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Cutting shifter housing

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Before I go butchering with a hacksaw, any tips on the best way / tools for cutting a plastic shifter housing to fit over the trans tunnel?

Seems very thick brittle plastic, but want to make a neat job of it.
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I use a thin cutting disc and careful use of a grinding disc if it's a curve, slow and steady. I normally fit to the floor shape first and then shorten it afterwards if needed. That way if you cock up you've still got some material left to correct it.
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Thanks Blue. Wasn’t sure if a cutting disc would splinter it, so good to know.
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No it won't, they crack very easily if a hacksaw blade suddenly jams though I can tell you that!
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:D I wasn’t really going to hacksaw it, just checking. ;)

Instructions with the shifter says tin snips, though... sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.
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Yea, think I'd rather try biting chucks out of it than tin snips....
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:lol:

Planning to make a template from the tunnel and start low, as you suggest. I want to make a neat job of it, so rather take some time to get it right. :thumbright:
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Thin grinding discs are great for nearly everything these days, they work very well.
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Was planning on using a Dremel, but realised I picked up an oscillating one rather than a spinning one. #-o

Hey ho. Out with the angle grinder and thin disc it is then. 😁
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