Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
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84sr54wd
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Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
Hey guys, I have a blue '84 SR5 4wd and I might need a new gray shift boot for the transmission gear shifter as well as a boot for the 4wd selector lever. Does anyone have these parts possibly in Gray? Thanks!
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
Make 'em! https://tercel4wd.com/forums/viewtopic.php? ... hilit=boot
There are so many colors available I'm sure you will find a match - in fact, check out deejay1272's pix!
Tom M.
There are so many colors available I'm sure you will find a match - in fact, check out deejay1272's pix!
Tom M.
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84sr54wd
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
Where do I see the pictures from DeeJay? I went to that link you posted and see no pics, looks like data has been scrubbed from the site or something? Those are old postings? Wonder if anyone had any of the boots in Gray? I dont have the tools myself to make them but I have a good relationship with an excellent local upholstery man that does tons of custom car jobs.
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
I just clicked on the link from my above post and all of the pix appeared.
Dunno what happened - maybe someone else reading this thread can try it and report back?
Tom M.
Dunno what happened - maybe someone else reading this thread can try it and report back?
Tom M.
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
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84sr54wd
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
Hmmmm, I get red X's and this is my work laptop...perhaps java or security policy issues. I will try from mobile or my personal IPAD/Laptop later
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84sr54wd
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
ok I see them on mobile so its a laptop issue. Those look really nice but I don't have any way to sew
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irowiki
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
I'm sure you could get a sewing shop to do it for you. I don't think you're going to find any good used boots at this point!
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84sr54wd
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
Yeah, you're probably right. I figured it was worth looking first though to stay authentic. I don't mind if they are showing wear, long as they are not shot....used in my mind was more authentic and original than new ones made of new materials.
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
Well from an limited example, both 4WD's I have, both shifter boots are shot. When I pulled two junkyard transmissions, both of those cars had shot boots. The material just didn't hold up that well.
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
those boots decompose as they age. I have never seen a good one, even for cars that were garaged their whole life and had the paint and the rest of the upulstry in excellent condition.
best to just have some made. I was going to make some from deer skin, or so perhaps pigskin...real leather, to "upgrade" from cheap econo-box low bidder supplied fabric.
best to just have some made. I was going to make some from deer skin, or so perhaps pigskin...real leather, to "upgrade" from cheap econo-box low bidder supplied fabric.
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'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
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84sr54wd
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Re: Shift boot and 4wd lever boot
Yeah I believe it for sure. I am probably going to have to go see my local upholstery man who has done work for me in the past with other vehicles of mine, and see what we can do. He is extremely talented so I am sure something can be done. I am going to see if my boots are salvagable when it arrives, and if they can be fixed to buy me time, then that works. I value original so if they are not shot, they are not shot. I prepare for them to be shot though. LOL!