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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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Question Shift Boot for A4?

Is there anywhere that I can get a new shifter (not just a ****) for my stock A4 console? I hate the look of that thing and I would like one that has a shift boot (like a manual) so that it looks kindof like an M6.

Is there anywhere out there that you guys know of that offers this?
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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there is nothing for our transmission as in a slap shifter because of our transmissions be electronic controlled...a few people have done a slap shifter when the swapped to a th350 or th400 and put a 6 speed center console in place of the a-4 console...

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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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I'm going to be trying something new as soon as it gets here.I'll let the cat out of the bag with pics if it works as planned.
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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I bought a boot that was for M6 and made it to work in the A4 console. I just trimmed it down a little bit and basically just sandwiched it inbetween the console and the plate that holds the indicator in.
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by King James
I bought a boot that was for M6 and made it to work in the A4 console. I just trimmed it down a little bit and basically just sandwiched it inbetween the console and the plate that holds the indicator in.
I did the same thing, but with a $20 generic Lokar shift boot from summit. Looks like it came from the factory that way. I'll post pics tonight.
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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I really want to do this mod... Someone should make a writeup, I think a lot of people would do it just because of the CRAP that we all get for being Auto, even though we smoke the **** out of equally modded M6's (debatable I know... but I am talking 1/4 )
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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I did mine more out of function the appearance. I was sick of the slides rattling around and wanted to fix that.
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Originally Posted by King James
I did mine more out of function the appearance. I was sick of the slides rattling around and wanted to fix that.
Same here.....nasty cam and dumped duals = lots of buzzing inside! I can make pennies dance in my cupholder .

Edit: Here's a few pics of my boot while I was trial fitting it. Kinda small since I can't get them uploaded to putfile right now for some reason.
Attached Thumbnails Shift Boot for A4?-resize1.jpg   Shift Boot for A4?-resize2.jpg   Shift Boot for A4?-resize3.jpg  

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that looks schweet!!! ......can you do a write up on that when you get time? and the boot part number....
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that looks schweet!!! ......can you do a write up on that when you get time? and the boot part number....
Sure....I got the boot from Summit. Part # LOK-70HRB for $19.50. I'll do a quick write up this weekend. I'm in the middle of porting/polishing my throttle body right now, so when that's done I'll post up.
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