I have a ff bug with a short shift gear lever can I just change it to old fashion lever or is there more to it then that
Many thanks peter

Just undo the two bolts that secure the gear lever and remove it from the car. Oh before you do that select 3rd gear, so that when you put your replacement gear lever in and secure it, it should only take a small amount of adjustment to enable selection of all gears.

Post a pic of what you've got. It's just a straightforward unbolt/bolt-on job but you may need the reverse lock-plate as well as the new/old lever, and there's a specific way that this fits (some aftermarket levers use the VW plate and some don't).

I may well have a shifter if you need one.

Lock plate...front of car to top right corner of pic...

Thanks gents will keep you updated going to have look this weekend
Cheers peter