Volkswagen Cabriolet DIY Guide Swapping an Auto Transmission with a Manuall Transmission

Well, I went and did it!

The automatic was getting weaker by the day and with a 3-day weekend coming up, I decided it was time to swap the
automatic transmission for a manual. I’ve been looking at doing this for over a year and had gathered all the info and
parts I needed. Interestingly enough, if you do a search on Vortex you’ll find numerous threads that mention swaps,
some that even list most of what has to be done but NONE are comprehensive. So this post will be long and complete.

The short story is, it’s a pleasure to drive now. Handles quicker, accelerates better (duh!) and is more of a GTI than ever.
Even mileage appears to be better. I figure I removed 150-200 pounds of auto related crap from the car and put in only
100. And I lost 10 lbs. myself doing it!

It took two days by myself; nothing hard, some a little frustrating.

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