I really like the MOMO Race Airleather Shift ****. Is there anything unique to the MINI I need to know about doing this? I seem to recall with the VW's there was a little adapter necessary to make the shift boot fit nicely.

 

Actually it is somewhat involved in making the Momo **** fit the MINI gear lever. If you look at the MINI lever closely, you notice the shaft flares larger from the top of the boot to form a seat for the standard **** to fit down on. The Momo **** is designed to slip down on straight lever shaft, and be tightened with three set screws. In order to hide the set screws, it has a collar that slips on the shaft first (below the ****) then screws up onto the bottom of the ****, covering the set screws. The design is great, however the flared seat on the MINI shift lever prevents the collar from sliding down the shaft far enough to allow the **** to go on completely (the collar has to go down on the shaft further than the final position of the ****). My solution was to dremel and file down the flared section enough for the collar to slip further down the shaft, then installing the Momo **** as it was designed. The shaft is plastic, and shapes very easily. I also shortened the shaft a bit to make the taller Momo **** fit in the same postion as the stock ****. The **** postioning was such that all the file marks were hidden under the **** or collar. At the same time, I installed the Moss leather shift boot, and positioned the top of the boot right up against the bottom of the ****, so no shaft shows. Made for a very clean install.

 

Thanks for the great explanation.

Do you have any pictures of it installed?

 

I like the Hamman shift **** more~

 

Do you have any larger pictures showing the ****? Also, who sells that in the U.S.?

 

The pedals in that pic look great, who makes them? And is there an aftermarket shift **** that is a direct replacement without and modifications necessary?

 

The pedals are Hamman.

My major requirement is that the aftermarket **** have a leather top since that's where my hand contacts the ****. The metal gets pretty cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

 

My camera went belly up yesterday, so I can't take a good photo of the **** install. However
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...pic=5731&6
That should link you to a photo of my boot and **** install as posted on page 5 of this forum.