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Code3Response
09-12-2004, 04:18 PM
I have the IVA-D300 screen in my truck and I have to push the button to open/close it because the shifter doesnt clear it when in park by about .25 of an inch. What has everyone done to solve this? I know there is billet shifters out there that are shorter, but that would look retarded i think without any other billet stuff in my interior. Has anyone had their stock shifter bent a little?
98cepektahoe
09-12-2004, 05:37 PM
yeah lots of people have had to do that
Luke2kZ71
09-12-2004, 05:54 PM
i just pull the shifter back when it is in park so it clears.
belmont
09-12-2004, 06:32 PM
i'd try bending the shifter.
SLMDLT1
09-12-2004, 06:36 PM
It's pretty tough to bend without it breaking. A friend of mine with a 95 s-10 blazer was having this same problem, so he cut the shifter short and screwed on a new end he found at pep boys. looks pretty good, but I wouldnt recommend it LOL
Code3Response
09-12-2004, 07:06 PM
Ya Luke Ive been pulling it back, but itd be nice to have it auto open/close with my ignition. How hard is it to remove the shifter? If I could get it out I could probably bend it just a bit to clear.
steveo431
09-13-2004, 01:10 AM
Code3- How do you like that deck? I've been thinking of ditching the clarion and getting that one. Only thing holding me back is lack of reviews on it.
slmdLS1
09-13-2004, 01:50 AM
mine stays in park. :read:
natesiy
09-13-2004, 02:37 AM
Most of the in dash video units have an option to stay open. I just use that all the time. The alpines just go through into the setup section and select "Manual Close Screen" and your good to go.

Just invest in a good alarm system, and nobody will mess with it. NATSAT's Cell Secure has cellular notification on it, so you'll never be out of range with your truck's security system.
cDUBZon40s
09-13-2004, 07:38 PM
i am getting my 300 installed tomorrow and after i get it in im gunna heat the shifter and bend it a little bit. ill let you know how i like it. so far i give it an A from playing with the one in the show room floor. Ill get pics up of everything thats getting installed today/tomorrow....
Code3Response
09-13-2004, 08:08 PM
Only problem with heating the shifter is melting the plastic on the outside.
cDUBZon40s
09-13-2004, 08:09 PM
thats why you heat it just enough before you start melting the plastic.
Code3Response
09-13-2004, 10:31 PM
Highly doubt you will got the plastic cool enough to not melt but the metal shaft hot enough to bend - you know there is a metal shaft inside right?
natesiy
09-13-2004, 10:45 PM
NBS chevy shifters aren't plastic.
x6369x
09-13-2004, 11:09 PM
NBS chevy shifters aren't plastic.
natesiy, I think he's aware of that, but he didn't word it right.

Highly doubt you will got the plastic cool enough to not melt but the metal shaft hot enough to bend - you know there is a metal shaft inside right?
I think what he meant to say is that he doubts you'll be able to get the metal shifter hot enough to bend, without melting the plastic covering.

Code3Response, I ran into this problem doing installs for friends. I remember seeing a post somewhere (not sure which forum), but there was a company/car audio shop (I think on the East coast) selling bent shifters in exchange for yours. I looked and looked, but couldn't find it.
cDUBZon40s
09-13-2004, 11:09 PM
yes i do know there is metal inside which is why you dont just hold the heat on it, but have it on a medium temp and heat all around the shifter.
natesiy
09-13-2004, 11:20 PM
If you really want to get crazy with the dash mods, you can move your headunit about 1 inch over to the passenger side to clear the shifter. sounds easy, but it's TONS of work to refinish the dash panel to look stock again.
cDUBZon40s
09-13-2004, 11:24 PM
uhh no thanks
slmdLS1
09-14-2004, 01:45 PM
http://www.stang.cc/tmcaalbums/Truck-Pictures/DSC00255.jpg
Code3Response
09-14-2004, 07:33 PM
Explain :)
cDUBZon40s
09-14-2004, 09:39 PM
i dont think he has a prob cuz its different in the OBS
lowryder99
09-14-2004, 11:08 PM
check bogeyboy's install page, he had a ball put on the end of his. Looks good.
slmdLS1
09-14-2004, 11:57 PM
Explain :)


T56. :read:
cDUBZon40s
09-14-2004, 11:58 PM
:think:
slmdLS1
09-15-2004, 12:41 AM
:think:


say it with me... "tee fifty six"
cDUBZon40s
09-15-2004, 11:29 AM
and that means...
Izzy
09-15-2004, 11:31 AM
That shifter is pot metal similiar to the inner handles, good luck heating it without it breaking. :read:
x6369x
09-15-2004, 11:37 AM
say it with me... "tee fifty six"
and that means...
Well, I looked at his CarDomain page, and I think it has something to do with his new tranny:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/291000-291999/291106_11_full.jpg
Luke2kZ71
09-15-2004, 11:38 AM
and that means...
:dunce: :LOL:
slmdLS1
09-15-2004, 11:49 AM
Well, I looked at his CarDomain page, and I think it has something to do with his new tranny:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/291000-291999/291106_11_full.jpg


ding ding ding! :boobies:
Code3Response
09-15-2004, 12:24 PM
Ya - T56 would be the code for a tranny Charlie... :dunce:
cDUBZon40s
09-15-2004, 06:52 PM
sorry, guess im not some pro...
gixxer1974
01-27-2007, 01:34 PM
and that means...

thanks 4 da laugh I needed it:clap:
joakwin
01-27-2007, 02:59 PM
i just move mine out of the way

i have heard their is a company that makes a billet one and still has the switch at the end
but its in the stock shape, could bend that, but i don't know who makes it
silverado2nv
01-27-2007, 05:22 PM
thats why i like double dins