D.I.Y. Shift Boot on AUTO CIVIC FD

[tkbuild]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!


Aim: Shift boot on AUTO CIVIC FD


Required: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6846/dsc04246mh5.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04246mh5.jpg)

As you see in the picture above.


Steps:
1:
Remove the shift knob (check my previous post)

2:
“carefully” Pry 4 clips to remove the sq trim cover. (recommend use finger nails, screw will damage the plastic, but its hard, and itz hurts ~,~)

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/5091/dsc04339bq2.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04339bq2.jpg)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7310/dsc04340bj9.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04340bj9.jpg)

3:
“carefully” Pry 3 clips to remove the trim ring.
(recommend use flat screw driver)
I did not take photo when removing it, the pic below give you an idea where is the clips is and also location of the led.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/916/dsc04360sx8.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04360sx8.jpg)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/194/dsc04359gn3.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04359gn3.jpg)

4:
Flod the shift boot inside out, and then secuire the boot and the knob together. I used a zip.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5259/dsc04336om5.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04336om5.jpg)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3364/dsc04337cg2.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04337cg2.jpg)

5:
secure the shift boot with the plastic trim shown in the pic below. I add a little glue, that way the boot will not come off when I shift to P or S, also provide a significant MT look when on gear D and N.


http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9549/dsc04338no0.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04338no0.jpg)

6:
You are nearly finished. Now you get all 3 pieces together, put the knob on the gear rod and secure it with the screws that provided. Then you put back the silver trim on and you have a MT civic :D . (When you putting the knob on the rod, DONOT pust the button down, otherwise you will not able to remove your key)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1065/dsc04342lt1.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04342lt1.jpg)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/364/dsc04341mj5.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04341mj5.jpg)

Here is some pic of the finish product:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9987/dsc04261gq9.th.jpg (http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04261gq9.jpg)
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3484/dsc04265lv3.th.jpg (http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04265lv3.jpg)

Pic from US user


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/431/imgp0518hg6.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp0518hg6.jpg)
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4343/imgp0524cr8.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp0524cr8.jpg)

Hope this help, welcome any question. I have received few question on how to DIY the interior lighting, I will post that later.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3858/dsc04349nk8.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04349nk8.jpg)

thanks for watching :D

[ej20i]

the pictures are not there anymore....

[xntrik]

pls search. D:

[mrs2k]

good work, but if you wanted the manual look so bad why dont you just buy manual lol

[xntrik]

good work, but if you wanted the manual look so bad why dont you just buy manual lol

who cares.

[mrs2k]

who cares.

not that i have anything against it just a thought but top stuff dude!

[civic_07]

good work, but if you wanted the manual look so bad why dont you just buy manual lol


yeah, thats what i was thinking too :) but i do like the interior lighting though. My FD came with Honda own set but they are next to useless, just not bright enough.

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[heyalannn]

one question, for auto gear boxes, you need the button to move it from park to drive and so on. does this rule still apply with that shift nob ?