Vbelisle Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 ^sounds great looking forward to getting one of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchhanger Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'll be ready to order a tan AT shift boot (maybe with a snap depending how it looks with or without) when you are ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_J Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 it's all about whether or not the chrome bezel ring fits back on without having to break it...also it would nice if the top of the boot mounts securely to the shift knob base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 Even the manual shift boot doesn't "securely fit" to the knob. It has a snaped collar th at fits around the shift knob which is shaped different. The auto-shift knob has a beveled, conical chrome trim that points downwards... in which the boot material is stiff enough (something I wanted to make sure of) to not fall down while using. It losely fits over the end of the cone and you can't see the metal stem of the shifter, if that's what you are looking for. Now, as for aftermarket knobs, I only own the oem shifter... which is why I am going to try to make 2 versions, one with a snap and one without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 People can just do the old rubber tube with zipties to the shift rod as to hold the leather against whichever knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonwacker Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 This looks very promising! sorry...this forum practically blows goat nuts so im not always on here.Team Pony Express POSTED FROM MY COMPUTER USING A WEB BROWSER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Yesterday I purchased some brown-grain leather look-alike material. Just like the black grain but in a tanish/brown. It's the only material I could find that remotely matches the tan interior of the legacy. it may be a tad on the darker side compared to the rest of the car, but it might not look that bad. I couldn't find a light tank color... yet. Pictures will come, but I'm at work. I can't reach photobucket it's blocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 huh.. I like this..  yet.. I feel like I'm a ricer for liking it.. isn't this kinda like putting the car in neutral and letting it roll back on hills? $40 seems like a fair price..  that crazy shiny wood looks so much nicer than the orange plastic I have.  all in all.. I'm conflicted.. dont know if want.. but for more info.  question.. the leather of the e-brake boot is color matched to the leather of my seats.. any possible chance of matching the shift boot to that leather? Or do ya think it'd just look weird? I mean its true most shift boots are black.. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 the "leather" of the shift boot in a 5 or 6mt, or the e-brake boot is not real leather. It's nylon with a leather grain. If you have one that cracks, you'll see the white cloth batting behind it to give the nylon stiffness like leather. Having a shift boot cover the shift gate on an automatic looks clean, is easy to keep clean, and makes the car look less 'plasticy-just-another-auto-with-an-idiot-guide' look. You have the shift pattern in your head. The gauges show the position anyway. I doubt it looks ricey. The entire project I'm doing on the side here is so it looks OEM without being flashy. If anything, i think red piping or flashy names on the boot or break itself can be considered 'look at this' rice. But that's my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 oh no,I think it looks good.. I just have rice guilt. Â good point.. the redundancy of having the shift on the dash and on the shifter always bugged me. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiskank Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 subscribed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 That looks awesome. Good work! I wonder if that chrome ring would retrofit to the 5MT, and if I'd be a ricer for having it... [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 honestly.. as long as the opening is the same size.. you should be able to buy a 5EAT lower console and trim ring and do this without a problem. the only issue would be if you have more travel than the boot or the opening would allow in the 5MT shifter than the 5EAT shifter. I dont think YOU'd be a ricer for havig a nice trim ring'd shift boot like this.. I just worry if I would be since I have a 5EAT.. I'd file it under "poser" in the back of my head. that being said, I'll wait till they're production ready before I make a decision for myself. I waffle on decisions a lot. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb98c Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Props for giving me the idea. I would buy one from you, but I happen to have access to a sewing machine and know how to use it. No its not mine Keep up the great work. I was tossing the idea around of making a new black boot for the e-brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 yea ya know after yall told me about the e-brake boot not being leather I took a look.. now I dont like it anymore. Â any plans to make one of those too? Â I dont want the red stitching or anything like that.. I have tan interior.. that'd just be tacky. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 ^ Yep.. if this works out I will for sure be looking to get a replacement e-brake boot also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 I purchased a new ebrake boot. Since mine has a crack in it I will replace mine and take the old one apart. This should be very easy to do. Tomorrow I'm spending a good chunk of time working on this. I also ordered a new chrome ring. Someone asked about the chrome ring fitting a 5-MT. The answer is no, the cutout for the mt's is about 3 inches wider and taller than the 5EAT. I bought the 6-MT shift boot to take apart for patterns. You cannot mount this underneith with the shift gate in place. The shift gate takes up most of the room, and there's no where to mount it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 ah. made an observation yesterday my e-brake cover is discolored.  if you make a matching set.. I'll probably be more interested than just the shift boot cover.  I guess when stuff starts getting dented and discolored from wear (lke door panels and arm rests) you know the cars gettin older.. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 OK so I took a shot at actual production of these yesterday. I made one from start to finish... and it came out well I think. I used a thinner material, and I'll post a picture up today of it. It's the 6-MT version (I had the exact patterns and I wanted to see how it came out, snap and all. More than that I learned what NOT to do first. There's an order to the madness, or so I learned. Certain seams cannot be done first. The tricky part is doing the side stitching next to the 4th main seam. You have to sew the boot inside out half-way and move it around while you do the last stitch under the snap flap. This is great to know because it now speeds up my manufacturing process greatly. If anyone could please help me locate a good deal on buying soft leather, bride, or other designer fabric by the bolt, I would greatly appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 blackberry picture of the materials I have on hand now to noodle with. http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/cherrybloom203/dirty%20car%20pics/IMG01077.jpg Black Grain Nylon, Light Brown Grain Nylon, Snake Skin Vynal, Black faux seude Looking for more options. My e-brake boot isn't in yet, and I'll start making sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Here's an example of my 1st prototype 5/6-MT boot I made from the actuall patern...  I used the snakeskin due to it's easy and thin material (without batting) to learn the stich order and how to fasten a snap. Here's how I now do the inside stitching: http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/cherrybloom203/dirty%20car%20pics/IMG01083.jpg Here's the closeup of the snap (faces the radio): http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/cherrybloom203/dirty%20car%20pics/IMG01080.jpg Here's a look at the outside stitching (kinda hard to see, but the thread came out blueish from the flash: http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/cherrybloom203/dirty%20car%20pics/IMG01082.jpg And a further out picture: http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u148/cherrybloom203/dirty%20car%20pics/IMG01079.jpg  Things to do now: shrink the pattern to come in line with the short-throw automatic shift stem, find new material... practice sewing the pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vbelisle Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 im interested in a shift boot for a 4eat, there looking good by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 that was just a trial run. as long as your 4EAT has the same plastic chrome ring that goes around the shift gate, then the AT boot will fit. I went to jo-anne fabric today and got some great advice on how to use anti-fray on the ends of the stitch seam, showed her what I did and she gave me some great tips on how to go about quickly producing them. I also bought tan upholstery thread, so I can go ahead and make a tan boot... pictures coming asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow05gtRI Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 i like the looks of this...subscribed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Ooohh... progress! Nice. Someone get the man a good source for materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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