Acuity Shifter Base Bushings: Civic Type R FL5 / Integra Type S DE5

0:09but it is sharper, so there you have it.

0:16What's up guys, it's your boy John.

0:17We are back again with the Integra Type-S,

0:20like this, and yeah, we're gonna be working on the interior today

0:24because for the Integra Type-S,

0:26it's already one of the best shifting cars on the market,

0:29same with the Civic Type-R,

0:30but we can always improve on that,

0:32changing the shift knob, use a little bit more weight there,

0:34making the throws a little bit shorter and so forth,

0:37but we can also increase the rigidity

0:41with the mechanical feel with the equitieshipter base bushingsings.

0:46There are basically four things that bolt on the shifter onto the chassis,

0:51and if we replace it with these harder mounts bushings,

0:56it's gonna feel less rubbery, not that it feels that rubbery,

1:00but if you wanna feel that nice boom, boom, boom, boom,

1:04and less of that, there's some play, some rubber to it,

1:10cushiony to it, gumminess to it.

1:13It's already the best shifter, but we're just gonna improve on that.

1:16To remove this, it's not that hard, or to install this.

1:20You just gotta take the shift knob off to pull this piece off,

1:23and there's just some bolts, whole thing comes out.

1:25You know, it is a very easy Honda to work on.

1:30Slash, I grew..

1:31All right, so to remove this dash, it's pretty easy.

1:34First, you wanna pop this this little collar down.

1:38On the O.E.M. one, you wanna rotate it, I would say, clockwise,

1:41and then kind of like this, so you're rotating clockwise

1:44while pushing down, and you'll feel a little notch

1:49where you can actually push it down all the way.

1:51Then, there's gonna be a the little nut here.

1:53This is how the nut looks like.

1:54Cause this is an aftermarket one.

1:56This is a 13 mil.

1:57You kind of wanna just put it on it right here.

2:01Kind of like this, well, this is my 12,

2:04this is an aftermarket, and you just wanna

2:08let the loose see it upside down,

2:11so I guess righty tighty,

2:12and then you're basically applying force here.

2:15And this whole thing just comes out out.

2:19Now because we're gonna be putting this somewhere safe,

2:21you can put it on your seat.

2:24You don't wanna put in your cup holders.

2:26We're removing the whole bad boy anyways.

2:28Now, for this piece right here,

2:31it's also pretty easy as well.

2:34What you gotta do is you just pull, towards you,

2:38towards the back of the rear,

2:40so you just pull it, and the whole thing comes out.

2:43Of course, it's not gonna be that easy,

2:45but I already pulled it,

2:46and all the tabs are facing backwards.

3:05You can use a classic trim remover,

3:07if you need to have a little bit more leverage,

3:09and what I do, is I just pull it up,

3:15and there's gonna be retaining a harness,

3:21like a clip for the harness,

3:23and you can also unplug these bad boys as well.

3:31That's one way to remove it.

3:34All right, then there's gonna be some screws down here

3:41that you can pull out,

3:42and also, there's gonna be a screw

3:44in the cubby hole right here.

3:46So, you remove that little plastic, plastic tray on the bottom.

3:54Ooh, it's actually pretty tight.

3:56Little, there you go.

3:58And then you also have,

3:59oh, it's because it has this part kinda sunk in,

4:03and it's just gonna reveal two more screws,

4:05and you can pop that bad boy out right there.

4:08All right, let, let's go back here.

4:13Yeah, two of these bad boys.

4:38So, after you remove that one screw,

4:40and then you popped it up and pulled it out,

4:42it's gonna reveal two new screws right here,

4:44so we, we're just gonna take care of that, real quick, quick.

4:59All right, and there's this cupholder piece.

5:02There's two tabs holding it,

5:03you just kinda wanna pull it from here,

5:05and pull straight out,,

5:07after that, it will reveal two more screws,

5:10and this whole thing can come out.

5:12So, that's pretty awesome.

5:23Now, this is a good time.

5:24If you guys, were trying to do it,

5:26is you can put rear vents.

5:29Could be helpful if you have kids.

5:44This whole thing can come out.

5:49All right, so now we have everything accessible.

5:51We have two right here.

5:53We have two with the blue markers.

5:55Now, with the equities thing right here,

5:57we have the top part and,

6:00or the top part of the bottom part.

6:02Rubber, it's gonna be, we're gonna remove, so.

6:05I believe this is just a 10.

6:09Oh, let me use the two hands.

6:11But remove the bolts and replace them.

6:14All right, to take the bushings out,

6:16I'm just using like a little tool bit.

6:20Pop the top part, so this is like the hard mount part.

6:23But we're kinda, this part that goes on the bottom

6:26is the soft mount, and that just slides right out.

6:28So it goes on like this, and like this.

6:33That's how the OEM one is, so it does

6:36cushion it, and we're replacing it.

6:38So I'm gonna do that one more time,

6:39and you do that to all four of them.

6:40Just kinda pop it out. it doesn't.

6:44Take that much force.

6:46Then from the bottom, take up the rubber one.

6:50All right, with all of them removed,

6:58in the new stuff, this part we'll sit in the top,

7:03and then, sorry, a little disorganized.

7:11And the bottom will sit on the new bottom like this.

7:16And then we have the new equities thing.

7:20Goes like that.

7:22So that's a big difference.

7:27I'm gonna' gonna do the bottom, the foot wall first,

7:30because that one is the hardest to reach.

7:33So I just wanna do the hardest one first.

7:35But yeah, it would sit like this, this,

7:41like I can do.

7:42I remember these weren't torque very tight,

7:44so don't over-tighten them.

7:55All right, welcome back.

7:57I just installed the base bushings for the shifter.

8:02Just gonna' go for a quick drive.

8:09Reverse, first gear, second-gear, at low speeds.

8:13It feels like there's a wall that's sharper.

8:18So when you're in gear, you kinda know you're in gear.

8:21There's less of that numbness, like boom, boom, boom, boom.

8:29Like that.

8:30It's not dramatically night and day difference,

8:35but it does clean up some of that slop you would get

8:39when you're shifting left and right and you're shifting hard.

8:42So yeah, it's definitely sharper.

8:50So yeah, you'll get that sharper feel,

8:54more visceral, you kinda feel it in your gut

8:57when you're in gear and you're just, boom.

8:59Okay, I'm at fifth, I'm at sixth.

9:02Nothing dramatic, but still very daily-able.

9:08It's not gonna' be that much of a game-changer,

9:14but it is sharper, so there you have it.

9:18If you guys were interested in this product,

9:19I'll leave a link down below.

9:21It is a great product.

9:23There's one more thing I'm gonna' be doing.

9:25If I was a part three,

9:26it's gonna' be the shifter bushing in the engine bay.

9:36But now, I honestly didn't think it was gonna'

9:42be that much of a difference, but there is a difference.

9:45It is way sharper, it's a sharper feeling,

9:50and it's noticeable.

9:52But yeah, thank you guys for watching.

9:53Iint catch you guys in the next one.

9:54Peace, stay tuned for my other part three

9:57of making the OEM shifter better.

10:01Peace.