Wadda ya think of my new shift boot?
I acquired this from a most excellent eBayer that makes and sells custom shift boots. When I initially contacted him he didn't have one for a 1st Gen so I helped him prototype one for our cars. I think it came out pretty darn well! :) He's working on getting me a brown boot instead of the black. So.... wadda ya think?
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NICE
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Get it from Ralf Wims? I got one for my vert from him...
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Ralf wilms !! i know that guy,,i didn't know he made any
kind of part for 7's.. how much $$$ ??? Ralf !! you hold out.. ha. ha. looks clean man,. |
Yeah dude that looks sweet. Let me know when you get the brown and let him know I'm interested in one as well for the (brown) Mound!
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if your getting a brown one, sell me your black one.
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inittab, how is the boot mounted? Every ReX I've seen has the little pegs (that used to hold the boot base up)busted off the shifter console
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A boot out of an SA (79-80) is a good replacement also....
Pegs are cronic for breaking off. Hot glue gun should do the trick.
But, that one looks excellent. There is also a guy that makes these out of real leather that sells on E-bay. :cool: |
nah, hot glue melts and lets go when the interior heats up in the summer.
The guy who makes the boots suggested I use 2 sided tape, but the adhesive on it won't hold for more than a few weeks, if that. |
3m tape kicks ass man :) You have to get a nice cleaner that eats up the armor all residue and old paint on plastic etc... stuff I got at work is called PPG vinyl and plastic conditioner. smells really good too I might add LOL Nice buzzzzzzz :)
I used silcone on mine tho, nice and stinky but did the trick :) And on a side note, I did an old ford van once and didnt wanna run the amp all the way through the conversion vans glued down mess of carpet so I stuck it to the top of the engine cover with 3m tape, 3 years later he came back for the removal it BENT the bottom of the amp when I had to remove the amp!!! Tough ass shit! I use it all the time! |
Originally posted by Manntis inittab, how is the boot mounted? Every ReX I've seen has the little pegs (that used to hold the boot base up)busted off the shifter console |
Originally posted by Manntis inittab, how is the boot mounted? Every ReX I've seen has the little pegs (that used to hold the boot base up)busted off the shifter console Basically a wooden ring (square) made out of 1x4 inch wood, and attached the boot to it. Then I just placed the stock trim over it. Worked for me. |
I want one in red! (mine is green)
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Awesome! Can you get the stiching in black too?
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shoegoo. i've held cars together with shoegoo and zipties. that looks nice. i wouldn't mind a new one. perhaps black with red stitching.
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Bill, the guy I got this from, will pretty much make it anyway ya want. Shoot him an email, his address is btelotte@hotmail.com
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I used super glue to hold mine in, seems to work fine.
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i had my mom make me one out of a leather jacket i picked up a value village. seems to work alright, but it's a bit ghetto 'cause i messed up the dimensions.
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I fixed the boot in my '80 with JB Weld :) That stuff can fix ANYTHING.
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Looks really good!
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does he make any for 2nd gens
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There's already enough aftermarket support for the 2ndgen stuff...what the heck are you doing shopping in this little corner? Got some SA fever, esse?:p: Anyhoos, I prefer the boot my wife stitched up for the '80 that I recently lost...:( We're talking minimal cost here with inhouse sweatshop labor and she's not even a chiquita (to my Mom's chagrin...)... :cool:
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My RX had the same exact brown interior.
Mine was just as nice too. I hope my buddy is taking care of her. |
Originally posted by mar3 There's already enough aftermarket support for the 2ndgen stuff...what the heck are you doing shopping in this little corner? Got some SA fever, esse?:p: Anyhoos, I prefer the boot my wife stitched up for the '80 that I recently lost...:( We're talking minimal cost here with inhouse sweatshop labor and she's not even a chiquita (to my Mom's chagrin...)... :cool: https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...&postid=480403 how hard was it to cut out the old stereo hole for the new deck? |
I see wood behind the panel where the Antennea switch is suposed to go.. hmmmmm....
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Looks great and I have the same brown interior as you I would keep the black boot but do the thread in black. as for the little boot pegs I took a pin vise with a small bit and mounted some really small screws in the plastic and used a two part epoxy to really make sure they never come out. stonger than stock and has held up really well. the heads of the screws keep the rubber up close to the opening like it should be.
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what depth do the screws go in? what shank of screw? Sorta like the eyeglass type?
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Yeah.. More info on those screws... My boot is jacked and I don't want to buy a new part if the pegs are just going to fall off again. Wait, let me look at my part, it may just be worth replacing anyways, but I'll still just break the pegs to save time and fix it proper! So more info please!
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Originally posted by mar3 There's already enough aftermarket support for the 2ndgen stuff...what the heck are you doing shopping in this little corner? Got some SA fever, esse?:p: Anyhoos, I prefer the boot my wife stitched up for the '80 that I recently lost...:( We're talking minimal cost here with inhouse sweatshop labor and she's not even a chiquita (to my Mom's chagrin...)... :cool: https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...&postid=480403 |
Oh I also think one of those black boots would look awesome in my80.. I need one anyways... but thats a lil' later on...:)
My interior is currently black... with marroon carpet, headliner, door panels, and brown seat(with black seat covers) I want the headliner and door panels black.... then it would be PERFECT!!! My gauge surroundings, and radio/shifter surroundings will be silver, so the white stitching would look just about perfect:) LATERZ, Andrew |
Originally posted by jeremy old school with the knuckless gloves? how hard was it to cut out the old stereo hole for the new deck? |
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