Shifter is in and I'd agree Jaguar should have done it this way in the first place... and I should have gotten one sooner... feels / works great!

 

I have a 2016 too and have read through the installation instructions. Like any car repair were there any difficulties?

 

Not particularly difficult. Took about 1 1/2 hours. But then that's easy for me to say as I had the shop I use do the install. They're pretty experienced in the higher end / racing / performance world but this was the first F type they've had in the shop. From what I could determine, the install pretty much requires a lift to get to the one bolt on the underside although there are some folks here on forum that did it with jack stands on driver side, but I'm not that adventurous. Time is money and it would have taken me much longer in all likelihood.
I should add they did not need to drop the exhaust, just moved the heat shield back.

 

Just ordered my kit... so excited.. and got the nice discount too!
Is this something my Jaguar dealer would be willing to install? or should i go another route to an independent mechanic as I do not have the tools.

John

 

 

 

The last shifter has been sold. Any new orders will require a group buy.

 

SO happy with my Short Shifter kit from Lance! Taking everyones sage advice, I dropped my car off at a local speed performance shop and two hours later ...I have been enjoying the best upgrade I have ever done to my car, The shifting is clean and much more precise. So much more fun to drive and my knuckles no longer are in danger of hitting the controls on the console. Love This Upgrade!!
The shop which did my upgrade really appreciated the PRECISE AND DETAILED direction complete with step by step pics.He told he wished all the other kits he installed were as well put together as this one is.... even the grease is included..

In Closing....LANCE...a sincere "thank you" for doing all the work on this and figuring it out. It's perfect .
I really think you should start a small company in your spare time called UNHINGD PERFORMANCE UPGRADES
I will buy everything you recommend!

John

 

Hi All,

There's some interest in a few more of these. We need to get 10 units together to make it work just with pricing and logistics and so on.

If anyone else is interested at this point please email me at Stuart@VelocityAP.com

 

John,
Thanks for the kind words. As I develop other gadgets, I'll always give Stuart the opportunity to exclusively list on his website. He offers great service to his customers and makes the commercial end of the transaction very easy. We're out of stock on the shifters now, and as Stuart has mentioned we need to get several orders before we can get them manufactured. The demise of the MT starting with MY2020 makes it too speculative to put any into inventory, especially given the small markup we can squeeze out of their sale.

BTW, currently working on a fancy front tow hook eye for the car. It will come in handy particularly for those with the P7 grille (but will fit all).
Lance

 

Finally got around to tearing into the short shifter install. Completed it in my garage (no lift) without removing the exhaust. The shifter bolt took 15-20 attempts to get started. It helped to push the shifter over to one side to gain more clearance. Not a fast process. Works great! Makes for a more engaged shift - not world changing but nice. I'd recommend.

Thanks Lance!

 

 

Bumping this in case it does any good.

I've had the car for a few consecutive days and I'm finally getting a chance to get a good feel for it. This is the mod (from a sizeable list) that looming largest in my mind during each drive.

 

Call or pm stuart@velocityap.com to see if he’s close to having them available again. If not, pm me and I can hook you up.

 

BTW Luc, how is the break in on the new clutch and tranny going?

 

If you're interested email me at Stuart@VelocityAP.com and we can get you on the list. I believe we have 4 interested parties at the moment. We have been given an MOQ of 25 pieces. Would like to get to 10, to make the numbers work on ordering.

 

Good to know!


Thanks. I believe I must already be one of the four (emailed in March). If not, then I guess you can make that five 😉.



So far so good! Engagement at the friction point seems more immediate (still not quite as much as I'd like but that's being picky). Could be my imagination but the friction point seems a little higher now too. The most important thing is that everything (pedal and shifter) feels consistent, which was not the case when the last setup was in its throes. Just need to deal with the shifter feel.

 

I’ve just emailed Stuart, if You can send it to the UK, stick me on the list please. Cheers.

 

I think you can get them in the UK froim DAE?