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austex 02-20-2014 06:50 PM

Installed Alcantara shift boot and Nismo Ti Shift Knob
 
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Installed a new shift boot from JPM Coachworks... Sweet alcantara boot that matches the touring interior nicely.

Also installed my Nismo ti shift knob from my old Z. I used a black aluminum collar from Z1 that I ordered a while back.

i think it looks pretty slick... I only had the '14 Z a week before I removed the fake pleather knee bolsters.... The pleather shift boot was buggin.

I'll add some additional pics in my gallery. Here is a quick before and after...

AdamRacer 02-21-2014 08:27 AM

That shift boot looks nice!
Did you change the knee pad things also because those look different than mine or is that a touring difference?

AdamRacer 02-21-2014 08:29 AM

Oops I see you said you changed them also lol...

abm89 02-21-2014 11:06 AM

Looks good! I'll have my shifter and boot installed soon.

austex 02-21-2014 11:07 AM

Yes sir...

The knee bolsters are different in the roadster. The touring coupes come with pleather knee bolsters. The ones in the roadsters are alcantara... Match the door cards...

God-Speed 02-21-2014 12:01 PM

Very nice, looks good!!!! :tup::tup:

kenchan 02-21-2014 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by God-Speed (Post 2702550)
Very nice, looks good!!!! :tup::tup:

:iagree:

nicely done :tup:

austex 02-21-2014 05:47 PM

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A couple more pics... zoomed in to show some detail.

thanks for the props...

i think it turned out pretty nice.

kenchan 02-21-2014 09:02 PM

yah, i like how you matched your factory stitching and all. looks factory finish with a twist. :yum:

Rockhound 02-21-2014 09:46 PM

Looks great; the alcantara knee bolsters are a great upgrade too, they should be standard!

SterlingDrive 02-22-2014 05:32 AM

Looks great. Nice addition.

Did you have any trouble getting the OEM knob off? I am changing out my '14's out next week.

Sterling

austex 02-22-2014 08:11 AM

I'll tell you what worked for me...

I used a pair of vice grips on the shifter shaft... I kept the surface from marring by wrapping the metal with a rubber jar opener before using the vice grips.

I used a large strap wrench while holding the shifter shaft with vice grips. This keeps everything steady and keeps the transmission from getting damaged.

After the thread lock broke I switched to a smaller strap wrench. The large one will not spin around past your dash.

Take your time it's not bad. There is a great DIY on shift knob removal that I followed.

SterlingDrive 02-22-2014 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by austex (Post 2703927)
I'll tell you what worked for me...

I used a pair of vice grips on the shifter shaft... I kept the surface from marring by wrapping the metal with a rubber jar opener before using the vice grips.

I used a large strap wrench while holding the shifter shaft with vice grips. This keeps everything steady and keeps the transmission from getting damaged.

After the thread lock broke I switched to a smaller strap wrench. The large one will not spin around past your dash.

Take your time it's not bad. There is a great DIY on shift knob removal that I followed.

Perfect, thank you!

Sterling

Phdpsy 02-23-2014 12:32 PM

Those are really nice. Good looking mod.

Got_Z 02-24-2014 02:26 AM

That boot looks clean as hellllll OP


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