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<p><font face="Verdana">What you will need: Replacment Shiftboot, Knowledge of </font><a href="http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.php?s=&name=DIY&pa=showpage&pid=53" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">How To Remove Center Console</font></a><font face="Verdana">. *small* Flathead Screwdriver (or prying tool), Needlenose Pliers (or caloused & strong pulling fingers). </font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Time Needed: 20 mins. 10 mins with </font><a href="http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.php?s=&name=DIY&pa=showpage&pid=53" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">Center Console</font></a><font face="Verdana">removal knowledge.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">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 ****.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">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.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">If you simply wish to know how to remove that grey plastic coupling for the stock boot and keep the stock boot, </font><a href="http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.php?s=&name=DIY&pa=showpage&pid=32&page=3" ><font face="Verdana">skip to that step here.</font></a></p><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Shiftboot Unit" src="/diyimages/shiftboot01.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">1.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Okay so this is what you should have after removing your center console and unscrewing the trim piece that the shiftboot is attached to.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The Boot Is Stapled" src="/diyimages/shiftboot02.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">2.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">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.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Do this around the entire perimeter.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="All Staples Removed" src="/diyimages/shiftboot03.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">3.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">With all the staples removed, you should be able to tug up on the boot and it should slide out of the trim piece.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The Trim Piece" src="/diyimages/shiftboot04.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">4.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">As you unlock each tab, continue pulling up on the piece and work your way around until you have the piece removed.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Pulling up on the Silver bevel" src="/diyimages/shiftboot05.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">5.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">On the side that has the screw on it, pull up on the silver bevel piece.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="All Staples Removed" src="/diyimages/shiftboot06.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">6.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">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.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Continue Pulling on the silver bevel piece" src="/diyimages/shiftboot07.jpg" width="480" /></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3>7.</h3><p>As you unlock each tab, continue pulling up on the piece and work your way around until you have the piece removed.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="The Two seperated Pieces" src="/diyimages/shiftboot08.jpg" width="480" /></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3>8.</h3><p>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.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Grey Coupling for stock ****" src="/diyimages/shiftboot09.jpg" width="480" /></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3>9.</h3><p>Here's where we remove the grey coupling that keeps the shiftboot on the stock ****.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The OEM Shift Boot Inside Out" src="/diyimages/shiftboot10.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"></font /><h3><font face="Verdana">10.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">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.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="The wire tie" src="/diyimages/shiftboot11.jpg" width="480" /></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"></font /><h3><font face="Verdana">11.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Take your side cutters to them and remove the tie, now with a little bit of twisting the grey coupling will slide right off.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="Grey Coupling for stock ****" src="/diyimages/shiftboot12.jpg" width="480" /></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"></font /><h3><font face="Verdana">12.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">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..</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">Continue on to see pics of the shiftboot that I made and attached to my ****.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The Shift Boot I made" src="/diyimages/shiftboot13.jpg" width="480" /></font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"></font /><h3><font face="Verdana">13.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Here's the shiftboot that I made (yes i'm a bit of a DIY *****, i even sewwed my own boot), I decided to go with a black boot with red accent stitching to match my interiour colour scheme.</font></p><p><font face="Verdana">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.</font></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /></font></td></tr><tr><td><img height="320" alt="The BOOT" src="/diyimages/shiftboot14.jpg" width="480" /></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"></font /><h3><font face="Verdana">14.</font></h3><p><font face="Verdana">Here's another shot of the boot.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table>