Let me elaborate. The shifter will be off center, if you don't make adjustments. Since the instructions say to bend the selector rod and the shifter, why not accomplish both by bending only the selector rod. Bending the shifter isn't easy, bending the selector rod is.
Put in the shifter as is, put in the selector rod as is. See where the selector rod hits the damping ring of the drive shaft, make a bend. Then see if it sits center. If not, bend the SELECTOR ROD to get the shifter centered.
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Originally Posted by ipswich318ti  yes was off the e36 forum thought it would be of interest to u
there are some on there who have fitted it and if they did not bend it it sat to the right and a bit high like near 5th
i dont know my self yet as im only getting the parts to do it this week
then i can tell u
but they do say it shortens it a hell of a lot |