Make your own shift boot?
12-19-2005, 11:23 AM
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Make your own shift boot?
Anyone make their own shift boot? I don't feel like shelling out the $40 for an actual Porsche shift boot for a track car, but I have to change out the **** because I can't stand touching something that has had another dude's sweaty mitt on it for so many miles. 
The steering wheel is going too
Anyhow, I boutght a new **** for $20 and figure I could get a pieces of leather or vinyl from the material store and just do this. Anyone done it or have any suggestions?
The steering wheel is going too Anyhow, I boutght a new **** for $20 and figure I could get a pieces of leather or vinyl from the material store and just do this. Anyone done it or have any suggestions?
12-19-2005, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by VaSteve
but I have to change out the **** because I can't stand touching something that has had another dude's sweaty mitt on it for so many miles.
12-19-2005, 02:16 PM
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Shouldn't be to bad a process.
Take the old shift boot off and use it as a patten to make a new one of whatever material you want. Perhaps swede? Naa, not on a track car. Forget that.
Take the old shift boot off and use it as a patten to make a new one of whatever material you want. Perhaps swede? Naa, not on a track car. Forget that.
lol
12-19-2005, 02:38 PM
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I know someone on here made one a few years ago from a ladies leather boot they purchased at Goodwill--he had a nice write-up and the boot looked great too. The post was probably 2 years ago.
12-19-2005, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy Himsel
Hope you married a Nun.
LOL. No matter how dirty of a girl....she's never seen the time this thing has
Besides, even the dirties girl takes a bath once in a while.
12-19-2005, 04:40 PM
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Just go buy a cheapo import boot from any autozone etc....
Coincidentally I have had some really awefull looking steering wheel and shifters and used hot water and a rag and they came out like new.
Coincidentally I have had some really awefull looking steering wheel and shifters and used hot water and a rag and they came out like new.
