Shifter boot replacement
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This doesn't seem to address the issue I'm facing: I need to replace the leather shift boot.
Anyone know much about this process? I think I remember reading something about soaking the replacement in water or something like that?
Anyone know much about this process? I think I remember reading something about soaking the replacement in water or something like that?
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From your link, step 3a, b describe the boot and **** removal. Installation is the reverse. Be careful when prying the base of the boot around the bezel or you will break the lock ring.
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Exactly. I just tore a car apart and the leather boot seems to be integrated directly onto the shifter.
Not saying that they can't come apart- I have not tried but they sure looked like one complete unit.
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Not saying that they can't come apart- I have not tried but they sure looked like one complete unit.
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Thank you! Somehow I had this in my mind that the leather boot was separate, but the PET confirms what you're saying. Many thanks: I'm in touch about pricing.
BTW: my wife's 2008 Audi A4 6-speed has a neat black and chrome shift-pattern badge that looks like it would pop right into our cars... researching.
BTW: my wife's 2008 Audi A4 6-speed has a neat black and chrome shift-pattern badge that looks like it would pop right into our cars... researching.
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Thank you! Somehow I had this in my mind that the leather boot was separate, but the PET confirms what you're saying. Many thanks: I'm in touch about pricing.
BTW: my wife's 2008 Audi A4 6-speed has a neat black and chrome shift-pattern badge that looks like it would pop right into our cars... researching.
BTW: my wife's 2008 Audi A4 6-speed has a neat black and chrome shift-pattern badge that looks like it would pop right into our cars... researching.
I've heard of a number of folks taking their shift ***** to local upholstery shops and getting great results. Dougs951 had his recovered in red leather and it's a spot-on match for the red leather Porsche uses. I think he only spent about $75 for everything, boot and install.
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The wheelskins or alga kits to replace the leather work fine, it just takes a while to work the new leather over the old ****. You also have to pry the shift pattern out carefully first, and then after forming the leather cover over the **** you gather the leather up to tuck under the shift pattern to form the top of the ****.
I put one cover on backwards by mistake and then reversed it, that **** has a little chicken neck of loose leather under the **** to this day. There is extra material on the front side (towards the engine/dash.)
I put one cover on backwards by mistake and then reversed it, that **** has a little chicken neck of loose leather under the **** to this day. There is extra material on the front side (towards the engine/dash.)
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It seems like it would but I think I got one specifically listed for the 968 when I did my 968. I used wheelskins on all the 944 cars I have done but I recall they did not have one listed for the 968.
The cover from Porsche has a different PN for the 968 but maybe it includes the shift pattern insert? It sure seems the same.
The cover from Porsche has a different PN for the 968 but maybe it includes the shift pattern insert? It sure seems the same.
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Did it come with the shift pattern insert? I think I have seen the OEM assembly priced at about $300.
I am OK with $40 plus some suffering for the leather replacement and IMO the aftermarket leather feels thicker.
Pelican has a **** and boot assembly without the shift pattern insert for 944/968 priced at $80 #PEL-PP-900562 , this may be aftermarket of some sort. If the leather is nice it would be a good option for people who are comfortable swapping the shift pattern insert but not comfortable with cramming the **** into the replacement leather boot.
I am OK with $40 plus some suffering for the leather replacement and IMO the aftermarket leather feels thicker.
Pelican has a **** and boot assembly without the shift pattern insert for 944/968 priced at $80 #PEL-PP-900562 , this may be aftermarket of some sort. If the leather is nice it would be a good option for people who are comfortable swapping the shift pattern insert but not comfortable with cramming the **** into the replacement leather boot.
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OK that might explain the different Porsche part numbers for 968 and 944 shifter ***** w/boot. That also suggests that the wheelskins boot will fit 944/968.
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