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What you will need: Replacment Shiftboot, Knowledge of How To Remove Center Console. *small* Flathead Screwdriver (or prying tool), Needlenose Pliers (or caloused & strong pulling fingers).
Time Needed: 20 mins. 10 mins with Center Consoleremoval knowledge.
Alright here's instructions on how to replace your shiftboot, or for those of you that simply want to keep it stock but remove that annoying GRAY plastic coupling for the stock shift knob.
The boot I installed was a DIY boot that I made myself, I made the boot myself, but do not have the templates or measurements online, so please don't hassle me...i'm a busy guy...if you're lucky and i ever do *digitize* them you'll find them up here.
If you simply wish to know how to remove that grey plastic coupling for the stock boot and keep the stock boot, skip to that step here.
1.
Okay so this is what you should have after removing your center console and unscrewing the trim piece that the shiftboot is attached to.
2.
Alright, now turn this piece upside down and you should see that the boot has been stapled to keep it in place, take your small flathead screwdriver or other prying tool to carefully pry up the ends of the staples, now if you're strong enough pull the staples through the plastic, otherwise use a needle nose plier to remove them.
Do this around the entire perimeter.
3.
With all the staples removed, you should be able to tug up on the boot and it should slide out of the trim piece.
4.
As you unlock each tab, continue pulling up on the piece and work your way around until you have the piece removed.
5.
On the side that has the screw on it, pull up on the silver bevel piece.
6.
While still pulling up on the piece (*not shown in pic* - i've only got two hands to work with and take pics), take the flathead screwdriver and pry back on the tabs that keep the piece locked in place from the buttom.
7.
As you unlock each tab, continue pulling up on the piece and work your way around until you have the piece removed.
8.
Now you should have both pieces seperated, all you have to do is reverse the above steps and you'll be happily driving around with a new boot.
9.
Here's where we remove the grey coupling that keeps the shiftboot on the stock knob.
10.
You'll realize that you don't need to remove the boot from the console to do this, simply turn the shiftboot inside out, you'll notice that the coupling is simply wire tied to the boot itself.
11.
Take your side cutters to them and remove the tie, now with a little bit of twisting the grey coupling will slide right off.
12.
Here's the coupling removed, if you ever decide to refasten it remember to turn your tie backwards, so that the locking part of the wire tie will fit flush into that hole in the gray coupling..
Continue on to see pics of the shiftboot that I made and attached to my knob.
13.
Here's the shiftboot that I made (yes i'm a bit of a DIY whore, i even sewwed my own boot), I decided to go with a black boot with red accent stitching to match my interiour colour scheme.
I decided to go with a cross stitch around the top of the boot whilst doing an angle stitch down each of the seams to give it an understated accented look.
14.
Here's another shot of the boot.
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Shift Boot Replacement 
