hybrid racing z3 k-swap shifter install guide

8/2/2019 Hybrid Racing Z3 K-Swap Shifter Install Guide

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Install Guide forZ3 K-Swap Shifter

Features:

Friction reducing and wear-compensating center pivotpoint.

Anodized aluminum front and side rockers

Independently adjustable front/back and left/rightthrow which can be set between 85% and 45% of theOEM 8th Gen Civic shifter.

Adjustable shift knob height and position.

Rubber seal to keep out road noise, debris, and ex-haust heat

Package Contents:

(1) Short shifter assembly with aluminum dust shield

(4) M8 allen bolts with washers

(1) Hybrid Racing shifter cable bracket

(1) OEM shifter cable bracket

(1) Rubber gasket

(3) M6 allen bolts with washers

This product may not be legal for highway use. Hybrid Racing is not responsible for any direct or indirect, actualor incidental expense attributed to the use of any performance parts sold by Hybrid Racing LLC. Purchasers

agree to all of the terms of this agreement upon the purchase of parts.

Important!! Please read the entire install guide twice before starting your instal-lation. No, really its a good idea to read it twice before you begin so everything

goes smooth ;)

Recommend Tools:

Drill with 3/8 drill bit

3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mmallen wrench


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Install GuideSTEP 1:Using a 3mm allen wrench re-move the (4) M4 bolts securingthe aluminum dust cover to the

shifter assembly.

STEP 2:Insert the shifter assembly fromthe bottom and with a 6mm allenwrench, secure it to the centertunnel on the rear side with (2) ofthe supplied M8 bolts as shownin FIG 2.

STEP 3:

Once the shifter assembly is heldsnug in the center tunnel, push itup flat against the car and markthe center of the holes for the (2)front mounting bolts as illustratedin FIG 3.


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STEP 6:Install the shifter assembly withthe rubber gasket installed backinto the center tunnel as you didin step 2 as shown in FIG 6.Loosely thread the (2) M8 boltsin, do not tighten yet.

STEP 5:Place the rubber gasket atop theshifter assembly and secure it tothe baseplate with the (4) plasticpush-in rivets. If your shifter ap-pears as the one in FIG 5 youare ready to .

Install GuideSTEP 4:Remove the shifter assembly,then using a drill with 3/8 drill bit,drill a hole at the two marks you

made. (May be a good idea todrill with an 1/8 drill bit for a pilothole first)


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STEP 7:With the same 6mm allen

wrench, go inside of the car to

install the (2) M8 bolts that hold

the front of the shifter assemblyup. Since the shifter is loosely

mounted from the bottom, grab

the shifter arm to pull up on the

assembly and line the holes up

as shown in FIG 7. Once you

have them both threaded in,

tighten them down.

Install Guide

Cable Selection

The next section of this install guide includes the installation of the cables. Before youcan install cables you need to decide which cables you are going to use, OEM or Hy-brid Racing. Once you have chosen which cables you would like to use you can moveon to step 9.

STEP 8:Go back under the car and usinga 6mm allen wrench again, tight-en the (2) rear mounting bolts. Ifyours appears as the one in FIG8 it ready to have the cables in-stalled.


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OEM Cable InstallSTEP 9A:Locate the OEM cable keeper in

the bag of hardware that came

with the shifter. You need the one

shown in FIG 9A.

STEP 9B:Starting with the lower cable

shown in FIG 9B,snap the

endlinks onto the rocker arms

and then slide shifter cable bases

into grooves of the base. (NOTE:

These steps should be done with

the shifter attached to the car,these pictures are shown off of

the car for better reference)

STEP 9C:Slide the OEM cable keeper over

the cable bases and using a4mm allen wrench thread in and

tighten the (2) M6 bolts as illus-

trated in FIG 9C.


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Hybrid Racing Cable InstallSTEP 9A:Locate the Hybrid Racing cable

keeper in the bag of hardware

that came with the shifter. You

need the one shown in FIG 9A.

STEP 9B:Starting with the lower cable

shown in FIG 9B,snap the

endlinks onto the rocker arms

and then pull back on the cables

and place the cable bases in the

corresponding holes. (NOTE:

These steps should be done withthe shifter attached to the car,

these pictures are shown off of

the car for better reference)

STEP 9C:Slide the Hybrid Racing cable

keeper into the grooves of thecable bases and using a 4mm al-

len wrench thread in and tighten

the (3) M6 bolts as illustrated in

FIG 9C.


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Install Guide

STEP 11:Slide the offset onto the lower shifting

arm, rotate it to your desired position,

tighten the lower offset bolt with a

5mm wrench as shown in FIG 11A.

Also, place the upper shifter rod to the

desired position and tighten the upper

offset bolt with a 5mm allen wrench.

STEP 10:Using a 3mm allen wrench and the (4)

M4 bolts you removed in step 1, secure

the dust shield to the shifter assembly.Once you have done this and you shift-

er appears as the one in FIG 10, you

are ready to move into the interior of

the car.

STEP 12:Thread your shift knob onto the upper shift rod, and lock into position by tightening

the binding nut with a 17mm wrench as shown in FIG 12A. Once you are done with

the shift knob your installed shifter should appear as the one in FIG 12B.


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