I have a fake itr ****, and I wanna know how to get my boot to stay up.

 

viagra

 

lol!, but i have the same problem something to do wiht the bolt they usally send you that I couldnt figure out how to get on and really dont give a dam now.

 

at first i didn't like my shift boot down, but it's grown on me. a lot. i think a lot of people will agree.

 

Get a hose clamp somehow underneath it. Also the Viagra may do the trick.

 

How to make your shift boot look normal with an aftermarket shift **** 101:

Your shift lever is tapered, smaller at the top and gets bigger as you go down.

Take a large washer or rubber grommet (the latter is preferred) and slide it over the top of the lever. Note where it sits. Determine the height or thickness of the plastic clip/bushing at the top fo the shift boot.

Make it so that washer or grommet sits in just the right place on the stick that the plastic clip sits just under the shifter ****. You'll have to estimate this. The rubber grommet is better for this because you can pull it to the top of the shaft after you adjust your **** tension nut/set screws to. You'll be able to get it right under the **** with little/no gap.

If you use a grommet, you can install it without taking apart the center console. Just pull the shift boot up over the stick, slide the grommet through the opening at the top and maneuver it by hand through the shift boot.

A pic of the final product can be viewed http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/pupascoop...c=ph%26.view=t

 

that's a really good idea, but i just used two zip ties instead.
seemed faster.

 

zip tie fo sho

 

the wonder of zip ties.. i swear... where would all car moders and jet li be without them.. haha..

 

doesnt the boot sit low on R's?

 

it sits probably 2 inches below the shift **** on mine.

 

Well i too have a cheap itr $25 **** (that i love). The problem with my shiftboot is that it couldn't stay attached at the bottom of the **** even if i wanted it to. You see, since the **** is so short, when i go into reverse, the boot can't stretch that far. It really doesn't bother me though.

 

I need to do something about my shift boot, it sags even below the stock GS-R ****, and the plastic ring on the boot makes a nasty rattle against the shifter when I get up around 7K rpm or higher.

 

yea it does...until you throw in a DC short shifter..then it matches up...i think Short shifters...should be like one of the first mods after lowering a car...then CAI

 

Rubber bands...the thick kind.

 

i have an itr and my boot stayed down but when i put in a short shifter and now the boot is just below the ****...fits perfect.

 

I just wrapped a some black electric tape right under the **** and pulled the boot up...voila.

 

the oem **** kit comes with a plastic piece that wedge between the boot and ****. That keeps the boot up. Go to your local dealer and see if they can order you one.


[Modified by M-Type, 8:50 AM 2/27/2003]

 

Rubber bands rot and break over time, especially in a hot car. Electrical tape leaves a gooey mess and it moves over time. I think the zip tie idea might just be the ticket.

>>Little known zip tie fact: White zip ties are not UV resistant, the black ones are however. If you don't believe it look at a white zip tie that's been out in the sun for a long time, they break eventually.

 

Take the whole boot off and go Ferrari style! Wonder if someone makes the little metal gates for Tegs...

 

"Take the whole boot off and go Ferrari style! Wonder if someone makes the little metal gates for Tegs..."

 

Cs makes one to go with their driving position shifter. looks pretty nice...

-tony

 

good info

 

two words...rubber bands.

 

as stated above, rubber bands will rot and break over time.

My short shifter is the same height as stock. The Razo shift **** I used to use went down over the shifter much lower than the stock one, so the boot had nowhere to go underneath it. Since I put the stock shift **** back on, however, the boot sags down and won't stay up. I think I'll try the zip tie idea.