[billymade]

There was someone; who took a piece of aluminium, cut it to reinforce the circumference of the mount, the mounting points and it worked for them. Basically, a DIY reinforcement plate to make it more secure and fix the issue permanently.I can't seem to find the thread right now but it worked for them. Definitely, easier; then having to replace the whole assembly.

You can swap for the newer style: how to:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=301184

The repair I am referring to; looked something along the lines of this (this is a adapter but you get the idea?):

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3239303#post63931020

 

[billymade]

Cool, whatever works! If you made a nice one; you could probably start selling them! Glassbuggy (™),Early New Beetle shifter bracket repair kit!