The shift boot on Black Car isn't stock. That sort of bothered me for a while...
I had the stock shift boot on Brown Car; in fact I found the center console stashed away in a box and I still have the brown pleather shift boot from Brown Car in all it's beat up glory. So all this considered, it really bothered me that Black Car had what appears to be the stock rubber shift boot from an AE86.
Thing is it fit like trash. I think one of the Previous Owners just cut off the pleather boot around the shifter opening and then shoved in the AE86 boot. It doesn't fit right, part of it is popping out while other parts are gap-ing.
I was pleasantly surprised to find someone from across the pond (merry ol' England) selling real leather shift boots for the T50 Tranny. What I wasn't prepared for was how nice it would be! The leather is real soft and finish is top notch. The panels and stitching are spot-on to the stock unit. The wire clip mounting fits and it is all-in-all a remarkable upgrade.
The only downside, and it is ever so slight, is that the leather is thicker than the pleather so it is a bit tight getting the plastic clips to grab the mounting wire. But that is such a little nit to pick it really isn't worth mentioning.
Detail wise, it has the right texture, correct stitching, and correct shape/size so other than being the incorrect material it is a near perfect replacement.
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