gear shift boot and surround

[highoctanecobra]

UPDATE

Check out the link, they put our boot on sale.

http://www.redlinegoods.com/Marauder03shiftboot.php

they are offering the boot for $44.00

you pick leather color, the stitching, etc
Just ask and these guys will make it how you want.
I hope you can tell from the pics how nice the boot is.

If your concerned about drilling the holes to mount it, you could epoxy the boot to the bottom of your console. This would be totally reversible and not damage your console.


BTW
I am sending these guys my steering wheel and arm rest.
They will be able to offer these to us also.


http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/blackcobrapilot/boot-close.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/blackcobrapilot/boot-rear.jpg


Sorry about the crappy quality of the pics. Cell phone is only camera.

When I bought the Marauder the indicator was missing from the gearshift piece. I wanted to fix it, but I wanted to doing something a little different. I decided on a leather boot and the aluminum surround that Jim makes.

I ordered the surround from Jim. A couple years ago I bought a nice boot for my Cobra from a guy named Maciek at www.Redlinegoods.com so I contacted him again. I gave him all the specifications and he made a custom boot. This guy does great work and uses some quality leather.

The installation was super easy with the surround because once you have installed the surround and bolts, the threaded ends of the bolts under the console are where you want to attach the boot.

To install;
remove the center console
drill the holes for the surround
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/blackcobrapilot/console-holes.jpg


install the surround and push bolts through console
position the boot evenly under the console
poke holes in the leather to go over the threads of the bolts
put on and tighten nuts
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/blackcobrapilot/boot-under.jpg
thread nuts on

BTW
I used some epoxy on the leather areas between the nuts to make sure the leather was all secure, but I don't think it was crucial.

[guspech750]

That looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooo awesome!!!!!

I WANT!! I WANT!! I WAANT!!

[Ozark Marauder]

kind of a Euro-look.....I like it........:D

OZ

[MOTOWN]

Looks 100% bad ass! but where is the gear indicator?

[highoctanecobra]

Thanks guys, it turned out as good as I could have hoped.

Motown: There is no indicator. I rarely look anyway, its intuitive.

[guspech750]

Looks 100% bad ass! but where is the gear indicator?

Don't need some stinken indicator. How long have you been driving? ;)


Any chance your guy can make up some more boots?


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[highoctanecobra]

Any chance your guy can make up some more boots?


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Yes, he said he will save the specs of the boot in case anyone else wanted one.
You can choose the color of the leather and the color of stitching.
I plan on sending him my steering wheel and my arm rest.
It will look nice to have the worn surfaces replaced with new leather.
The site is www.redlinegoods.com
Check out all the stuff he can do.
He is pretty accommodating if you want to change anything.

[MOTOWN]

[QUOTE=guspech750;1146651]Don't need some stinken indicator. How long have you been driving? ;)


Hmmm 25 years!;) and again love that boot!!!!

[cougar9150]

Very nice, great use of the surround mounting points.

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[guspech750]

Thanks for the info. www.redlinegoods.com


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[CBT]

Pretty neat mod there.

[Big House]

Where did you get the surround? Heck...I want that too.

[fastblackmerc]

Where did you get the surround? Heck...I want that too.

I sell the surrounds...

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=71946

[guspech750]

I sell the surrounds...

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=71946

Sweet. Thanks for posting that Jim.


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[Baconbit]

This is an awesome add-on I love it. Goes great with the FBM surround! Looks like I'll be getting this also! Wonder what a two-tone boot with carbon fiber vinyl as the second tone would look with the dot matrix trim in the car????

[RacerX]

Not only is the gear indicator missing, but, the dot matrix surround also. Hmmmm.... I wouldn't want to lose the metal surround and gear shift. Did you remove yours for this mod???

[cj7chris]

That guy Maciek has been selling these for a long time. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from him.

I bought a prototype shift boot for my 86 Nissan 300 from him back in 2000. I wrote the instructions and took install pics for him. In return he gave me the boot. My pics and install instructions are still up there.

[bolsen]

I'm interested in the door, dash and steering wheel covers.

[Baconbit]

I wonder if he would make one that is a little bit skinnier so you could feed it through where the indicator is and still keep the dot matrix surround???:confused:

[highoctanecobra]

Not only is the gear indicator missing, but, the dot matrix surround also. Hmmmm.... I wouldn't want to lose the metal surround and gear shift. Did you remove yours for this mod???


Sorry I left that out of the installation pics. That dot matrix piece is removed to install the boot but it is never modified. You could always remove the boot and put it back to stock form.

Loosing the indicator is not bad.
Try not to look at it or cover it up for a couple days and see what you think.
The shifter stops help a lot.

[bolsen]

What about installing a green LED to light up in drive, a red LED for park and a yellow LED for reverse? Anyone have any thoughts on that?

[Mercguy04]

I like the fastblackmerc one better. If you don't like the shift handle you can always
get a Steeda, they make several styles