Nissan 370Z Forum - 7AT Shift Boot!!!

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Originally Posted by nogoodname (Post 1297949)

lol taking about shift knobs is never good

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX (Post 1297950)

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Originally Posted by nogoodname (Post 1297953)

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Originally Posted by Xplicit97 (Post 1297868)

Ok guys so I did a little bit of trial and error on my own. So I found a guy getting rid of a 2010 Z 6spd shift boot and surround. At first I thought I could just transfer one for the other, but then I reallized there were subtle differences. Also once you tear everything down you will find that there are clearance issues with the 6spd surround. It seems the opening on the 6 speed is slightly smaller than the 7AT, and will not fit over even once you take the indicator plate off and everything. So what I found was that I needed to remove the boot from the surround. Once I did this I just placed the boot over the indicator, lined it up and popped the original surround in place. The surround will pretty much keep the boot in place. Just thought some people might like this idea, if they wanted to stick with OEM parts. Heres are a couple pics, if anyone wants anymore of the teardown I can post those as well. Im getting a MOMO knob here in a couple of days too, so I'll post pics when I do that if someone wants

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I like it, but it seems as if it would look better with a shorter boot. So it just fits under the AT surround and stays in place because of the tension?

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Originally Posted by Xplicit97 (Post 1297868)

I think it looks great too. :tup:

Maybe if you trimmed the bottom some so less of it was exposed outisde the trim piece.

Either way, it's a big improvement over the cheap looking plastic gate we have now.

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 1302023)

Maybe if you trimmed the bottom some so less of it was exposed outisde the trim piece.

I don't see what you mean by trimming the bottom? Might be my old eyes but I don't see anything sticking out.

So does the ring on the boot fit snugly?

Trim ring fits snug, and yes you just slide the boot over the piece that has the shift indicator on it. Then you just put the silver trim ring over it. As far as cutting the boot you could but then it might not fit, I actually kinda like the bunched up look but hey to each their own

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Originally Posted by Xplicit97 (Post 1308985)

Does everything fit pretty secure? No problems with the boot sliding down?

does anyone know where to get the stock boot cheap? i wanna do this :)

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Originally Posted by 11Thumper (Post 1303563)

I don't see what you mean by trimming the bottom? Might be my old eyes but I don't see anything sticking out.

Sorry, should have been clearer. By trimming, I meant cutting off an inch or so off the bottom to make the boot shorter, and thus not so bunched-up.

It's a big improvement over what we have now, but just a little too big. I'm anxious to see what Redline can come up with. I'm in to order a boot if they can figure out the proper fit.