HowardPurchase

Hi folks, quick question. Does anyone know what material the stock shifter boot (M6) and e-brake boot are made of in a 1999? Is it leather?

I bought my car about 5 months ago and I have been treating both items with a leather conditioner every couple of weeks in the months I used it before storage. I just noticed that after a couple of months of no treatment they have a grey dirty looking color to them. Maybe this is normal for 16 year old leather and I just need to treat them again and they will look ok. The seats are fine though...so I am wondering if the boots are vinyl.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Howard

grantv

I am guessing on both...
-Vinyl
-That you overdid the treatment and/or it's not a good product. I treat mine maybe once or twice a year and they look great. Every couple weeks seems way too much to me.

HowardPurchase

Thanks for your feedback. I used Autoglym Leather Care Balm which I thought was good. It doesn't say it can't be used on vinyl. I did it every couple of weeks because it didn't look as nice after a couple of weeks. I thought it was just a little bit of neglect that may have required a few extra treatments.

Anyone else have any info?

momo20

the stock material used it cheap and imo does not hold up over time i found this out the same way as the OP ....i ended up ordering some new real leather from redline goods and have not looked back...better then OEM and looks 100% better

Pounder

I replaced mine with http://www.vetteessentials.c

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Ceedub53

That looks great, I may go that route myself. Is that an MGB shifter?

Pounder

MGW !!!!! yes !!!

Vetteman Jack

My interior is from Vette Essentials. The factory stuff is pretty low quality, so if you really want something that will last, install products from a vendor that has top quality leather and a great fit.