My afternoon.

[burgy240]

Well I picked up a shift trim from the junk yard last week and the boot was aweful. I had a lame universal"fit" one laying around (with the bungee around the bottom). I decided to take the old OEM boot off and custom fit the universal. I started by cutting the rings off of the original to get the boot off without breaking the plastic posts on the underside of the trim. Then I removed the boot and undid the seam on the "universal". Once the bottom seam was cut open I removed the bungee. then I ironed the curl out of the bottom and tried to fit it on.......Of course it was way to small!! :mad: So I cut little notches in it all the way around and tried again.....still no dice :( So then I started stretching the leather out. ( I felt like one of those guys you see on biker build off) I worked it until the boot fit over the bottom trim. then I place it on and punched the holes in it for the posts on the plastic trim. I took some time to fit the boot on over the posts so that I wouldn't break them and them put it all together. I even cut the rings off the posts earlier in a way that I was able to reuse them to hold it all together. It isn't perfect but it looks great compared to the old oem POS :coolugh: once i put all the interior back in my car it will look great. the only thing wrong is that the boot is too tall but oh well. I have pics here
http://community.webshots.com/album/477511399pqrrwu If that doesn't work they pics are in the parts for sale gallery in my sig

[srpowered240sx]

cool little diy with a universal boot. way to use your noggin.

[burgy240]

thanks, it was fun too :D

[SR240DET]

i need that chassis....

[omgosh]

lol, I remember doing that 2 years ago.

I bet thats the same crappy APC one I had...lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/omgosh/autozoneshiftboot001Small.jpg

The design is retarded...wtf is a drawstring doing on a shitboot anyway??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/omgosh/shiftbootold.jpg

It looks rediculous if you just throw it in there...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/omgosh/autozoneshiftboot010Small.jpg

...and after cutting, sewing, and a few drops of superglue...its still a little baggy. But hey, it was $10 and its better than one thats full of holes and rotting, right?

[srpowered240sx]

...and after cutting, sewing, and a few drops of superglue...its still a little baggy. But hey, it was $10 and its better than one thats full of holes and rotting, right?

^word, i used sharpie on the faded portions, jeez im white trash.

[A Spec Products]

not bad, for mine i just used the og boot as a template, unstitched it, then recut the new fabric (you can use anything around the house, its free right?) and restitch. i choose to use the hidden stitch technique because you can be sloppy but have it come out smooth.

http://www.aspecproducts.com/forums/zilvia/shiftknob/driftknobti01.jpg

[burgy240]

yup same crap boot!!! haha, nice work to all of you as well. mine is baggy just like yours, but as you said ....its cheap!!!

Omgosh----You still in Tampa? I'm moving there this weekend. Would love to see your ride.

[420sx]

who needs boots anyway.

[omgosh]

Haha, Im in Jacksonville now at school, but Im moving back in the winter. The car is not much to see, I just have a beater s13 for now. Plans for either RB or ka-t when I get a job though, lol.