The factory mounting plate that holds the shifter to the body of the car is made of flimsy plastic with a layer of sound-deadening foam between it and the vehicle’s center tunnel. The slider bushings between the plate and the shifter housing are made of soft flexible rubber with tons of slop that gets worse with age. During “enthusiastic” 1-2 shifting, it’s easy to put enough side load on the shift lever to compress the bushings and cause the OEM plate to flex, allowing the shift linkage to get hung up in the reverse track in the transmission. This causes that “sticky” spot you feel between first and second that often causes missed shifts and lost races. Shifter housing wear can add to this as well. No other shifter addresses this problem.
Not only does the JXB Billet Shifter Mounting Plate eliminate this issue, it gives an extremely solid feel to your shifter. The edges of the pattern are no longer soft, but make a solid thud, telling you you’ve arrived at the next gear.
Take your 1-2 shift to the next level.
- Prevents 2nd gear lockout
- Drastically reduces slop and flex in shifter
- Works with all shifters that retain the OEM shifter mounting plate, including JHM short throw
Installation:
Fitment/Applications:
- 2017-2018 Audi B9 A4
- 2018 Audi B9 A5
Fits the above models equipped with a manual transmission