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How the Hell???

Jkckchilli

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I am not sure if this was covered already somewhere, but i did search and only found references to it, but how do i remove the reverse lockout thingy, that thing pisses me off big time, it is really annoying. Shouldn't we be able to shift are cars without shifting it into reverse, i just want it gone, or just bypass it and leave it there on the stick... THANKS!!
 
first you need to tell use what year you have because there are do different ways to bypass the reverse lockout ... which was put there for safetly reasons ...

it will look like one of the following

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my question relates to the lockout as well..


if i were to upgrade to a short throw..

would the lockout still be in effect?
 
oh well. okay. cause ive got a '98 csvt..


and dad was looking at maybe going to a short throw

and i dont want to lose the lockout effect.
 
I have a 1995 contour gl with 63000 on it... (mileage not important, just proud) and it is the duratech
 
I have a 1995 contour gl with 63000 on it... (mileage not important, just proud) and it is the duratech


well then your shifter looks like the second pic. to disable the reverse lock out you need to remove the collar and then pull the cable up and find a way to keep the cable pulled up so the lockout stays disengaged at all times ...

honestly I would just leave it alone ...
 
I have a 99 CSVT with a B&M short shifter. If you install it correctly, you will not loose the reverse lockout. Good or bad dependinging on your opinion. The only complaint I ever had with it was the metal shift knob is cold on my hand, so I put the stock knob back on and the B&M replaces the knob on my lift.
 
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