Gear Shift Boot... I Just Made One...

[75coupe]

Well I just made myself a new gear shift boot... I quizzed the old woman on how to sew, and what I would need... and it worked out very well... sorry no pics as yet, I only have a crappy phone camera.

I used similar vinyl except ever so slightly thicker, some nice strong thread and some time...

It is basically a replica of the original, I took it apart and just did the same thing in reverse with new parts, my favourite trick...

I have heaps of material left over, enough for at least 10... What do you reckon sau'ers might pay for a home job, considering your looking at least $45 else where... I reckon what $13 plus postage...? does that sounds reasonable....?

I'll get some pics up but it just look like the stock one but new... I'm quite amazed it turned out so well..

[DNGRUS]

what colors did u use

[dmr]

would like to see pics

[75coupe]

its black.....

yeah I'll get some photos up....

[STATUS]

autotechnica in melb does a gear boot and handbrake cover kit ($69ish from memeory) in high quality leather every bit as good as the fatory setup including the metal base ring etc....

[phenline]

i got a high quality leather set for lik 40? or below 50. With viynl it is just going to end up all cracked and look crappy in a few year though just like the factory one isnt it? plus teh leathr smells nice in the car haha but 13 bucks is very good even if it isnt leather. Sewing leather is a diffrent story i think though.

[75coupe]

Yeah would love to do leather but sewing it is hard without a machine...

maybe I'll just sell vinyl ones really cheap to fund a shop made leather one for myself hehehe

[mad082]

autotechnica in melb does a gear boot and handbrake cover kit ($69ish from memeory) in high quality leather every bit as good as the fatory setup including the metal base ring etc....

trent going the hard sell, LOL

you could always look at other factory options. the later model magnas came out with a nice leather type boot and i think you can get them from mitsubishi for about $40. the only thing is that it may be a bot short as the magnas have a shorter lever than the skylines

[89_SIL]

I need one that'll suit an s13 converted to auto. I don't have the little plasctic plate/bracket that manuals have to join to the gearboot. If you can make one that's not cut at the bottom i can do the rest