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Thanks for the positive feedback, folks!
When Alex approached us to develop a short shifter for the car we were absolutely happy to oblige. At IND we always prefer to work with the best in the industry when developing new products, and in this case the best in the industry is Rogue Engineering. The guys at Rogue have been developing short shifters for years, and have intimate knowledge of what features are critical in a good shifter design.
We approached our friends at Rogue with this project and it was decided that IND would spearhead the design specifics and work directly with Rogue to develop a shifter solution for the car.
Because this will be a low volume product, cost per unit will be slightly higher than a standard Rogue shifter but will remain well below the $1,000 mark.
IND will absorb the initial investment of the design phase including all engineering and OE parts expenses, and we will also commit to a minimum order to get the shifters completed. With that being said, we do need a bit of help from the community to make the project happen- as the 6 speed M5 is fairly rare, we'd like to see a positive commitment from at least four forum members to get moving. Alex is one, so I'd like to see three more people express a definite interest in having a short throw shifter for the car.
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