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  • Vivek
    attention whore/retard/bitch
    • Oct 2011
    • 6167

    #76
    Let's see it :)
    The first car I ever rode in was an e30

    Originally posted by Cabriolet
    Wish you the best and hope you don't remember anything after 10pm.



    1992 Mauritiusblau Vert
    2011 Alpinweiss 335is coupe

    2002 540i/6 Black/Black
    2003 GSX-R 750 (RIP)

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    • PNWDan
      E30 Fanatic
      • Feb 2011
      • 1326

      #77
      Originally posted by JinormusJ
      Just got mine in; the leather seems much thicker than the stock OEM boot; it seems to be much more durable, and heck, it feels fantastic. The e-brake boot I also bought is fantastic. It has two holes cut out so it clamps onto the accordion fold's bezel and it it looks freakin fantastic.

      I love looking down and seeing dead cow in my car :-D
      The stock boot isn't leather lol. Im still loving mine. I bought a black suede NRG wheel to match

      1987 Alpinweiß 325is

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      • JinormusJ
        R3V OG
        • Dec 2011
        • 6887

        #78
        Originally posted by PNWDan
        The stock boot isn't leather lol. Im still loving mine. I bought a black suede NRG wheel to match
        I wasn't referring to the stock OEM Boot ;)

        I'll post some pics on my build thread an on here. Honestly, I was very satisfied. If you've got $25 and haven't done this mod yet, get to steppin!

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        • Herr Faust Schinken
          No R3VLimiter
          • Feb 2012
          • 3580

          #79
          I got mine a couple of weeks ago
          When I firsts bought them sorry for the bad picture


          And a couple of weeks later



          The shift boot fits pretty good but the e-brake boot is just ok , good for the money's though.
          88 325is Five Speed
          Lachssilber

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          • NeoMishMoo
            E30 Addict
            • Jul 2009
            • 448

            #80
            Not the biggest fan of the ebrake boot either but the shifter boot is just amazing, Just got one for my compact!
            West German BMWs, they just don't make the same as they did before the wall fell.
            ^Case in point: Auto-Repair Technology. Everytime my car isn't starting or acting up I let it sit, sometimes for an hour, sometimes for days. But it eventually fixes itself.

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            • e30trooper
              R3V OG
              • Mar 2009
              • 11576

              #81
              gaters gunna gate




              matt-b boots , both boots shipped $40 :D cant beat that with a yard stick

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              • PootieTang
                E30 Addict
                • Aug 2009
                • 447

                #82
                how'd you guys keep the boot from sagging? when i shift into 1st i can see the lever which bugs the hell outta me.

                92 White Mtech Vert

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                • JinormusJ
                  R3V OG
                  • Dec 2011
                  • 6887

                  #83
                  Sagging...? If you have a stock BMW Shift Knob, the knob should smash the top of the boot funnel down onto the shifter. It shouldn't move after that... Maybe post a pic..?

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                  • NeoMishMoo
                    E30 Addict
                    • Jul 2009
                    • 448

                    #84
                    Originally posted by PootieTang
                    how'd you guys keep the boot from sagging? when i shift into 1st i can see the lever which bugs the hell outta me.
                    Yeah send a pic. I'm using a shitty autozone shift knob I've had for like 10 years. And I'm using a z3 1.9 shift lever so my boot actually bunches a little bit.
                    West German BMWs, they just don't make the same as they did before the wall fell.
                    ^Case in point: Auto-Repair Technology. Everytime my car isn't starting or acting up I let it sit, sometimes for an hour, sometimes for days. But it eventually fixes itself.

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                    • JinormusJ
                      R3V OG
                      • Dec 2011
                      • 6887

                      #85
                      I had to cut mine a bit to fit my 1.9 shifter; it bunches up too lol
                      Kinda annoying, but the look of the shift boot far outweigh the slight annoyance

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                      • Rsully70sev
                        R3VLimited
                        • Sep 2010
                        • 2391

                        #86
                        How do you guys make them so flush with the shift knob and ebrake handle? Mine sag like two eggs hanging from a nail.

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                        • JinormusJ
                          R3V OG
                          • Dec 2011
                          • 6887

                          #87
                          You mean like this?

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                          • Rsully70sev
                            R3VLimited
                            • Sep 2010
                            • 2391

                            #88
                            Yes, right now mine are pretty loose butthole.




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                            • JinormusJ
                              R3V OG
                              • Dec 2011
                              • 6887

                              #89
                              The brake one is definitely fixable. Turn the boot inside out and wrap a ziptie around the excess leather on your handle, and around the tip of the boot (at this point, the shifter should be inside the inside-out shift boot)

                              Just tie the zip tie as hard as you can, and superglue the leathers together (don't use an excess cause it might get caught further up and will shred your boot when you turn it right side out; it happened to me, but there was nothing I could do about it)

                              For the shifter... What's the specs on it? Is it a Z3 M?

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                              • Rsully70sev
                                R3VLimited
                                • Sep 2010
                                • 2391

                                #90
                                I see, that will be tomorrow's project. The shifter is a ZHP

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