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<p><font face="Verdana">What you will need: Short Throw Adaptor (Currently Solo or DC Sports), Knowledge of how to remove the </font><a href="cconsole"><font face="Verdana">Center Console</font></a><font face="Verdana">. Allan Key (provided with Solo Adaptor) </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Time Needed: 10 mins. 5 mins with center console removal knowledge.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Well due to Honda going with a cable shifter instead of a rod linkage system, there are only short throw adaptors available...currently the Solo and DC Sports. We'll be installing the Solo (essentially the same as a DC)</font></p><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img height="320" alt="The Solo Short Throw Adaptor PN# SSV-4500" src="/diyimages/shortthrow01.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">1.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Well this is what the Solo Adaptor will look like when you buy it or get it delivered to your house.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="A closeup of the acutal Adaptor" src="/diyimages/shortthrow02.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">2.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Here's the actual adaptor itself.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Everything Included" src="/diyimages/shortthrow03.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">3.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">You'll find everything you need included. Including 2 cotter pins and the allen key.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><img height="480" alt="The center console removed" src="/diyimages/shortthrow04.jpg" width="320" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">4.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Alright now to begin the install, after you have the center console removed you should see this.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="A closeup of the connection point" src="/diyimages/shortthrow05.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">5.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Here's a close up of the original fastening location.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="480" alt="Remove the cotter pin" src="/diyimages/shortthrow06.jpg" width="320" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">6.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">The First step is to remove the cotter pin holding the cable in place.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img height="480" alt="Remove the spacer" src="/diyimages/shortthrow07.jpg" width="320" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">7.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Next remove the plastic spacer/bracket from the mount.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Removed Spacer" src="/diyimages/shortthrow08.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">8.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">The cable should be able to come free now (sorry for the bad pic)</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Remove the cable" src="/diyimages/shortthrow09.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">9.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Now with the cable off the original mounting point you can now install the short throw adaptor.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Install the adaptor" src="/diyimages/shortthrow10.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">10.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Now place the short throw adaptor so that the original pivot mount goes through the hole on the adaptor. the words "solo" or "DC" should read properly and not be upside down or backwards or what not.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Re Attach Cable" src="/diyimages/shortthrow11.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">11.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Next you'll want to reattach the cable to the solo adaptor pivot mount.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Here's where you have to watch out...there's a bit of play with the adaptor...you'll notice an amatuer (first timer) install job if the throw between your upper gears to neutral is less than the throw between the lower gears to neutral or vice versa.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">The reason why many amateur installs end up this way is because they're over zealous when it comes to reducing the throw. and you'll notice that if you tilt the adaptor up you'll reduce it more right? Well theoretically yes but only with one set of gears since you're tilting it a certain way it'll reduce the throw for either the upper set of gears or lower whilst increasing the throw for the opposite set.... the throw distance will be the same it's just you've allocated a shorter distance between your upper gears and neutral vs. your lower gears and neutral. you'll notice this if you end up missing shifts, or it's super stiff etc for either lower or upper set of gears.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">To avoid this problem..simply make sure you mount this flush to the original mount arm...make sure it's level. When you install the adaptor you should keep it in neutral.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Tighten adaptor" src="/diyimages/shortthrow12.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">12.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">After making sure the throw is pretty much equal distant for both your upper set of gears (1,3,5) as it is with your lower (2,4,R) ... all you have to do now is simply tighten the adaptor.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Re-attach the Cable." src="/diyimages/shortthrow13.jpg" width="480" /></td><td><h3><font face="Verdana">13.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">After you have everything set properly. simple place the spacer back on and use one of the provided cotter pins to keep it in place.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">At this point I'd suggest taking it for a test driver before putting the center console back together. As well if you have a aftermarket shift **** vs. the stock, you'll notice it's shorter than stock and so the effect of the adaptor tends to be more noticable.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr></tbody></table>