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      05-21-2019, 07:33 PM   #1
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Manual transmission swap for the N55

I've seen a couple posts musing about the possibility, but has anyone actually confirmed which part numbers would be needed, and if it's possible at all?
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      05-25-2019, 11:54 AM   #2
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I would say, don't do it. Not worth the expense. And when you go to sell, nobody wants a Frankencar.
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      05-25-2019, 05:20 PM   #3
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I understand the pros/cons of doing a swap. I'd just like to know if anyone has actually looked into doing it.
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      07-04-2019, 09:28 AM   #4
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Its always possible to manual swap anything it just comes down to do you have the right skills or a shop that does, and a HUGE budget in most cases it's more expensive than just buying the car you really want.
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I've seen a couple posts musing about the possibility, but has anyone actually confirmed which part numbers would be needed, and if it's possible at all?
I would love to see this done, possibly have a thread about switching to a manual gearbox for daily driving! Everything is basically bolt on, I would personally do it myself if living expenses never existed.
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      04-16-2022, 03:50 PM   #6
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Has this been done yet? Still no threads to be found on the topic other than this one.
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      04-17-2022, 10:05 PM   #7
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buy a 3 series...
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      04-18-2022, 06:19 AM   #8
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X1s in Europa are available in manual, I'm not sure which engines. So if you gather all the parts, it should be a bolt in swap. There will be coding involved, wiring etc.
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