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Old May 15, 2025 | 07:16 PM
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Any know if they make an after market boot that will fit a 1990 rx7?
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Old May 15, 2025 | 08:37 PM
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I think there is an extra bushing in the s5 possibly. The rest is the same for both, as far as I know. I bought a kit with all of the parts in the picture as a kit for $120 not long ago to install from Ebay. I hope I bought the correct kit. Are you looking for aftermarket because of price? I will say most of the bushing kits with aftermarket shifters are trash, they do not last long. To answer the question more directly, I have never came across one in my searches. I am sure someone else knows.
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Old May 15, 2025 | 09:34 PM
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I think there is an extra bushing in the s5 possibly. The rest is the same for both, as far as I know. I bought a kit with all of the parts in the picture as a kit for $120 not long ago to install from Ebay. I hope I bought the correct kit. Are you looking for aftermarket because of price? I will say most of the bushing kits with aftermarket shifters are trash, they do not last long. To answer the question more directly, I have never came across one in my searches. I am sure someone else knows.
yea I didn't want to pay 200+ for a boot
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Old May 15, 2025 | 10:09 PM
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Is your bottom portion that bolts to the car still ok? If so I have been using this
Amazon.com: GSKMOTOR Shift Boot Seal Gear Insulator Rubber Compatible with 1990-2005 Mazda Miata : Automotive Amazon.com: GSKMOTOR Shift Boot Seal Gear Insulator Rubber Compatible with 1990-2005 Mazda Miata : Automotive
rubber boot from a Miata. You have to do some cutting at the base to make it fit but it keeps the air from under the car out. I took pictures last time and just never have posted them. I think I bought a Doorman kit for a Miata from Amazon once that had the bushings and that smaller boot that bolts to the transmission. They were a little tight when all bolted together. I've just went back to getting my bushings from Mazdatrix.
BUSHING SHIFTER SET, 81-95 UPPER - Mazdatrix
BUSHING SHIFTER SET, 84-95 LOWER - Mazdatrix

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Old May 15, 2025 | 11:04 PM
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Is your bottom portion that bolts to the car still ok? If so I have been using this Amazon.com: GSKMOTOR Shift Boot Seal Gear Insulator Rubber Compatible with 1990-2005 Mazda Miata : Automotive rubber boot from a Miata. You have to do some cutting at the base to make it fit but it keeps the air from under the car out. I took pictures last time and just never have posted them. I think I bought a Doorman kit for a Miata from Amazon once that had the bushings and that smaller boot that bolts to the transmission. They were a little tight when all bolted together. I've just went back to getting my bushings from Mazdatrix.
BUSHING SHIFTER SET, 81-95 UPPER - Mazdatrix
BUSHING SHIFTER SET, 84-95 LOWER - Mazdatrix
I might try this out it shifts fine every thing but that piece is rip to shreds
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Old May 16, 2025 | 08:12 AM
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yeah the miata shifter seal works but the interior dust boot is the tough one. i got a miata one that i'm going to try and make it fit. i don't think these are worthy of $200 worth of seals when you can get miata parts that are very similar to identical for $35 for both the transmission dust seal and the body dust seal in a kit.

even the overly expensive factory parts don't last very long at all, mostly because they are non oil resistant rubber that are in an oil related atmosphere.... the heat the rotary generates doesn't do it any favors either.

the top flap on the FC interior boot is removable too but isn't sold separately, which is also annoying.

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Old May 16, 2025 | 08:51 AM
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for the big boot you're kind of stuck. FB01-64-490B
the little boot you have choices though, the cheapest one at the moment is the 06-15 miata one, R501-17-47Z

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Old May 16, 2025 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
for the big boot you're kind of stuck. FB01-64-490B
the little boot you have choices though, the cheapest one at the moment is the 06-15 miata one, R501-17-47Z
Yep, currently $18.98 at Jim Ellis Mazda.
Search Mazda Auto Parts like 501-17-47Z
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Old May 17, 2025 | 09:23 AM
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i figured there's enough meat on the miata upper boot that i can cut it and drill proper mounting holes or use an adapter to clamp it down with. i somewhat recall the FC having a metal top plate as well.
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