anthrax

Ok so I have searched and had little to no success....

Does any one have any tips on how to rpait the OE shifter boot, the rubber one. Mine has broken all the nipels but one. It looks ok when the car is out of gear, but relly bad when in gear.

Or any sugestions for a lether or vinal replacement.

Thanks again

Matt

rx7 Nut

I just put in a black leather boot and black shift **** out of a second gen gxl. It looks a lot better than the faded brown rubber one. It took a little modificaton to fit but wasn't to hard.

Manntis

http://www.rotorhead.ca/detail.php?adid=4

anthrax

Sounds cool, but I have a brown interior so the black may not look right, But I appreciate the feed back

thanks

Manntis

Black goes with everything, but it's also available in tan, red, and white

1984special

Can anyone post pics of a brown interior and a black boot? I'd like to see how it looks. Would a tan boot work better?

inittab

Here's an eBay auction for one. There's a pic of a black boot with a brown interior. That pic happens to be of my interior.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2414079999

Pele

iTrader: (28)

Your profile says you live in Jersey... But that auction is from Fairfax... What tha dilly yo? I wanna meet a fellow RX-7 enthusiast... Although I'll feel a bit embarassed pulling up in a Civic.

inittab

Well.... I noticed this guy, the guy from Fairfax, was selling shift boots on eBay for other cars. I emailed him and asked him if he had a boot for the 1st Gen. He said no but that he would give me one if I helped him design it. So.. I helped him design it, he gave me one and I sent him pictures of it installed. Make sense now?

Gregs

will that boot fit a series 2 rx7?...

and i found some pretty nice "universal" leather shift boots and schmucks.... i dont know how they would look on a rex though...

-greg

BillGo

MAZDATRIX has the complete boot assembly

Manntis

fits Series 2 and 3 FBs. And it's the same boot as sold by Bill T. on ebay, for a fixed price instead of going through an auction. You can request a different colour of stitching; f'rinstance mine has black vinyl with burgundy stitching to match the interior

MIKE-P-28

iTrader: (1)

looks good, but you kno that **** is krooked right?

Manntis

'snot my car

I actually discovered that the shifter shaft can be turned slightly to align the **** once the **** is tightened down snug

inittab

Hey guys I just found a new source for leather shift boots. Check it out: http://brfoundation.com/rotaryaccessories/

RotorMotorDriver

iTrader: (1)

Those are second gen cars though...Will they work?

~T.J.

EDIT: Click the links...

bliffle

The free 83 sitting in my drive had a boot with broken nipples, so I took it off and glued it uncerneath. looks like new.

B

Tmann26

I used JB weld, worked like a charm.

jimmdog

I took a fine drill bit and a hand chuck drilled out the nipples, then epoxyed small cotter pins in the holes, Reinstalled the boot assy. and it has'nt fallen apart in 2yrs. Good Luck

anthrax

man Inittab brought this one back from the dead to tell us about lether boots...

Nice

I tried silicone, Testers Model glue, five minit epoxy, none of it worked...

Hey Inittab where did Kryten go???

inittab

Isn't that how it's supposed to be done.

I used 3M Super Weatherstrip Adhesive Part No. 08008, it ain't goin' nowhere!

It was a tough decision to lose Kryten but that John Cooley Rotary engine was just too cool to pass up.

Tom

I just received one from http://www.rotorhead.ca/detail.php?adid=4
Black color..It fits well (installed over original rubber boot) but has to be affixed by owner (no mounting holes or clips..). Plus the stiching is white and has to be stained black, and several of the end threads needed to be knotted off (with very little extra thread...I was surprised double stiching was not used either.. I hope it holds up..

virfighter

The stitches come white? Hmm, I just ordered one of these recently. Manntis, do they all come with white stiching?

MosesX605

You don't read too good do ya?

Tom

Unfortunately the web site had no mention of that fact at all. It reads the following:

This modification is designed to replace the cheap rubber shifter boot for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation RX-7's. Made from durable vinyl with rugged hand stitching, this easy mod updates the look of your interior without looking out of place. Best of all the boot mounts easily to the base, even if all your little plastic pegs are broken off!