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Old 07-06-2009, 06:02 PM
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I have a 54 mile commute to work, and while leaving work (and of course with everyone watching me pull away...or try too) my Finishline shift handle snaps at the weld where the bent handle attaches to the 2-hole portion as shown in your photo. Really bad weld...
So in So Cal traffic I drove 54 miles with a glove on my hand (hotter than hell) and shifting with a screw driver through the hole to gain some grip, yet with no leverage. I since then purchased a solid billet shifter, and swore never to use the other one again. I missed the look so much though, I rewelded it with a great weld and put it back in.

I am looking at this post though, and am thinking if I should put the short billet back in....man, that was a rough one. Good to know this stuff just does not happen to me.
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