aftermarket gear knob in dc5, shfit boot not flush, anyway possible?

[r3ckless]

hey gys, jsut put an aftermarket gear knob in my dc5, skunk2 one. got it on great, feels great, however the shift boot doesnt sit flush, is there anyway possible to make it sit flush like on the oem type s gear knob? heres the two pictures.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1690/skunk2knob.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3857/typesknob.jpg

[r3ckless]

not sure why the second picture didnt appear, but yeah the first pic ( displayed) is the new knob, and the link isthe oem knob. how do i get it flush lik the second pic?

[iversonruls]

http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=590591

[kairi_k]

use a wire tie underneath the knob, there a thread on this,as above

[Lukey]

you look like youve got the stock shiftboot collar on, might need to change it to something else

[GIPONU]

wat i did on my mates car was take out that silver thing.
then u hold the shit boot just under the gearknob and lift the rest of it, so its pretty much inside out above the gearknob.
then cable tie(tiny one) just under the gearknob but leaving .5cm of fabric under the cable tie.
then u put click the plastic trim back into place and push the cable tie right up under the gearknob.



makes sense? lool

[r3ckless]

tanks mate, i got a rubber gromet, will try in the next few days.

[r3ckless]

Hey guys, seenthe thread you guys posted up, didnt like the fact of taking apart the centre. So i got a rubber grommet, i got mine from 4x4 accessories or soemthing on newbridge road in chipping norton... All i did, was take off the gearknob n nut, and stuck this grommet down into the top bit of the shift boot, and then put back on the knob, and it fits so snug!

here are before and after pictures :D

Grommet

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5566/grommet.th.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/grommet.jpg/)

Before 1
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1749/before1.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/i/before1.jpg/)

Before 2
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/287/before2o.th.jpg (http://img201.imageshack.us/i/before2o.jpg/)

After :D !!!

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4214/afterx.th.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/afterx.jpg/)

[Type S Tony]

Looks good,

i was thinking about ordering a complete new aftermarket boot for my S but i might try this out first, what are the specifics of the gromit??

[r3ckless]

umm, it fit very snugly into the hole at the top, so your best bet is to taek off yuor gear knnob, and measure the diameter... mine fit very snugly, and as you can see from the picture, it isnt totaly sitting flush (the grommet inside the top of shift boot), i jsut kept on pushing and pushing it inside. so its prolly 1-2 mm longer in daimeter than the actualy hole at the top of the shift boot.

[burak213]

time for a new shift book, the stock one is butt ugly

i got some pics ill post up. Looks way better than that and i have the skunk 2 racing one.

[Type S Tony]

I own you both, Buddy club Type A (Cue Ball) Knob!
will post pics eventually!

[burak213]

bro i seen your shift boot, it looks like a 86 corollas boot. one word, crap. that gear knob is crap as well, 440grams knob is the best

[Type S Tony]

Oh man, plz dnt make me spam this thread & own you!

[burak213]

no spam involved, im just saying my set up is pretty good, i got the boot from ebay, real leather for 50 bucks, not the stock vinyl one. pics tonight

[r3ckless]

mines a skunk2 racing one also u moron.

[r3ckless]

look at the picture titled "Before 1", and u'll see it says skunk 2 . u retard

[Type S Tony]

Who are you directing this at??

[r3ckless]

burak...

[Type S Tony]

burak...

You mean Shoerack!

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo17/Anthony_k20a/Shoe-Rack-23124497860.jpg

[burak213]

thanks OP im trying to help you out and u call me a retard and moron? reported. :)