warning to those with ms3 TWM shifter

[builthatch]

last week i noticed some of the red stitching was coming up on my shift boot. the car only has 3500 on it and i put this shifter on a few days after i got the car new. i took it in to a new mazda dealer (who doesn't sell mazdaspeed cars and recently just got on board with mazda as a whole) and they ordered the boot under warranty. i removed the boot, and noticed that the one cable connection to the shifter was rubbing constantly under the boot and wore away the stitches. it rubbed the inner pleat in a diagonal fashion and went right through the bottom stitches, so the stitching on the top side pulls itself out. whether this would happen w/ the stock shifter...not sure....

i called TWM about this and they don't have a boot yet for the ms3, but they will in several weeks. for now, i'm going to put some hardcore reinforced tape on the exact underside spot that was rubbing so hopefully this doesn't happen in the meantime to my new one from the warranty issue.

please note i paid attention when i played with the boot after the initial installation to make sure that it was not hitting anything underneath while it was bunched up. i guess it's impossible to totally avoid it during use.

 

[dparm1984]

Photos?

 

[nypest]

I replaced my stock boot with a redline boot almost a year and no troubles

 

[builthatch]

Photos?

 

[builthatch]

I replaced my stock boot with a redline boot almost a year and no troubles

a few q's for you nypest
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is that boot from redline the one with the big light-colored stripe on it?

also, is it all bunched up because of the short height of the TWM unit?

can you show me pics of what yours looks like installed if you are using it with the TWM unit?

 

[nypest]

a few q's for you nypest
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is that boot from redline the one with the big light-colored stripe on it?

also, is it all bunched up because of the short height of the TWM unit?

can you show me pics of what yours looks like installed if you are using it with the TWM unit?

you can have it made how ever you like (ITS REAL LEATHER NOT PLASTIC) my plastic stock one wore out as well.

Any boot will be bunched up with a lower shift handle caues the base is so wide.

Pics after the jump

Edit: And yes i do have the TWMSS

 

[nypest]

Great prduct !!!!



http://www.redlinegoods.com/

 

[builthatch]

pest, what measurement did you use? the reason i ask is i'm sure they don't have measurements for the ms3 stock height boot, but i'm positive they do for the regular 3 - and the two are different heights, stock vs. stock.

so, with my ms3 TWM, i am curious how much shorter i need the piece vs. a stock regular 3 boot!

 

[nypest]

pest, what measurement did you use? the reason i ask is i'm sure they don't have measurements for the ms3 stock height boot, but i'm positive they do for the regular 3 - and the two are different heights, stock vs. stock.

so, with my ms3 TWM, i am curious how much shorter i need the piece vs. a stock regular 3 boot!

Twm claims there shifter reduces hight 1.75" so i went with a 2" shorter boot.