I bought a bav auto shift boot a year ago and it was tearing from having a my z3 1.9 shift lever hit the center console when going into reverse. and the ziptie holding from falling down was poking through the pleather they used.
it was in sorry shape.
in my previous e30 I used a stock e30 m3 leather ebrake boot and a e30 plastic e brake handle.
i wanted to use a e34 leather ebrake handle and a leather ebrake boot. the e30 m3 one is too short to use with the e34 handle and it leaves the metal part of the e brake exposed when its in the down position.
Top gaitors an ebay.uk seller offers shift boots and ebrake boots.
High quality black Italian Leather
I emailed him and explained what i wanted.
a shift boot that didn't have a bunch of extra material up top and that it was a certain diameter for the shift lever so i wouldn't have to use a ziptie to keep it in place.
and for the ebrake-- enough material so that the metal ebrake mechanism would get exposed in the up or down position and that the stitching would match that of the e34 handle. stitch down both sides of the handle.
e30m3 leather e brake boots have stitching only down the center.
I read some reviews here
and was surprised to find a review in a bmw magazine i read.
old shift boot notice the chaffing
ziptie also digging into the pleather and now the ziptie is poking through
I really didnt like having to resort to using a ziptie to keep in place.
both boots removed, you need to reuse the bases.
new shift boot
new ebrake boot mocked up on the ebrake frame
I removed the old shift boot from the frame
very happy with the fit and finish this far.
used contact cement and attached the ebrake boot to the frame
shift boot result
ebrake boot result
it was in sorry shape.
in my previous e30 I used a stock e30 m3 leather ebrake boot and a e30 plastic e brake handle.
i wanted to use a e34 leather ebrake handle and a leather ebrake boot. the e30 m3 one is too short to use with the e34 handle and it leaves the metal part of the e brake exposed when its in the down position.
Top gaitors an ebay.uk seller offers shift boots and ebrake boots.
High quality black Italian Leather
I emailed him and explained what i wanted.
a shift boot that didn't have a bunch of extra material up top and that it was a certain diameter for the shift lever so i wouldn't have to use a ziptie to keep it in place.
and for the ebrake-- enough material so that the metal ebrake mechanism would get exposed in the up or down position and that the stitching would match that of the e34 handle. stitch down both sides of the handle.
e30m3 leather e brake boots have stitching only down the center.
I read some reviews here
and was surprised to find a review in a bmw magazine i read.
old shift boot notice the chaffing
ziptie also digging into the pleather and now the ziptie is poking through
I really didnt like having to resort to using a ziptie to keep in place.
both boots removed, you need to reuse the bases.
new shift boot
new ebrake boot mocked up on the ebrake frame
I removed the old shift boot from the frame
very happy with the fit and finish this far.
used contact cement and attached the ebrake boot to the frame
shift boot result
ebrake boot result
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