It took my shifter a while to loosen up, but the button did require more pressure to release the shift lock mechanism. The reason is that I was still using the white stock plastic piece (from 03), and it was about 2 mm taller than I would like. However, I couldn't grind it down any further without losing structural strength.

Fitting a shift boot will depend on the year of your car. I had to do more work with the 03. This was the final product:

 

I have no problems shifting it in and out of gear. The button does have to be pushed a little bit more than the original oem one.

 

Sorta off topic, has anyone used a spring adapter to use any shifter ****? Would any adapter work on it? Cause I saw this and this made me wonder how was this one done. Is this anyone's auto shifter on here?

 

Sorry to revitalize a decently old thread, but EK , did you cut that shift plate? What shift boot and **** did you use? A write up would be sick. LOL
Ive never seen a shift mod for the 03-04 coupes this clean. -_-

I want.....

 

The material on that M45 Shift **** is sweet. I'd love to see that on a 6mt.