401a rapid spec shifter
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50% tint is barely noticeable, but there are tints like 75-90% that would help too. I'd just deal with the sun visor then. I was planning on getting a Glass Roof car, and was toying with the idea of tinting the windshield, glass roof and front side windows all 50% (windshield and front sides are illegal in CA) as I figured keeping them all the same color would make it not as noticeable to the LEOs. Then tint the rear 3 windows 5%.
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It's been discussed as one of the drawbacks of the 401 package...
Substitute it.
http://www.grabberpony.com/index.php...ewCat&catId=12
Substitute it.
http://www.grabberpony.com/index.php...ewCat&catId=12
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... and kudos to Ford for making that shift **** out of solid aluminum. I don't mind having to be careful with it on hot sunny days - nice to have authentic materials in the car. That shifter is half the reason I ordered the 401a package (makes it a pretty expensive shift ****!).
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I installed the 401a **** in my 400a GT. Just need the shift **** and boot - but the **** directly from Ford is around $130. I bought mine second hand from someone who upgraded to a Hurst shifter.
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I have a right workout glove (with cutoff fingers) which I'll use for shifting on hot days! it's real metal, and I too like that!! I have one in my 91 5.0 now (B&M) aluminum shiftknob and love hte feel of an aluminum shiftknob.
If I was to have something different, it would be a white Roush QueBall Shiftknob to match my Black with Cashmere seats... Or I'll take a Black One
If I was to have something different, it would be a white Roush QueBall Shiftknob to match my Black with Cashmere seats... Or I'll take a Black One
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I've driven 2010s, one with the 401A package and one 400A; I loved the way the 401A **** felt. It just felt like it gave the shifter a better weight, meatier feeling.
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I wrote to Grabber Pony a few months ago and asked about that. They wrote back and said soon. I wrote again about two weeks ago and they haven't responded.
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It's been discussed as one of the drawbacks of the 401 package...
Substitute it.
http://www.grabberpony.com/index.php...ewCat&catId=12
Substitute it.
http://www.grabberpony.com/index.php...ewCat&catId=12
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They do adpators for the model year 10 cars as well,
I ordered the wrong one by mistake, then got them to send me the correct MY10 one which when I fitted I didn't like, so went back to the 05-09 adaptors and just pulled the boot up
Thumbs up for GPony from me, good guys to deal with
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Exactly what I did, one warm day here in Austin was enough to convince me that the std shifter, even with tints was not going to work, hence
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They do adpators for the model year 10 cars as well,
I ordered the wrong one by mistake, then got them to send me the correct MY10 one which when I fitted I didn't like, so went back to the 05-09 adaptors and just pulled the boot up
Thumbs up for GPony from me, good guys to deal with
![](http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/Sport160/Cars/017.jpg)
They do adpators for the model year 10 cars as well,
I ordered the wrong one by mistake, then got them to send me the correct MY10 one which when I fitted I didn't like, so went back to the 05-09 adaptors and just pulled the boot up
Thumbs up for GPony from me, good guys to deal with
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HmmI cant remember exactly
The front screen is untouched just standard Ford tint
The front sides are at the legal max for Texas (25%)
The rear sides and rear screen are one shade lighter than limo
![](http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/Sport160/Cars/020.jpg)
The front screen is untouched just standard Ford tint
The front sides are at the legal max for Texas (25%)
The rear sides and rear screen are one shade lighter than limo
![](http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/Sport160/Cars/020.jpg)
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