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·What you need: Torx bits for screwdriver, measuring tape, hack saw, leather shift boot, and scissors.
1.Remove old shift knob. It is held in place with a torx screw. (Don’t strip it, I did and had to drill the screw out. Talk about a pain!)
2.Then you will have to pull up on the shifter. You have to pull hard, and it is likely that you will break the overdrive wires. I think it is easier to just cut them, you can always mount a switch later. Be sure that overdrive was on last time you shut it off. If you mess up, you can change it just by touching the two wires ends together while the battery is on.
3.Once you have the shift knob off you will see a silver shaft. Inside of it is a white plastic stick. That is the stick that depresses the brake release. Don’t break it!
4.Get your custom shift knob and place it on top of the silver shaft. If you want it to be short, and sit right in the shift box, you will need to shorten the silver shaft. Measure how much will need to be cut.
5.Remove the plastic stick that releases the brake. Take out the hacksaw and cut the silver shaft. It only takes about 20 seconds to cut through.
6.You will also need to cut the plastic brake releaser to fit with your shifter. It may take some adjusting and playing with. (Don’t worry about messing up. I did, and found out that a Bic pen tube will work just as well as the brake depressor if necessary.)
7.Now, if you want a leather shift boot, you should remove the dash. Including the entire console area. There are many how to docs for doing that. But, if you are intimidated it is not necessary for this mod. But it does make it a lot easier. If you decide not to, you should finish the mod without a shift boot, or it will be very difficult.
8.I removed the plastic sliding cover that sits in the right opening of the shift cover. It’s the thing that goes around the bottom of the silver shaft. It needs to be removed if you are going to put a shift boot in its place. You can cut it out with some scissors. You may be able to cut your shift boot and wedge it in without removing the sliding cover. (If you remove the entire plastic sliding cover, including the middle piece, you will no longer have the orange marker that lets you know what gear you are in. If you don’t like the sound of that, then finish the mod without a shift boot. It still looks good. I posted a pic.)
9.Then just stick the leather shift boot in. If you removed the dash, you can put it over the gearbox and pull it through the opening. If you removed the dash this mod is much easier.
10.Attach the new shift knob and you are finished.
11.Questions, comments, e-mail me --- [email protected]
1.Remove old shift knob. It is held in place with a torx screw. (Don’t strip it, I did and had to drill the screw out. Talk about a pain!)
2.Then you will have to pull up on the shifter. You have to pull hard, and it is likely that you will break the overdrive wires. I think it is easier to just cut them, you can always mount a switch later. Be sure that overdrive was on last time you shut it off. If you mess up, you can change it just by touching the two wires ends together while the battery is on.
3.Once you have the shift knob off you will see a silver shaft. Inside of it is a white plastic stick. That is the stick that depresses the brake release. Don’t break it!
4.Get your custom shift knob and place it on top of the silver shaft. If you want it to be short, and sit right in the shift box, you will need to shorten the silver shaft. Measure how much will need to be cut.
5.Remove the plastic stick that releases the brake. Take out the hacksaw and cut the silver shaft. It only takes about 20 seconds to cut through.
6.You will also need to cut the plastic brake releaser to fit with your shifter. It may take some adjusting and playing with. (Don’t worry about messing up. I did, and found out that a Bic pen tube will work just as well as the brake depressor if necessary.)
7.Now, if you want a leather shift boot, you should remove the dash. Including the entire console area. There are many how to docs for doing that. But, if you are intimidated it is not necessary for this mod. But it does make it a lot easier. If you decide not to, you should finish the mod without a shift boot, or it will be very difficult.
8.I removed the plastic sliding cover that sits in the right opening of the shift cover. It’s the thing that goes around the bottom of the silver shaft. It needs to be removed if you are going to put a shift boot in its place. You can cut it out with some scissors. You may be able to cut your shift boot and wedge it in without removing the sliding cover. (If you remove the entire plastic sliding cover, including the middle piece, you will no longer have the orange marker that lets you know what gear you are in. If you don’t like the sound of that, then finish the mod without a shift boot. It still looks good. I posted a pic.)
9.Then just stick the leather shift boot in. If you removed the dash, you can put it over the gearbox and pull it through the opening. If you removed the dash this mod is much easier.
10.Attach the new shift knob and you are finished.
11.Questions, comments, e-mail me --- [email protected]
