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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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I just finished installing my new flameball shift ****. Is there any way or anything to get the shift boot up or to cover the gap. Right now I am still showing a few threads and the wire.
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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Cut the shifter shaft a little bit shorter.
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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To keep the boot all the way up and to hold the wire against the shaft, I used an o-ring.

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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Love the Flameball. Have a similar one in different color. IMO the best solution is just to go ahead and rip out the stock shifter and replace with a [ insert your favorite brand here ] aftermarket shifter. I like my Hurst a lot.

Nice work... just one more step!
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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Thanks for the advice! Any more?
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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My Hurst is quite a bit shorter, but I just used a short piece of double stick tape at the top of the shifter. It's held the boot in place for about two years now.
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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Roll the top edge inside of the boot and put a zip tie on it nice and tight. I have the same boot with the stock ****. This worked well for me.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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Went down to Wal-Mart and stepped foot into the arts and crafts section. Found some sticky sided velcro.
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Is this one of the lighted ones? If so, lets see a pic of it all lit up! I was thinking about doing this as well.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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Is this one of the lighted ones? If so, lets see a pic of it all lit up! I was thinking about doing this as well.
I was gonna ask.. is the wire for the 150 Nitrous Shot, or somethin' else..?
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by twistedb01
Went down to Wal-Mart and stepped foot into the arts and crafts section. Found some sticky sided velcro.
Perfect solution, well done!
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by CleteZ16
I was gonna ask.. is the wire for the 150 Nitrous Shot, or somethin' else..?
I wish, the wire is for the light. The **** has a tiny hole on the underside, which allows for a LED to be inserted. The wires are tapped into the traction control panel, so when I turn on the parking lights or headlights, it lights up. PIC is on the way. It is 5:35 p.m. here and my garage door faces west.


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Originally Posted by MADN3SS
Is this one of the lighted ones? If so, lets see a pic of it all lit up! I was thinking about doing this as well.
Another lighted pic... sorry, not a great shot...

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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Personally, I think anything other than stock-look shifter ***** are tacky and reminds me of honda civics or even old camaro's. Not for me, but I do like the glow in the dark look.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by casisthefirst
Personally, I think anything other than stock-look shifter ***** are tacky and reminds me of honda civics or even old camaro's. Not for me, but I do like the glow in the dark look.
When I installed my first Hurst shifter with a custom ****, there was no such thing as a honda civic (there were Honda 90 motorcycles )

They remind me of old Camaros too, only that's one of the things I like about them; a touch of retro.

Funny, the only Honda I ever owned had a shifter that looked remarkably like the stock C5.

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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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INHM deffinatly not fan of the "Flameball"
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Im installing a C6 shifter this weekend. I intend to to use a plastic zip tie under the boot. Im going to try that first before I send $50 on a new boot
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by phils C5 vette
Im installing a C6 shifter this weekend. I intend to to use a plastic zip tie under the boot. Im going to try that first before I send $50 on a new boot
You shouldn't need a new boot. The boot I have is exactly the same specs as the factory boot. As you can see there are a few ways to keep the boot up. Mine is also not pulling too tight when shifting. So you don't have to worry about that either.
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