Installing Porsche Boxster 987.2 Short Shifter
Standard
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BY YOU IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE BELOW
INFORMATION.
The
Porsche Short Shift Kit (P/N 99742498300) was purchased from Suncoast
(https://www.suncoastparts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=602d63d75b9ba2195237029eeaf9ffbd&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=99742498300)
We had
just purchased a CPO 2010 Boxster S and my spoiled
wife complained about the shifter, she didn't want to "row a boat" -
I guess that's what I get for replacing all of the other shifters in past cars.
Some tools
I used to accomplish the shifter R&R:
·
T9
Torx driver
·
T20
Torx driver
·
Small
straight pick
·
Metric
socket wrench and extension
The
console will have to come out to access the shifter assembly:
I started
by removing the boot from the console. Lift up in the front to release the two
front and two side clips and then pull forward and up, the clips at the back of
the boot hook under the console edge and this will release it.
Next, I
used a small pick to remove the shifter cap by carefully prying up to release
clips:
Two small
screws are removed using a T9 Torx driver (I actually
did not have a driver that small so I had to make do with a multi-tool):
After the two
small screws are removed the rear shifter piece can be removed by pulling back, up,
and out:
The boot
is released from the remaining shifter piece by rotating the keyed collar
clockwise, the shift boot seam at the 6:00 position is moved to ~8:00 and pulled
down:
The
remaining shifter piece is then removed by pulling up. The boot can be removed
by rotating and lifting up so that the boot can clear the shift rod:
Parts
removed so far:
The trim
panel around the shift boot is the next thing to be removed, held in place by 4
screws that are removed with a T20 Torx driver:
The rear
two screws are easily removed but the front screws are under a plastic piece.
The way to access these is to remove the metal clips using a pick to release, then the screws are accessible:
With the
clips out of the way all four screws are removed with a T20 Torx
driver (I used the multi-tool because it was handy but a driver works best):
The trim piece
is pulled towards the back to release (it slides into clips in front) and
carefully maneuvered around the shifter to remove:
The single
screw up front is removed. It is tight to access but the plastic in front/above
it can be flexed out of the way enough to loosen using a T20 Torx driver:
The
parking brake panel is removed by lifting at the rear and tilting up and
pulling towards the rear to release- it hooks in the front. The single screw
underneath is removed with a T20 Torx driver:
Moving to
the rear of the console the storage compartment lid is lifted so that the
rubber liner can be removed to access the T20 Torx
screws underneath. Once the three screws are removed the piece can be carefully lifted up to free the two clips at the
front:
The
electrical connector for the aux-in can be unplugged:
One more
screw remains to be removed using a T20 Torx driver:
There is a
single small screw on either side in the front that is removed using a T20 Torx driver:
The
console is carefully lifted in the rear and pulled back far enough to unplug
the wiring harness and release the harness clips from the plastic console ears.
The L-shaped piece is twisted and pulled out to remove (lighter light?):
The
shifter cables are released after the console is removed. This is accomplished
by pushing the spring loaded clips up and turning the collar clockwise to lock
into the recess- cables are then lifted out. I recommend placing the
transmission in neutral BEFORE executing this step so that the new shifter that
is locked into the neutral position lines up:
The
shifter cables are removed from the brackets on the shifter assembly by
pressing two ears together and lifting up:
With the
shifter cable removed, four bolts are removed using a socket wrench:
The
shifter is then removed:
Comparing the
OE to the short shifter the modified geometry can be seen, the green clip on
the short shifter is the alignment tool to keep the shifter centered while the
cables are reconnected:
The new
shifter installation is reverse of removal instruction above- this is a GREAT
first mod for your new Porsche.