Gear Shifter Aftermarket - Options?

[Tazzieman]

At that price it will be a no brainer for the spares box!

"The fitment will be One Thousand Dollars , Sir"

 

[MrMike]

Thoughts?

 

[Tazzieman]

Thoughts?

So cut and paste into the ZF box type the Grenadier is using?
Not so simple I suspect.

 

[MrMike]

So cut and paste into the ZF box type the Grenadier is using?
Not so simple I suspect.

The one pictured is the same as the old BMW gear shifters, maybe easier to fit?

 

[Ever Pragmatic]

subjective subject but anyone driving a bmw 5 series will have had years of hands on experience of the shifter. I use this shifter everyday and there’s absolutely nothing about it worth changing. one thing that I can say is that you get used to the feel of the selection through the car as the zf changes cogs from neutral in to gear. Manoeuvring is no problem at low to no speed and the shifter is very tactile. Reserve your criticism until you’ve had a few 1000 miles driving it. If we get any deliveries that is.

 

[ECrider]

I'd like a bigger steering wheel but resisting strongly the urge to go down the economic route;

 

[MrMike]

subjective subject but anyone driving a bmw 5 series will have had years of hands on experience of the shifter. I use this shifter everyday and there’s absolutely nothing about it worth changing. one thing that I can say is that you get used to the feel of the selection through the car as the zf changes cogs from neutral in to gear. Manoeuvring is no problem at low to no speed and the shifter is very tactile. Reserve your criticism until you’ve had a few 1000 miles driving it. If we get any deliveries that is.

I personally have no issue with it, I look forward to using this tactile piece of equipment

 

[AnD3rew]

Pretty sure as long as you don’t want to change the positioning etc, it would be fairly simple to just design a new plastic head and buttons to replace the head on it.

 

[Max]

I personally have no issue with it, I look forward to using this tactile piece of equipment

Agree…what I find interesting is the way they have used the black billiard ball for the transfer case lever, a bit of tongue in cheek that brings back memories and analogue mechanics…plus if you have to quickly crab either knob without looking you will know which one you have in you hand.

 

[DCPU]

 

[Krabby]

In the Q&A from NA just they other day, IA flat out said the shifter is staying as is and there's no desire or plan to change.

That said, I'm not a fan of the shifter only in the sense that it seems waaay out of place. I'm sure it's well designed and everything, but it's just a futuristic, digital sore thumb in an otherwise old school, analog environment.

 

[DCPU]

We have this excellent industrial machinery interior - and a yuppy shifter!

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Set against what we now have learnt is a faux industrial machinery interior (fake screws/bolts), perhaps the shifter is looking just a bit more honest and straightforward?

 

[trobex]

Yes, it does look out of place, but on the flipside it will be a lot easier to replace than a bespoke version as it’s a standard BMW part.

Cheers
Steve

So cheaper to get Bespoke than genuine part LOL!

 

[trobex]

Set against what we now have learnt is a faux industrial machinery interior (fake screws/bolts), perhaps the shifter is looking just a bit more honest and straightforward?

Are there confirmed fake bolts and screws inside the GREN?? If there was, that's absurd.

 

[trobex]

subjective subject but anyone driving a bmw 5 series will have had years of hands on experience of the shifter. I use this shifter everyday and there’s absolutely nothing about it worth changing. one thing that I can say is that you get used to the feel of the selection through the car as the zf changes cogs from neutral in to gear. Manoeuvring is no problem at low to no speed and the shifter is very tactile. Reserve your criticism until you’ve had a few 1000 miles driving it. If we get any deliveries that is.

Driven X5 for easily 5000kms same (or at least very similar) shifter. Looks like a fake shifter with looks not suitable for my Gren! I want AM please!

 

[BD1]

There is this thread where it could be possible to use the shifter from the toyota supra:

https://www.theineosforum.com/threads/bmw-shifter-repair-kit-part-number.12410850/post-1333143297

Entire thread:

https://www.theineosforum.com/threads/bmw-shifter-repair-kit-part-number.12410850/#post-1333143297

 

[DCPU]

Are there confirmed fake bolts and screws inside the GREN?? If there was, that's absurd.

See @Jean Mercier post on his quarantined vehicle.

 

[Krabby]

One positive to the shiter, it takes up very little room, as there is not a long path from P to L1. When I got my GMC I thought that I would HATE the column shifter, but I was very appreciative of the space it freed up on the console.

 

[ADVAW8S]

I'll put it out there but the new LR pistol grip is made for the ZF transmission. it even has a push button for park.

 

[BD1]

That looks similar to the shifter in the Toyota supra which 'I think' uses the same BMW engine and ZF transmission (or close variations). This would look better in the grenadier than the modern looking current version.