Topgaiters cheap leather shift boot from ebay

[FLG]

Anyone know how long shipping would usually take from them..? I ordered mine on the 4th of last month, and I'm still awaiting delivery. In no rush, just wondering if this wait time is normal?

Shouldn't take more then a week or two. Shoot them an email


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[JinormusJ]

Anyone know how long shipping would usually take from them..? I ordered mine on the 4th of last month, and I'm still awaiting delivery. In no rush, just wondering if this wait time is normal?

[bwawuz02]

Much nicer material, fit, and finish than a set produced by one of our forum members for roughly the same price.

[Acehye559]

I got a set last year and I like it for the price.

[JinormusJ]

Just ordered a shift + parking brake combo, was debating tpgetting the M-color stitched ones, but I didn't like the ebrake boots... Got a hood Roundel for the heck of it as well, but that isn't what this thread is about lol :-P

Should be here in about a week and a half. Really excited to put it in after reading all the good reviews. Time to get rid of my Accordion ebrake boot..! Will post pics when done

[iwantspeed]

This is a nice pic Alex. Makes me want to swap an early center console in. Clean!!

ya bob, early console ftw

[Blackout]

This is a nice pic Alex. Makes me want to swap an early center console in. Clean!!

[iwantspeed]

New picture to add
2 year old top gaitor shift boot

[stamar]

good move.

I just noticed the prices went up.

[bwawuz02]

Just order a set of boots from this guy, will post pics and opinion in a few days once they're installed.

[stamar]

So youre saying you dont like my aluminum knob then?

Ok time to switch it back

[AndrewG]

It looks like some big plug thing but its like 5mm thick

back to that.

doesnt even need to be glued but it should. If you can pound it back in with the leather it holds. I bet it pops out too though.

its a peice of plastic in a rubber hole.

If you have the standard leather knob, it should look like this once you scrape away the doublesided tape that is left over from peeling off the emblem. Just unscrew that screw, put a thin coat of contact cement on the rubber part, slide the leather up from the bottom, fold it over the top, stretch out the wrinkles and hold it the glue starts working a bit, and then just screw the top plastic piece back in to lock it in place.

There are 3 pieces to that lever: The rubber outer piece, the plastic inner stem, and the top piece with the screw that screws into the plastic stem to hold the leather down and to also hold the rubber piece up on the stem. (When they're old knobs, the rubber part can easily slide off the plastic part once the leather is removed. That's why I also use some cement on the plastic core before putting it back into the rubber core as well)

Sometimes it's tricky to get the seams into the channels and looking nice if the leather sleeve wasn't sewn just right, so good luck!

[stamar]

hey man thanks. comes out so easily I wonder why I wrote that.

It looks like some big plug thing but its like 5mm thick

back to that.

doesnt even need to be glued but it should. If you can pound it back in with the leather it holds. I bet it pops out too though.

its a peice of plastic in a rubber hole.

Back when I find the glue with pictures.

[AndrewG]

Ill be back with a picture when i figure out what glues leather to plastic.

not bummed or happy about it yet but extremely happy with the boot.

edit unable to remove the plastic plug on top of the shift knob( the diagram with the gears) it seems permanent. if i took it out, it would be ruined and id need a source for another one. overall I threw it in my glove compartment for some day when i feel like a hassle. the project will be to put elastic in the shift knob, somewhat like the shift boot.

If you haven't figured it out yet, you just need to stick a small flat screwdriver underneath the emblem where one of the leather seems is to get the emblem off. It's double sided tape holding it on so don't try and pry from the very edge or it WILL chip the emblem. Shove the blade further and further in and then you can lift the handle up and it should start to come up. Then there is a screw holding the plastic plug down. It's what holds the top of the leather tight.

Don't try elastic or anything, it is easy doing it the proper way. Just get some of the Barge cement or "Tanners Bond" from Tandy Leather Factory on amazon. That's the sort of stuff they use when sticking the leather on from the factory. (It has a little less bonding ability than the "pro" class stuff, but it also has less fumes that will mess you up or give you cancer.) The stuff dries pretty quickly but is very rubbery and strong, so it will hold the leather tight for years compared to the "wrong" stuff.

[stamar]

Excellent quality shift boot. Exceeded all expectations even with all of these pictures here. full hide single peice full grain black leather shift boot.

fits perfectly.

The one I got is exactly like everyone elses, except that it has 3 stitches through it for the m colors.

for 1$ extra.... it is not worth it. I recomend getting the straight black and not paying 1$ for any of the stitching options its just decorations. The actual stitching on mine is black. The decorative stitching is 3 colors on top of that. looks and fits perfect. pefect color match, and the grain even perfectly matches the bmw plastic. unlike the leather boot iwantspeed replaced which is a different color and grain, this looks like it is what oem should have been....

get the m boot with the little flaps ( or german flag) if youre feeling the M vibe.... because the m vibe with 3 lines of stitching is not authentic. i think one of the colors is wrong too it looks aqua.

The shift knob cover is a funnel peice that fits the standard shift knob up until the top I got it on but without some sort of glue it looks like a funnel. Ill be back with a picture when i figure out what glues leather to plastic.

not bummed or happy about it yet but extremely happy with the boot.

edit unable to remove the plastic plug on top of the shift knob( the diagram with the gears) it seems permanent. if i took it out, it would be ruined and id need a source for another one. overall I threw it in my glove compartment for some day when i feel like a hassle. the project will be to put elastic in the shift knob, somewhat like the shift boot.