In Australia, a manual swap typically lands around AUD 4,000–9,000 if you use good used/donor parts, or about AUD 7,000–15,000+ with mostly new/OEM bits; thirsty performance or exotic models can blow past AUD 15,000–25,000.
It’s not just a gearbox: think clutch and flywheel, pedal box, hydraulics, shifter hardware, tailshaft, mounts, ECU/loom tweaks and a tune, sometimes a diff ratio change.
Labour is the wallet-melter—expect roughly 16–40 hours at around AUD 120–180/hr, plus consumables.
Add engineering/compliance in some states (AUD 500–1,500) and you see why donor kits from Tradingpost can make sense.
DIY saves coin but costs knuckles; a pro install buys warranty and fewer mysterious vibrations.
Run the numbers for your exact model before diving in—“easy swap” are famous last words.
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