Custom Shift Boot (pic)

[smithers_0990]

Let me know what you think?

It's made out of a felt like material.

It turned out better than I thoght it would.

Shift Boot 1

Shift Boot 2

Sorry about the poor quality pics.
If link dosent work, let me know.

Later

 

[I_Vtec]

It looks like it would look pretty good in person. But in those pics it looks kinda like a shop rag.

 

[smithers_0990]

SHH! (no) Dont give away the secret.

It does look better in person. Photos are from a non digital camcorder. It takes bad pictures but the video quality is very good.

 

[I_Vtec]

Yeah I'm getting my shop rag seat covers installed next week. j/k

 

[Captain KRM P5]

why not use vinyl? just curious, but it looks nifty.

 

[smithers_0990]

why not use vinyl?

I had the "shop rag" lying around and decide to use it. Plus vinyl is cheap looking. The stuff I have kind of looks like suede. If I can find good leather I am going to re do it.

Later

 

[turboge]

(hippy)

 

[mountjonas]

kinda looks like you placed a shift knob on a pillow

 

[smithers_0990]

kinda looks like you placed a shift knob on a pillow

You guys are so damn smart!

LOL

those pics do more harm than good.

 

[Allen]

You know, I went to the Mazda Rev It Up and saw the Mazdaspeed they had for showcasing. The shift boot was pretty awesome, does anyone know which one I am talking about?

The boot was leather and had red stitching... like what you see in the Civic Type-R. Any chance I can order that from Mazda you think? I'll ask my local dealership in a few days, cause I would love to install that in my car.

BTW, the Sparco shift knob is much much better seen in person than what I had imagined it to be like from just looking at the photos in magazine/websites. I envy you Mazdaspeed owners!

 

[ZackyFarms]

it looks like a bean bag, all soft n fluffy

 

[FuNwaGoN]

Well I am still in the sewing process but I am making mine out of black suede. Just went to a local fabric store and picked some up. They had all kinds of colors. If things go well I thought about making these and offering them up for sale. Would fit just as stock does but would be a different material and different color. They even had an orange that may look good with the mazdaspeed if someone was so inclined.

Sorry no thrying to threadjack you here. A few questions... I have tried 3 different top designs but so far the only one that I have found that looks decent under the shift knob is if I sew a small slit in the top and use a cord to tie it tight. I have seen alot of shift boots like this and thats where I got my idea from but was just wondering how you did it.

 

[azeli73]

sorry looks like grandma's pin cushion. (smash)

 

[smithers_0990]

was just wondering how you did it.

I just took the fabric and guessed on where to cut it. I didnt like seeing the stitching so I just made it out of one piece and cut a hole in the middle, hot glued it to a washer, and slid it on the shifter.


Im getting tired of it tho, what I think im gonna do is get either red leather or black leather (with red stitching) and make a new one.

More crappy pics to follow.

 

[twilightprotege]

hey

i've done up my own shift boot too - out of black kangaroo leather (i am an aussie after all)

see piccy attached

by the way, that's the oem shifter with the extension taken off if you're after a height idea

i can make up some more if anyone is interested in group buying them??????

later

 

[melicha8]

Watch out! it may be get dirty easily. I know in my car dirt just loves to hang out in the crevices of the shift boot