Metal Side to Side Reduction Kit for 02A transmissions
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Finally, the shifter your 90's era VW deserves!
The shifter feel of the high performance MK3 and B4 chassis cars wasn't ever quite what it should have been. This muted the driving experience of 90's era VWs like the Corrado, Golf and GTI VR6, Jetta GLX VR6 as well as the Jetta and Passat TDI. These vehicles used the 02A manual transmission which was then carried over into the early MK4 platform cars like the '98 and '99 New Beetle and 1999.5 Golf and Jetta.
The vague shifter feel of these vehicles is resultant from slop 'baked-in' to the factory side-to-side linkage, specifically the problematic plastic cable carrier 1J0711260 aka 1J0711256. To make matters worse VW has discontinued these parts leaving owners scrounging salvage yards for replacements when the relay levers 1J0711202B and 357711203D give up the ghost.
Dieselgeek's All-Metal Side-to-Side kit for the 02A makes these problems history! We elegantly re-engineered the selector shaft interface to eliminate the loosely fitting failure prone plastic parts. Our All Metal Side-to-Side bracket is laser cut from stainless steel. It rotates on a stainless pivot pin supported by high-performance bushings. We incorporated a 7% side throw reduction to provide the perfect OEM+ feel. Two additional stainless pins and a machined slider round out the package. It's a beautiful set of parts guaranteed to outlast the car. You'll feel the difference the very first time you shift into gear.
The Metal Side-to-Side kit functions best with a slop-free cabin-shifter and cable ends. Unless you've previously installed our Cabin-Side bushings and Cable Saver kit for 02A cars, we highly recommend the 02A Deluxe Rebuild kit. This money and time saving kit includes Metal Side-to-Side and everything else you need to make your '90s era VW shift better than new.
- 1993-1995 VW Corrado
- 1993-1997 VW Passat
- 1993-1999 VW Jetta GLX VR6
- 1993-1999 VW Golf, Jetta, and Vento TDI
- 1993-1999 VW Golf and GTI VR6
- 1998-1999 VW New Beetle
- 1997-1999 VW MK4 Golf, GTI and Jetta
- 1996-2003 VW Caddy TDI
- 1997-1998 Audi A3
- 1997-1999 Seat Ibiza TDI
- 1992-1999 Seat Toledo TDI
- 1997-1999 Seat Cordoba TDI
- 1997-2000 Skoda Octavia
What it fits: This kit fits the 02A cable-shift transmission found in MK3s with high-output engines in the US and Canada from late 80's through late 90's VWs and the early MK4 (all engines). Coverage extends to some of the Rest of the World market Audi, SEAT, and Skoda models. Does not fit the 020 rod-shift transmission found in 2.0 non-turbo MK3, B4, Cabrio, etc. Contact us if you are unsure about compatibility; sales@dieselgeek.com
US shipping: Get free FedEx 2nd day shipping when you order the Metal 02A Side-to-Side kit our high performance cabin-side shifter bushings! Be sure to check out the 02A Cabin Bushing and Cable Saver Bushing kits. We offer and highly recommend FedEx 2nd Day Flat Rate shipping on this item alone if you are in any sort of hurry to get it. (Slower US Postal Service shipping is also available.) We ship Monday through Friday from Colorado except on holidays.
International shipping: USPS shipping is currently suspended due to their system backlogs. In these uncertain times we recommend the slightly more expensive but much faster FedEx International Connect Plus service. Taxes on most orders shipped outside of the USA are collected at checkout and shipped Duty-Paid for a smooth delivery process. If no taxes are charged at checkout, FedEx will likely collect local taxes upon delivery. Also, for Canada, the new USMCA trade agreement will reduce taxes and duties on this item.