TRD Quick Shifter Discussion
 

So I just got back from the Toyota dealer doing my 22.5k mile warranty maintenance and I figured I would ask them to install the following TRD Quick Shifter:

http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/trd-...-kit-1465.html

They wanted to charge me 260 at a 106 hour rate. I felt like that price was insanely high for assembling what is only 3 parts in the tiny box. The TRD Quick Shifter is not a complete assembly replacement so I am now thinking of taking this on myself. Has anyone installed this specific quick shifter and care to open a discussion of the assembly for this piece?

do it yourself..takes aobut 15-30min top get all things done and finish.

Do it yourself, I did it in about 30min. Nothing difficult in the install

Would recommend doing it yourself too. Also recommend having swivel extensions and/or sockets.

Only hard part was getting the stock boot off without ripping it.

Did you have any video or install guide that you followed?

it is pretty straight forward, unscrew all the stock parts and put the news TRD quick shifter parts on then screws all bolts again.

It comes with printed instructions on how to install it. If you have and are proficient with hands tools, it's not too bad.

↑ this. The directions that they provide are pretty great. If you can install an aftermarket intake you can install this part.

Only thing that may be a pain is you need to be under the car...

Don't you lose the TRD/dealer warranty if you install it yourself?

I told my dealer about it and they did not have an issue. They still fixed my shifter rattle tsb.. Their statement to me was that they wouldn't void my warranty from it but they will not warranty the part (quickshift) because I didn't buy it from a dealer.

That's what I meant haha. I look at TRD parts since they would be warrantied by the dealer if anything goes wrong with them. I have a TRD quickshifter, but still deciding whether I want to install it myself or just have the dealer do it next time I go in for an oil change.

If you bought it from a dealer and have a receipt then they will warranty it. At least that's what my dealer told me. But it won't void your drivetrain warranty if you install it, they just won't warranty the trd part.

yes re installing the stock boot is like putting on a condom in the dark, drunk, in a hurry , whilst falling down a flight of stairs. :eyebulge:

I utterly and completely destroyed the stock boot since they give you a new one

Been very helpful. The printed instructions do go into depth but since this is a first for me I was hoping there was a video telling me where everything is so I may reference it with the printed material. I'll give it a shot this weekend once I get some stands to jack this bastard up.

Well if ever your in the HBRG area I'll give you a hand!

If you have installed it, what kind of benefits have you seen? Any difference in feel?


Thanks,

Ok, so i just ordered mine from ebay / toyota dealer for $150
Getting it tomorrow / monday June 30 /2014
And i was looking for a diy to get an idea but i winded up finding this

[ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8445SoYm3T8[/ame]

I'm a bit sketched on this,
Sad to say or kinda mean, but i seriously hope this guy messed it up himself? Or failed the install? Broke something?
Cause if thats how loose it really is, I'm a bit dissappointed...

Anyone who has this installed can verify?
Please and thanks!

I've seen the throw -- the guy in this vid most likely ripped something or bent something the wrong way.

there's not THAT much play to the shifter in gear.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JIPNaEXxfA"]Brz TRD quick shifter update - YouTube[/ame]

O thank god!!!!
And thanks for the fast reply!!!
I was just thinking......
DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!
But thats a bit comforting now
Jesus...... Lol

look above your post - new vid shows the proper play.

TRD QUICK SHIFTER UPDATE
 

As I posted in another TRD QS Thread I got mine for $136.42 !!!

Was going to install it myself but the Holiday messed me up .

I work at a shop with 4 Lifts but we were Closed for 4 days. I call my Toyota/Scion Dealership I bought my car from.

They said Saturday @ 10:00 am ! I was quoted an Hour ,but there had not done 1 yet !

They wind up keeping it 1/2 the day !

I was really pissed getting the run around on my day off !

Talked to the SM and he got me a Rental Car "for free"

Then cut my Bill in half {$50.00 } for the Headache .

Well so far I dig it,but it was Not as Big a Deal as I had been lead to believe.

For under $200 installed I can't Bitch:thanks: !!!

Did you guys actually use the hex key that the TRD instructions asked for?
That's the only thing I don't have, and I don't really want to get one if it isn't absolutely necessary...

Yes. IIRC it's used for the bolt that actually threads into the adapter piece.

Been a while, but it looked like this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...AL._SX342_.jpg

So, good luck getting it off without that. Just buy a cheapo set at your local parts store, something like a pack of 10 for probably $8 or less.

Yup, just get a ball-ended hex socket from Lowes or something. It's only a couple of bucks.

I've uploaded the instruction guides onto another thread before, for those who are on the fence about buying and installing it themselves:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=245

Honestly, I couldn't find any of my ball-ended hex keys, and it was going to take a week for the local autoparts store to order one( and it had to be ordered in a kit). The guy at the counter didn't even know what I was talking about at first. I had to describe it in detail and then he had to look it up. Anyway, I just bought a regular hex socket and found it worked perfectly fine. Not sure why you would need the ball end.

Installed yesterday and while the throw is shorter, it takes a lot of effort to get the car in gear. Thought the moving joints needed grease, but even after grease its still really hard to shift. This goes beyond any "cold start wait till it warms up" shifting problems. I took the pieces apart again and made sure everything was lined up correctly, but still have a very hard time shifting. Any ideas?

Just use it. It will get smoother.

You can use a regular allen wrench or one of the allen headed sockets (which I prefer).

http://www.altrider.com/images/thumb...socket-set.jpg

Not enough room I think to used this, when I tried.

I used them no problems, even took the bolt out to put some blue loctite on it with them. If you leave the shifter in neutral or put it in 5th/6th it gives u more room.

I just installed the kit tonight and am having similar amounts of slack as mentioned in one of the earlier videos. Does anyone have some tips for tightening the adapter bolt? That one was a PITA to tighten and it looks like I need to tighten it even more.

Just keep on it until you see it stick out about 2 to 3 lines of threads.

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mine had enough slack, and eventually i could not get into 1st or 2nd. turned out the bolt backed out. you may need to add red loctite, as what it came with did not work.

Figured out I made a mistake in installing the adapter initially, fixed it and now the slack is largely gone. Feels great and was just what I was looking for :thumbup:

I got mine installed a few days ago. Not a bad decision! :D

Installed and it's very stiff to shift but I liked it...lol

Mine came loose also....did blue locktite and is holding better, but it will come loose if i use it the way i want to use it....so will take it easy until have time to use red or 272... Feels even better with mtec shift springs

Thanks for sharing

I'm using red loctite and it's much better now. I think I went an entire month without the bolt coming too loose.