Make your own type R shift boot
Make your own type R shift boot
So I was bored and decided to take on a simple project I was thinking for some time. Type R shift boots aren't that expensive, but if you have the time and a sowing-machine you can make your own at home.
Note: If you don't have a sowing-machine, you can still do it using a needle and red red fabric. It's only going to take a little longer, but it may come out even better.
Here's the DIY:
Tools:
1. a pair of pliers
2. a sowing machine and red fabric.
3. one cable tie
4. screw driver
5. home depot staples
1) Remove the shiftboot assembly from the center console carefully with a flat screw driver. (If you are not sure how to, check the DIY section on how to remove the center console). You ONLY need to remove the shift boot assembly, not the whole center console.
2) Once you've done that, you should have this:
3) Flip the boot around and cut the plastic cable tie with a pair of pliers (carefull not to damage the boot). Remember how it goes for when you put it back together.
4) Next, straighten the staples' tips with the pliers and remove them from the other side:
5) Once you did that, remove the black stitching with a knife on one of the three sides of the boot. Be very carefull not to cut yourself.
You end up with the boot open like this:
6) Now simply sow two lines of red thread parallel to the black stitching; you should do this 6 times(four times next to the two black stitching and twice on both borders of the boot.
My beautiful Mom helped me out on this one.
7) Flip the boot around, insert a new cable tie to attach the boot to the plastic thingy like it was before you took it off.
8) Finally, insert the bottom tips of the boot like they were inside the plastic before you removed the staples. Put new staples on and bammm!!!! you got a type R shift boot made at home
9) Now simply assemble everything back together and you are done.
Note: I mentioned that you could do this DIY with a needle if you don't have a sowing-machine. The boot is made out of leather, but it is very thin. In case you don't have the machine to sow it, simply use the needle to sow the red fabric parallel to the black stitching. It may take longer, but it can still be done.
I ran out of staples, will update the last pic once I put some on.
Hope you guys like it
Note: If you don't have a sowing-machine, you can still do it using a needle and red red fabric. It's only going to take a little longer, but it may come out even better.
Here's the DIY:
Tools:
1. a pair of pliers
2. a sowing machine and red fabric.
3. one cable tie
4. screw driver
5. home depot staples
1) Remove the shiftboot assembly from the center console carefully with a flat screw driver. (If you are not sure how to, check the DIY section on how to remove the center console). You ONLY need to remove the shift boot assembly, not the whole center console.
2) Once you've done that, you should have this:
3) Flip the boot around and cut the plastic cable tie with a pair of pliers (carefull not to damage the boot). Remember how it goes for when you put it back together.
4) Next, straighten the staples' tips with the pliers and remove them from the other side:
5) Once you did that, remove the black stitching with a knife on one of the three sides of the boot. Be very carefull not to cut yourself.
You end up with the boot open like this:
6) Now simply sow two lines of red thread parallel to the black stitching; you should do this 6 times(four times next to the two black stitching and twice on both borders of the boot.
My beautiful Mom helped me out on this one.
7) Flip the boot around, insert a new cable tie to attach the boot to the plastic thingy like it was before you took it off.
8) Finally, insert the bottom tips of the boot like they were inside the plastic before you removed the staples. Put new staples on and bammm!!!! you got a type R shift boot made at home
9) Now simply assemble everything back together and you are done.
Note: I mentioned that you could do this DIY with a needle if you don't have a sowing-machine. The boot is made out of leather, but it is very thin. In case you don't have the machine to sow it, simply use the needle to sow the red fabric parallel to the black stitching. It may take longer, but it can still be done.
I ran out of staples, will update the last pic once I put some on.
Hope you guys like it
Last edited by cubanmike26; Jul 9, 2006 at 08:24 PM.
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you had your grandma sow it for you? lol still looks a little uneven...maybe its the way the fabric folds. the stock boot isnt leather.
otherwise, not a bad diy.
otherwise, not a bad diy.
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Rep Power: 290 Looks good, but i'm lazy. I'd rather pull an hour of overtime at work, make an extra $20, and buy one. Besides, I suck at sewing, and it'd prolly take me more than an hour to sew that. Good job, tho.
Thanks for the comments guys..
if you do it yourself, saves you $20 + shipping
pbfoot, that was my Mom and you are right, it's more like synthetic material than leather.
Like I said you could do this if you had the time, or simply buy it and replace it. I chose to do it myself. When using the sowing-machine, the red fabric that goes trhough the needle is very thin. If you do it by hand you could probably use thicker thread.
if you do it yourself, saves you $20 + shipping
pbfoot, that was my Mom
and you are right, it's more like synthetic material than leather.Like I said you could do this if you had the time, or simply buy it and replace it. I chose to do it myself. When using the sowing-machine, the red fabric that goes trhough the needle is very thin. If you do it by hand you could probably use thicker thread.
Last edited by cubanmike26; Jul 10, 2006 at 08:24 AM.
^^I agree with you pbfoot. I could have bought it, but why wastes 30-40 bucks when you can do this yourself..it only took me about an hour of work.
..and by the way, thread is a synonym of fabric, so I was correct
Thanks again for the comments guys!
..and by the way, thread is a synonym of fabric, so I was correct
Thanks again for the comments guys!
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Rep Power: 347 So I finally got around to taking a picture of my own version of it. My mom didn't have any bright red thread, so I had to settle for more of a burgandy red. It looks even better in person
Originally Posted by 01HonderCivic
So I finally got around to taking a picture of my own version of it. My mom didn't have any bright red thread, so I had to settle for more of a burgandy red. It looks even better in person
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