Hi from Colorado! Three months of ownership down. Just completed a shifter swap!

Scotch1974 said:

Here is my TrialMaster and new shifter swap ( Spring lift and 315 /17 tires. )

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Scotch1974 said:

Thanks! I will try to add a post on installation.

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DaBull said:

Hi Scotch1974, Looks very nice.

Does it shift as seamless as the original Grenadier shifter?

I have a 2020 New Defender with an 8 speed ZF auto trans and the shifter for it does not function as nicely
as the Grenadier's shifter. The ZF transmissions on both are perfect, however the way the shifter on the
Grenadier works is seamless compared to how the shifter functions on the 2020 New Defender.
DaBull

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Krabby said:

I purchased the Supra handle off of eBay. Technically the entire Supra unit is plug and play but the bezel is different. Other wise you could just swap them out and go. That said, I took the Supra handle off its shifter post and repeated the process for the Grenny handle and then installed the Supra handle on the Grenny sifter post, taking care to not brake the ribbon cable clip. All this can be done in the car, but I took mine out so as to have better access to the ribbon cable. Please let us know how this was done!

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outono said:

Been following along on FB. Love it!

Was it a straight swap or did you have to make some modifications?

How much did the Supra shifter cost?

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Scotch1974 said:

A few more pics. I was able to just connect the stock Supra setup and drive the Grenny. But as I said earlier, you have to take the handle off anyway to access the bezel. I chose to leave the OEM Grenny base on and install the Supra handle instead of switching over the bezel to the Supra unit.

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SkiBum1 said:

That looks like a complex job actually. Weren’t you a bit hesitant thinking you might muck it all up?

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Scotch1974 said:

So the handles are a universal base with the same ribbon cable, The steel mounting shafts are also the same for both handles. You literally just have to take them apart to get the bezel and the handle off. I used a small plastic trim tool, a heat gun and a precision screwdriver with star bits. (Heat gun is for the two sided tape on the Grenny cover) The Supra handle just snaps apart. There are 4 screws once the cover is off. Three are obvious and the fourth is under a rubber spacer. From there you lift the ribbon clip. It flips up and the ribbon cable slides out. Then unscrew the screw that keeps the handle mounted on the shaft and gently slide the handle up being careful to not damage the ribbon cable. Then you are done removing the supra shifter handle. Here are some pictures.

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BD1 said:

This is very helpful!

Last question. Any tips for taking off the panel that that shifter is on? Just remove all the exposed screws?


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Scotch1974 said:

So the handles are a universal base with the same ribbon cable, The steel mounting shafts are also the same for both handles. You literally just have to take them apart to get the bezel and the handle off. I used a small plastic trim tool, a heat gun and a precision screwdriver with star bits. (Heat gun is for the two sided tape on the Grenny cover) The Supra handle just snaps apart. There are 4 screws once the cover is off. Three are obvious and the fourth is under a rubber spacer. From there you lift the ribbon clip. It flips up and the ribbon cable slides out. Then unscrew the screw that keeps the handle mounted on the shaft and gently slide the handle up being careful to not damage the ribbon cable. Then you are done removing the supra shifter handle. Here are some pictures.

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