Manntis

installed the new shifter boot and finally got pics. Black with maroon stitching, as I'd asked Bill to make it. I'm impressed with the quality of his workmanship and how easy it was to put in (some carpet tape to hold in the base over the broken stock cheapo pegs)



http://www.wigglepup.com/RX-7/feature_shifterboot.php

EDIT: See the bodycolored (black) power window switch surround? Thanks RotorLynn It looks great!

ioTus

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I"LL BUY ONE!!!! WOOHOO!!

Do you have any to match grey interior? As in, black boot, grey stitching?

You are my god, man.

Manntis

Bill's the god who makes 'em. I'm just his distributor.

Here are the colors offered:

vinyl:
Black, Mariner Blue, White, Saddle Tan, Red, Forest Green.

Stitching:
Black, White, Red, Blue, Maroon, Orange.

I'm working on coding to let you select colour options via radio boxes, but for now you just hafta order 'em & email your preferences.

damon

whats the $ man?

black w/ blue stitch

peace

ioTus

iTrader: (5)

So i email YOU my preferences?

OOH! yeah, blue. Good call. Black w/ blue.

I wanna order one, so... what do i do?

Manntis

click on the link under the pic and all is revealed...

brownmound

Looks great but I have a brown interior and I am interested in a brown one with brown stitching to match the interior. I e-mailed Bill and I think he may still be searching for the proper color....any update on this?

Right on...

Manntis

finding vinyl that's a good match is tricky, hence the black shifter with maroon stitching for the maroon interiors.

You sure you don't want a black shifter with brown or tan stitching? Might look good in your brown interior...

brownmound

Yeah it could look OK but it might also look like they don't make brown, if you know what I mean. The black looks good in your maroon interior, however you have the surround painted black so I think that helps. I don't intend to do that, at least not in the near future. Maybe I will go hunting for some suitable brown vinyl or leather that will make a good match.

Thanks though, after looking at my rubber one today, I gotta get one.....

Right on.

Manntis

I sourced out other vinyl for maroon that I thought looked like a match for my GS interior and it looked cartoonishly bright when installed.

The cool thing is black goes with anything, which is why most stock shifter boots are black.

brownmound

I'll do some hunting and let you know what I find....

Right on.

Manntis

kewl

If you can find a close match that might actually look great. You may want to consider either black or tan stitching though - the slight contrast looks great up close, though it's almost invisible from a distance.

One idea I had is a sort of TT inspired "baseball stitching", though I think that looks better if the seats also have it.

82transam

iTrader: (18)

Copycat. Thats the color combo I bought. It looks really good too. I agree with manntis, Bills workmanship is really A+ stuff. I'll have to get some pics of mine after installation.

Manntis

I was VERY impressed. I ordered Bill's product to see it for myself before offering it on his behalf through my site. It's rugged but good looking and very easy to install.

Incidentally the only thing I offer on my site and didn't actually buy or create is the engine rebuilds, as I don't need one yet. The only reason I feel comfy offering them is the shop doing the rebuilds has a solid reputation and history with rotaries AND includes the installation kit.

rx7gslse

How about we get a silver or grey color to at least match the stock color of the surround....

I have the maroon interior, but absolutely no black inside the car.. It's all red/silver

ioTus

iTrader: (5)

Use some vinyl paint! that will fix your problem!

rx7gslse

I tried that on the car I have now.... it lasted about a coupel weeks, then just turned sticky and came off...

Manntis

no black on the instrument surround?

ioTus

iTrader: (5)

Only stuff that turned stick was over the shifter boot. Everything else has withstood the heat, constant use, and even shoes of my friends (who for some reason feel its ok to put their feet on the dash... WTF!??!)

Even the shifter **** that i painted is still hodling up for the most part.

I got the paint at Napa, the napa brand stuff. Mebbe give that a try? Mines been on for a few months, near no wear on it.

T-Rav

Marhyde is the interior color paint of choice. I've had it on my interior for a couple of years now with no problems. Looks like factory. Just take a part to match the color with you, and you can get a great match. I can't remember what color I used, but since they didn't have Mazda '84 interior colors, I used the closest domestic color. Again, looks great.

Manntis

I'll ask Bill about brown and grey vinyl

T-Rav

Mantis - Just took a look at your site. Damn I love that aluminum radio surround. How many are left? If only I didn't spend so very long modifying my dash to fit my Sony MD headunit. I too painted the surround black and it looks so much better (a much more modern look).

BTW - I pulled a black leather shiftboot out of a junked Integra and used a bent coathanger to make a loop/fastener under the shifter interior piece. Looks great and is VERY affordable.

82streetracer

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canadians are weird...

Manntis

I have 28 stainless steel/aluminum stereo bracket / cupholder units left, same website

gamble302

any more pics of them? all i see is that one picture. also what size gauges are the holes meant for...