The video clip was way too short to offer a conclusion. Don't think it's transmission. Might be a loose flux capacitor. No serious, something is loose. But beets me what.
The death of the manual transmission is an American phenomenon. Traveling in Europe, the manual is very common. I learned to drive on an old Ford Three on the Tree tranny. I do see the day when all the vehicles will be automatic.
Tell me, how much work is needed to swap the headlights? Looking to replace the stock light with either the DV8 or similar. I hate removing trim so I'm curious.
This is a dumb question. Why can't you have a body shop just paint the MIC top? I'm sure you can find a primer to coat the original so that it get a nice smooth finish.