My business is for sale:

http://rodneydickman.com/product_info.php?products_id=542

 

I have not found anyone to take over my business. So:

We built a home in Denver. A 55+ community. We have had it for two years now. We go there for a week every two months or so. But we are not happy there. The lot size is minuscule and I only have a smallish 3 car garage. So we are selling it and looking for a different home in the Denver area. An existing home. We do not want to go thru a new build again. We both want a larger yard and most important is I want more garage space. All my life I have been a garage person and I like to make things etc. Ideally we will find a home where I can add on to the existing garage or put in an additional garage. So my plan now is to take my business to Denver.   But: I am not making much of anything anymore in my shop here. I am also not restocking many items. You may have noticed some of my parts are out of stock now. That trend will continue. Once in Denver I will probably just sell out my existing stock and as I run out of things discontinue them. Hopefully this all happens in 2024. Once we start moving out of our home here in Wi there will be a few/several months when I will not be able to sell anything.

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Thank you,
Rodney Dickman

 

9-10-24:  I am still in business and this item is still in stock.

 

 

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 Quality replacement V-6 5 speed cables for your Fiero!

Most aftermarket Fiero cables available today have proven to be very poor quality. They also have little or no heat shielding. Heat is the single biggest factor in Fiero manual transmission cable failures. Over time heat makes the inner cable swell making the cable hard to move. Original GM cables had a very thick multilayer heat shielding wrap on them. Few if any GM cables are still available. I have these cables custom made for me and they are very good quality. Although my cables are very heat resistant they also (more importantly) have a similar multilayer heat shielding wrap on them. My cables offer several other advantages. See notes below.

Getrag V-6 5 Speed Fiero Shift Cable	Getrag V-6 5 Speed Fiero Select Cable

 

Features:

• Black sheathing just like OEM.
• OEM style heavy duty insulation.

Note: The select cable is the one that provides the side to side motion of the gear shift. This is the thinner diameter cable. The shift cable is the larger diameter cable.

Cables are sold by a few others but mine have a few notable differences:

If you buy this cable from someone else it will have a very thin paper thick heat shielding on it. The reason cables fail in time is from heat soak (exhaust pipes, coolant tubes and hoses and engine heat). My cables have a very heavy multi-layer aluminum skinned ceramic blanket like OEM cables. This ensures a long cable life. Factory cables have a thick heat shielding on them for a reason. Long life.

My Getrag cables are made to the correct length. Others advertise that they are adjustable and expect that you will make them the correct length after you receive them.  Mine are ready to install. No guess work involved.

All my cables include a new chrome plated ball stud. My competitors expect you to use the old rusty and worn (most likely now undersize) ball stud from your old cable. This will leave you will looseness on that end of the cable.

You will need to reuse your original rubber firewall grommet. To remove it from your old cable take a razor knife and cut in to it up the old cable sheathing (halfway into the rubber grommet). Reinstall the rubber firewall grommet on the new cable.

 

Year	Trasmission Type
1984 Only   L4	MY8 and M19 Muncie 4 speed
1985-1986   V-6	Muncie M17 4 speed
1985-1988   L4	MT2 Isuzu 5 speed
1986-1988   V-6	MG2 Getrag 5 speed

 

NEW!   My Getrag Fiero shift and select cables are now specific made to fit the V-6 5 speed Fiero. They are close reproductions of the GM factory original Getrag shift and select cables.

 

OEM GM part numbers:

Shift cable: GM 10066448

Select cable: GM 10054258

 

Update on the Getrag select cables: My Getrag V-6 5 speed Fiero select cables all have a rubber boot on them now. Of all the shifting cables on all the Fieros ever made this is the cable that needs a rubber boot yet GM did not make them with a rubber boot.

 

 

My new Fiero shift cables are as awesome as advertised!  Absolute top quality & perfect fit.  I won’t hesitate to do business with you again; you’ve earned my loyalty.

Thank You!

Gary George Jr.

 

 

Installation suggestion:

The best way is to take the center plastic skeleton completely out. The plastic skeleton tends to be brittle now that these cars are so old. If you try to install the cables with it in place you may break it. To take it out you need to remove the radio and heater control. To get the heater control out disconnect the cable from the heater box (one hex head screw) in the passenger wheel well. Remove the shift console top and the arm rest. Carefully remove the plastic skeleton. Now you can remove and replace the cable(s). Once the cables are out use a razor knife and cut half way into the rubber grommets. Remove the grommet(s) from the cable(s) and install them on the new cable(s). Install the new cable(s) and reinstall the skeleton and the rest of the items you removed. Be gentile when tightening the screws. Tighten them just enough to hold as the plastic is getting brittle and it is easy to strip out the holes and/or crack the plastic.

 

 

Another installation suggestion:

Buying my replacement cable retaining clips might be a worthy investment.  When I change cables in Fiero's removing the factory spring steel retaining clip is seriously difficult. Reinstalling it is also difficult. You might consider buying my replacement cable clips. They go on and off very easy:

 

http://rodneydickman.com/product_info.php?products_id=357

They are zinc plated black. I have to update my pictures on this page. 

 

 

 

Getrag V-6 5 speed Fiero manual transmission replacement cables:

• Shift cable (front to back movement):    $129.99
• Select cable (left to right movement):    $119.99

 

Cable lengths:     Shift cable is about 62 1/4" overall

                            Select cable is about 74" overall

 

6 speed (F40/F43 Etc.) swap note: Some have used 2 of my select cables for the 6 speed swaps in their Fiero. My old cables had the removeable ball stud. My new cables do not (the ball stud will not come out of the aluminum socket). If you are doing a 6 speed swap please let me know and I will change the ends to steel ends that go over a ball stud so they fit the shifting lever ball studs of the 6 speed. $5.00 extra added per cable to change the ends.  Also note: If you use a Fiero Getrag select cable as a shift cable it is not as strong as a shift cable and will not hold up as well as a shift cable depending on how hard you like to shift. How you make your brackets and stuff is also a factor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the dropdown box to select SHIFT or SELECT cable.

 

 

 

 

SHIPPING NOTE: 

I do not offer free shipping.

Because I use postal flat rate boxes for heavy orders there is no program that can add the proper amount of shipping to every order. So all shipping is added manually by myself after you place your order. That is explained here: Shipping added later explanation 

When you place an order the shipping amount will show $0.00. Soon after you place an order you will receive an email confirmation that shows the amount of shipping that was added to your order.

 

 

Shipping:   Shipping is $12.00  (Midwest-USA)

Final shipping cost is determined by weight of the item(s) and distance from Milwaukee, WI. Shipping prices quoted are for items shipped to the Midwest area in the USA. If you are ordering a single item or multiple items the total shipping price is determined after you place the order. I try to keep my shipping prices to a minimum and use Postal Flat Rate boxes whenever I can utilize them for an order.