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Old 06-13-2012, 11:58 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Yep. Awesome. Thanks.

I also added a step to your original option #1 that helps a great deal with the boot itself. As a matter of fact, I was pissed at you at first because it was giving me such a hard time until I did my step. I thought it was just another DIY thread that fell short of showing some of the hard steps like many do. Once I got my added step figured out, I was back to thanking you again.

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DIY OEM Shift Boot Install on Automatic

And I also took the time to swap out the dummy button on the right for the actual shift-rev button. It doesn't "do" anything, but it "looks" like it's meant for something now; it's no dummy any more.
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So I had to get working on my silver ring issue again. My original velcro fix didn't work, so I was ready to do the dremel thing I had originally thought about.

That was until I really researched what was going on here. It wasn't just that the clips didn't catch on anything, it was that they were hardly able to catch on anything. Because of the design of these parts on an automatic, the sliver ring just CAN'T go down like it should. The issue is the black plastic shifter gate piece that is too tall. The silver ring comes down and hits the shifter gate, and can't go any further. I figured this all out when I removed both the leather outer piece, and the silver ring. Apart outside the car, the silver ring goes all the way down inside the leather wrap, almost like the stick version.

SO, I decided a new plan, but also involving my dremel. I decided since the gate piece was the problem, that dremeling it woudl allow the silver ring to go in further and have more "grab." it would also look cleaner in the end.

It was a beautiful day out so I did this out on my patio last weekend. It's been a week now since the reinstall and so far the silver ring is staying put perfectly.

I will post some pics next.....
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Here's what it looked liked before the boot mod, as everyone's auto looked. By looking closely you can see how the silver sticks up over the leather by about 1/4" in the back.
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Here's what it looked like after my original go at this mod. You can see the silver still sticks up in the back about 1/4".
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Here are some pics of my dremeling on the shifter gate piece. You can see that I took out about 1/4" of it all the way around. I had to be careful not to cut down too far or I would have gotten into the support "ribs." I wanted to keep all those in place, otherwise there wasn't much point in keeping the gate piece in the first place.
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And here's some pictures of it back together. You can see now that the silver ring is much more flush. Pictures don't show it as well as it really looks. It's now much cleaner and smoother looking than before.
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