual site, not ebay, plz
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12-04-2006, 12:22 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
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| hey can someone throw me a link for one plz | |
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12-18-2006, 08:04 PM
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#9 | | Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greencastle, PA, USA, EARTH
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| man, this sux, no one is willing to help out at all.... kinda sad that you cant get help on forums.... | |
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12-18-2006, 09:16 PM
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#10 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Santa Clarita Valley, CA SCV
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| Here is the main link to Super Autobocs:
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They’re kind of like Disneyland for modders. Check if they have a location near you. | |
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12-18-2006, 11:32 PM
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| Quote: | man, this sux, no one is willing to help out at all.... kinda sad that you cant get help on forums.... | To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 30 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. | |
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12-19-2006, 07:36 AM
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#12 | | Registered User
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| tried google.com couldnt find anything... | |
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12-19-2006, 08:25 AM
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#13 | | Authorized Vendor
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South dakota
Posts: 915
| Try searching on ebay under LEVOC SHIFTER
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I found just 6000 requests when I typed it in google search
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But here's some more info on Levoc (FYI there's two on ebay right now with 10 hours left for 25 each.
By Napolex - Made in Japan (Similar to Razo, Momo, Sparco)
Part Number: LV-461 (Black/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-462 (Carbon Fiber/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-463 (Wood/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-464 (White/Chrome) | |
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12-24-2006, 12:35 AM
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#14 | | Tha KrackaBox
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Texas
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| Where did you get that white e-brake? | |
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12-24-2006, 04:48 AM
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#15 | | Banned
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hollywood & OC CA
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| or you can make your own.
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cost me 5 bucks.
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12-24-2006, 08:43 AM
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#16 | | Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greencastle, PA, USA, EARTH
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| Quote: | Try searching on ebay under LEVOC SHIFTER
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I found just 6000 requests when I typed it in google search
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But here's some more info on Levoc (FYI there's two on ebay right now with 10 hours left for 25 each.
By Napolex - Made in Japan (Similar to Razo, Momo, Sparco)
Part Number: LV-461 (Black/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-462 (Carbon Fiber/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-463 (Wood/Chrome)
Part Number: LV-464 (White/Chrome) | thanks that really helps, dont have time or money for it right now bc i just ordered my headlights and tail lights and installed my carbon fiber interior, but i will get around to it soon To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 30 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. | |
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12-31-2006, 12:26 AM
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#17 | | Tha KrackaBox
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12-31-2006, 11:54 PM
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#18 | | Authorized Vendor
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| I saw one with carbon fiber in the middle for 6.99 at Autozone | |
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01-04-2007, 12:41 PM
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#19 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PNW
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| I did mine a while back, nice write up BTW. I didn't go to all the trouble of taking the whole shifter out of the car, just took the handle apart.
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