just got quoted $3000~ for a 50k-80k km manual out of a TJ with everything i need to convert it, this does not include labour, as he was working out a rough price he mumbled 1250 for the gearbox, whats the other stuff that worth $1750??? mind you thats without the labour...

I would shop around, alot of people on here have got it done < $2000 including parts and labour.

There is no way in the world that you should spend #3000 on just a gearbox, some pedals and other associated items.

It keeps popping up, but you will be far better off selling your auto and buying an already manual Magna. Hell even if you have done bulk mods it will end up cheaper and more reliable to just do them again to the manual Magna.

The gearbox is worth about 700 dollars, the pedals, driveshafts, master, slave, selector etc etc is worth maybe another $700 all up.

Fitting would realistically cost upwards of 1500 dollars, there is a lot of work involved and at 80 dollars an hour that is about 2 full days. It shouldn't take a mechanice more than that to fit it.

just got quoted $3000~ for a 50k-80k km manual out of a TJ with everything i need to convert it, this does not include labour, as he was working out a rough price he mumbled 1250 for the gearbox, whats the other stuff that worth $1750??? mind you thats without the labour...

the only way to know for sure is to ask the guy whats included. it might include the wiring looms and ecu and dash for a full factory finish but but its anyones guess. maybe its the complete wreck?

yeh the price seamed whacky to me as well, his gon to calculated properly n said he'll call me back.


I would have bought a manual verada if they had one in the first place, but to bad they didn't, so gotta convert.

Choonga got his done in one day...

']Choonga got his done in one day...

and his car has been of the road for almost a month now :bowrofl:

and his car has been of the road for almost a month now :bowrofl:
2 months fool. And thats because i blew the diff doing burnouts and launching too hard! Now i've scored a 2004 TL VR 5spd Manual gearbox for $750 and it should be in by the end of the week along with a brand new Execdy Heavy Duty clutch kit. The only reason it has taken so long is because i haven't bought the first thing that has come along. I was looking around for good deals and such. And the wait has paid off.

Clarion Magna has ALL the parts for a manual conversion for a MUCH CHEAPER price that what you were quoted. Send him a PM and ask him how much.

I got mine done for 880 in 8 hours. TheDifference got his done by the same guy for a higher price but in 4 hours. And 97altera got his done in a day which included changing the ecu, ignition barrel and all this other stuff. If you want to contact the bloke that did ours send me a PM and i'll give you his number.

ok the guy got back to me and says its going to be $3300 just for the conversion kit. In his opionion I need and it includes:

5 speed manual
Pedal Box
Key Barrel
ECU
Immobiliser
and some other minor things

i told him to :gtfo:

immobiliser???
ECU???
I think his trying to work me over.


CHOONGA PM SENT

2 months fool. And thats because i blew the diff doing burnouts and launching too hard! Now i've scored a 2004 TL VR 5spd Manual gearbox for $750 and it should be in by the end of the week along with a brand new Execdy Heavy Duty clutch kit. The only reason it has taken so long is because i haven't bought the first thing that has come along. I was looking around for good deals and such. And the wait has paid off.

Clarion Magna has ALL the parts for a manual conversion for a MUCH CHEAPER price that what you were quoted. Send him a PM and ask him how much.

I got mine done for 880 in 8 hours. TheDifference got his done by the same guy for a higher price but in 4 hours. And 97altera got his done in a day which included changing the ecu, ignition barrel and all this other stuff. If you want to contact the bloke that did ours send me a PM and i'll give you his number.

The $880 Was obviously labour wasn't it?

whats the difference between a tj manual dash and a kj 5sp tippy dash, is it just the numbers down the middle?

ok the guy got back to me and says its going to be $3300 just for the conversion kit. In his opionion I need and it includes:

5 speed manual
Pedal Box
Key Barrel
ECU
Immobiliser
and some other minor things

i told him to :gtfo:

immobiliser???
ECU???
I think his trying to work me over.


CHOONGA PM SENT
You shouldn't have told him to GTFO, he's actually quite correct. It all links back to how the immobiliser works.

Simply put - your car keys only work with your current BCM/ECU, transmission and keybarrel and appear not to be able to be recoded.

You shouldn't have told him to GTFO, he's actually quite correct. It all links back to how the immobiliser works.

Simply put - your car keys only work with your current BCM/ECU, transmission and keybarrel and appear not to be able to be recoded.

But you can retain your current ECU/BCM when swapping to a manual transmission.:D

I'll check with my brother, he did some of the programming for the later model magnas.

But you can retain your current ECU/BCM when swapping to a manual transmission.:D
You can do it dodgy and trick it apparently.