16V questions-

[alves at email.unc.edu (Carlos Alves)]

Hey,

I have a question aobut the shifter on the 16v's ... the stock shifter 
is quite frankly disheartening, the throws are long, the shifter is 
very long, and shifting has almost no "feel" to it. I am looking in to 
a good short shift kit and weighted shift kit, but is there anything 
that I can do to shorten the length of the shift rod ? 

Also, seeing as how I just got a pair of euro headlights (WOO HOO!) I'm 
looking to give my car the full euro look. Anyone know where I can find 
a pair of euro bumpers? I foudn a set on eBAy but I sadly missed the 
auction due to work and school.

AS for my last question, I was wondering any problem areas that 16v's 
are typical for, mine has around 114k on the odo and I am looking to do 
some preventative maintenence. I am changig the o2 sensor, the spark 
plug wires, distributor cap and rotor, and cleaning the intake 
manifold. I have already changed the timing belt at 90 k miles and one 
of the motor mounts at the same interval .. anything else that I should 
look into replacing or checking out??

Thanks for your time,

Carlos