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Old 02-18-2008 | 11:03 PM
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Shift boot keeps falling down...

i just got a diff shift **** for my 8 and now the shift boot doesnt meet up to the ****...you can see the shaft of the shifter and it looks bad imo.....how can i make it meet up with ****....i already tried velcro but it didnt work so well....thanks
Old 02-19-2008 | 08:14 PM
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Old 02-19-2008 | 08:15 PM
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I have an AT. No boot. Sorry.
Old 02-19-2008 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
I have an AT. No boot. Sorry.
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Old 02-19-2008 | 09:01 PM
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How long?

Mine was way low until after about a week with my new ****; then the boot started rising to meet it...
Old 02-19-2008 | 09:04 PM
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had it on almost a week now...
Old 02-19-2008 | 09:10 PM
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got a picture?

there is a piece of fabric around the shift arm under the shift boot. you can probably feel it. i would say replace that with something longer. it will help keep the boot up.
Old 02-19-2008 | 09:16 PM
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too dark right now to get a pic...but the boot is about an inch below ****
Old 02-19-2008 | 09:24 PM
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If it's the stock boot my guess is the plastic clip at the top has snapped into several pieces and so is no longer able to ride the shifter and form a seal with the shift **** like it was previously designed to do.
Old 02-19-2008 | 09:36 PM
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plastic clip???? didnt know there was one...
Old 02-20-2008 | 12:39 AM
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Just put more foam in in it.
Old 02-20-2008 | 12:51 AM
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that's what i said. put something under it to support it up. stock already had a piece of fabric under there.
Old 02-20-2008 | 07:57 PM
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stuff a couple of socks( clean ones by the way)in the inside of the boot to prop it up.
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