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[Guest]

so i was thinking...

i always drove manual tranny cars... i truly hate AutoTragic, i was looking at the 6ers that have the stick in them but they are too expensive. so here is the question...

Can i put a manual shift boot on the auto trans? you know take out the gear indicator and clip in the factory boot...

i think that it will give it that sweet manual look

is this a dumb idea?

[GTPGuy82]

I've seen it done and it looks pretty good. Hell I think some automatic cars come from the factory with a boot on the shifter.

[dragonpontiac1979]

Yea that would be sweet with a pistol grip shifter.

[Hello]

yea most BMW's come with it, it looks exactly like a boot but is automatic i'll look for a picture

here

http://www.speedsportlife.com/photopost/data/998/thumbs/07_sedan_03.jpg

[TLS2000]

My old Grand Am had a boot on the shifter, so why not do it?

[jnak]

You should do it. Not because it looks like a manual shifter, but just because it gives the console a finished look.

[Hello]

I don't know if the console area is wide enough though, bmw's have close to a square for the gear shifter, the only problem I could see is it isn't wide enough to fit the boot.

[krehn]

My old GP had the boot. I like it better without it. Its also easier to keep clean.

[Elbows-High]

I have the same manual boot in my Mustang (sorry). It really does give it a cleaner look. That, and my wife can't find D and R, so she doesn't like to drive it, LOL!

[CrimsonCoupe]

I say do it! There only two ways to find out. Do it, or photoshop it!

[Lampoon]

Why dont you badge it a GXP while your at it?

[disturbedG6]

cant say i ever thought a boot was a manual only thing....


the look is great, sunfires used that look too, as well as grand prixs that ive seen, very clean

[LoJac963]

I'm not really for it, I think the shifter looks fine the way it is. Go for it if you want but be sure to post a bunch of pics!

[machomandan0207]

any update on this? i saw a friend of mine who had done it on his IS 300 and it looked loads better. id be interested in doin this as well if it wasnt a total pain.