Automatic to Manual

…a toyota sienta. Kenyans never disappoint
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why do people do this? kwani are you in Meru county?

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kwani meru ndio wanafanya these conversions?

the Sientas usd as PSVs

Laikipia sanasana.

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Conversion hufanywa coz of the difficulty in getting an after-market (ex-Japan) auto gearbox in good condition. Most of those unapata ni zile mwenzako alitoa coz of one problem or another.

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…na za nze? ziko? but si naonanga ex japan…ama zinakuwanga ‘ex japan’ zimetolewa gari za kenya?

Ex-Japan ni lugha tu, unaiweka and within 6 months (if you’re very lucky) you’ll be back looking for another one.

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what about the engines?

Hizo ziko sawa, just get reputable suppliers. For gears, tafuta wale wana full engine+gear, wakufungulie gear uende nayo.

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hata Narok

btw niliona kutoka hapo maai mahiu to narok ziko mob sana. Na pia huko kirinyaga sides za gichugu

Leo nimetembea mihang’o hapo eastern bypass na nikazipata ziko kibao,

Abomination

most proboxes huko bomet pia hubadilishwa to manual.

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but still there must be a negative aspect of doing this conversion… ama ni longterm

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There’s no negative effect, that I can attest to. These vehicles are often available in manual versions as well, just that they’re older than our 8-year restriction so cannot be brought in as full units. When you do a conversion you use parts from the manual variant of the same model. I need not overemphasize that the skills of the person doing it are paramount.

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wah so tuseme fielder ya 2010 inaweza patikana gearbox yake…am more worried about the aesthetics, like iyo sienta kwa hii listing looks funny having both gear levers installed

Of course haitakosa. Aesthetics shouldn’t worry you as long as the guy doing it is keen. Ubaya wa makanika wengi ngirogoni ni ukora wa kutafutiana kazi. Badala ya kukata lile shimo litatoshea gear lever kwa mfano, anakata kubwa deliberately ndiyo baadaye amwite jamaa wa gas welding to seal the monstrosity.

Once conversion is done, the auto lever should be removed for safety reasons. One may easily be distracted to use it to shift gears instead of the new manual lever mounted on the floor.

Ile huwa challenging kiasi ni ile inatumia ‘handbrake’ ya kukanyanga kwa mguu. To make space for the clutch pedal, the foot/ hand brake will have to shift to its usual position in a manual unit.

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