MGW F-Body Short Shifter Owners - What shift boot are you using?
06-27-2012, 12:58 AM
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Well JD_AMG, I tried what you did and that unfortunately didn't work very well in my car. Because I don't have that thick silver section underneath the shift **** like you do, it doesn't look flush like it does in your pictures. The "hump" that formed on mine from folding it inward at the top was disproportionately large compared to the stick and just looked ridiculous. Lol. Looks great on yours, though!
What I may do is to take the shifter off the boot and then fold it under from the bottom - then just cut new holes in the shifter to adjust the height. This way, the slack will be underneath the shifter and be invisible. I'll likely have to glue the leather to itself somehow, but shouldn't be too terribly difficult. I'll post pictures once I get around to it.
Thanks for all the feedback guys!
What I may do is to take the shifter off the boot and then fold it under from the bottom - then just cut new holes in the shifter to adjust the height. This way, the slack will be underneath the shifter and be invisible. I'll likely have to glue the leather to itself somehow, but shouldn't be too terribly difficult. I'll post pictures once I get around to it.
Thanks for all the feedback guys!
06-27-2012, 12:21 PM
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Well JD_AMG, I tried what you did and that unfortunately didn't work very well in my car. Because I don't have that thick silver section underneath the shift **** like you do, it doesn't look flush like it does in your pictures. The "hump" that formed on mine from folding it inward at the top was disproportionately large compared to the stick and just looked ridiculous. Lol. Looks great on yours, though!
What I may do is to take the shifter off the boot and then fold it under from the bottom - then just cut new holes in the shifter to adjust the height. This way, the slack will be underneath the shifter and be invisible. I'll likely have to glue the leather to itself somehow, but shouldn't be too terribly difficult. I'll post pictures once I get around to it.
Thanks for all the feedback guys!
What I may do is to take the shifter off the boot and then fold it under from the bottom - then just cut new holes in the shifter to adjust the height. This way, the slack will be underneath the shifter and be invisible. I'll likely have to glue the leather to itself somehow, but shouldn't be too terribly difficult. I'll post pictures once I get around to it.
Thanks for all the feedback guys!
If all he's doing is shorting it there really is not a reason to go through all that trouble. Even if he cuts off the excess it will be under the boot and not visible.
06-27-2012, 11:50 PM
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That should be quite easy, you might try it first. I don't know how much your folding under or what **** your using (sorry if I missed that) but you might just be able to fold it under and snap the boot in and leave it.
If all he's doing is shorting it there really is not a reason to go through all that trouble. Even if he cuts off the excess it will be under the boot and not visible.
If all he's doing is shorting it there really is not a reason to go through all that trouble. Even if he cuts off the excess it will be under the boot and not visible.
