Shift Boot
Sep 24, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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Le Mans Master
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Shift Boot
What is the shift boot material ? I thought it was leather but now I am not sure.
Sep 24, 2006 | 10:54 AM
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09
It was genuine leather in the C5, but the C6 uses vinyl for both the shifter and ebrake boots. It looks so cheap to me that it was bugging me, so I replaced mine with aftermarket genuine leather.
Sep 24, 2006 | 11:04 AM
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Le Mans Master
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I kind of thought this was the case. You think GM could spend a few bucks more to upgrade this. Much cheaper cars have leather shift boots.
Sep 24, 2006 | 11:06 AM
Le Mans Master
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It is 100% genuine vinyl.
Sep 24, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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I kind of thought this was the case. You think GM could spend a few bucks more to upgrade this. Much cheaper cars have leather shift boots.
Why would they??We only paid 50 g's for these things/...
Sep 24, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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St. Jude Donor '07
If you're looking for leather. Try getting it from Down South Vettes.
Sep 24, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by b4i4getit
What is the shift boot material ? I thought it was leather but now I am not sure.
Pleather.
Sep 24, 2006 | 11:47 PM
Safety Car
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Ditch the cheapo vinyl for leather from Down South Vettes
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Sep 25, 2006 | 01:13 AM
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Indy-hp
It was genuine leather in the C5.
I had a 99' coupe and a 2003 ZO6 and neither one of those were leather. They were 100% pure vinyl.
Sep 25, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by calemasters
It is 100% genuine vinyl.
I paid $60 from this forum vendor:
http://www.redlinegoods.com/index.htm
Sep 25, 2006 | 01:36 AM
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Leather weighs so much more....
Sep 25, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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It's genuine Naugahyde.