Thread: Genuine Italian leather shift boots for your Sentra (all years)

so kinda confused u sent the spec one back to the guy to install it but all these you installed on the wheel?

Hi

some of them we install on wheels, some of them are installed by the customer, it's always the customer's choice - we charge $100 to get it done, some prefer to DIY and save...

Have a great day,
Maciek

yes, i know guys ive dropped the ball. we have had one problem after the other between the 4 of us in my house. i can post a pic of the wheel with the wrap on it but not stitched yet if you want. i did pick up the glue last week though.

Superspec: I really must insist that you have it done within the next 7-10 days, otherwise I will have to pass the deal on to the next person.

Have a great day,
Maciek

ill see what i can do. i just got the transmission back in my car last night and going to finish putting everything back together tonight/tomorrow. maybe i can work on the wheel during this american thing call the super bowl, i have zero intrest in it anyway haha

Has anyone installed the Bride shift and e-brake boots on their Spec? I'd love to see some pics. I am seriously considering dropping the cash for this. But I'd love to see a sample on an actual Spec first.

Wheel pics
and im retarted

i fail at life



cut the slots but ... still the stupid metal peice broke to start with on the tip

Yea I always hate to see it happen with the stock brackets but they do that sometimes (not just on the Sentras, many cars in fact). There is a very simple remedy, just get a lenght of wire of similar girth (the cloth hangers used by drycleaners are perfect. No, I am not joking, they are) and form it to the shape you need, you can even form it as you feed it into the hem on the bottom of the boot which makes it much easier to install than using the stock bracket which usually cannot be deformed and you have to fight with it's corners to go through the leather properly...

Have a great day,
Maciek

Maciek, is it ok to use a heat gun to make the leather more plyable? that has been a lot of my problem with doing this, i fractured my index finger a few weeks ago.

Originally Posted by superspec

Maciek, is it ok to use a heat gun to make the leather more plyable? that has been a lot of my problem with doing this, i fractured my index finger a few weeks ago.

Hi

in general yes, you can but you have to do it from the inside to avoid scorching the outside surface of the leather, also make sure to start with the lowest heat setting on the gun and only work it up if needed...

Have a great day,
Maciek

we shall have pic today, maybe not completely finished but i have 1 of the 4 holes done. let me just say this though. #1 dont be in a hurry, it takes time and lots of it to do and do well. #2 dont sit on the floor to do this! i barely got up and when i did i immediately had to fall back on the couch...then again i am older than half the people on the site. haha

Originally Posted by RedlineGoods

Hi

in general yes, you can but you have to do it from the inside to avoid scorching the outside surface of the leather, also make sure to start with the lowest heat setting on the gun and only work it up if needed...

Have a great day,
Maciek

ok, i only warmed it up a little bit. my house stays between 65-70* so the leather was a little stiff. i kept the heat on low and about a foot away.

3 of 4 hole asre done! personally i think it looks really good considering ive never done anything like this before. one day when i do my other wheel itll look great. ive learned something new on each hole.

Looks great!

are you guys only seeing 2 pics?

All 4 here

ok, i can only see #2 and #4

And now... something you've all been waiting for since we announced our range of custom steering wheel covers

Ladies and Gentlemen - we've just developed a solution for STEERING WHEEL PADDING! WooHoo!!!



A specially resized wheel wrap along with specially selected padding foam underneath will make your wheel approx. 1/8 to 3/16 inch thicker. What's even more, the foam we use has a very small compression factor so no smooshy feeling of a soft wheel some upholsterers out there offer. just a firm and sporty grip All in all... it will be PERFECT!

See the example of the wheel that is in desperate need of some pading - the 4gen Firebird. On the left - stock wheel reupholstered. On the right - another wheel of the same kind wrapped in padding foam:



And here's only a quick trial of how it can look wrapped in leather - see the difference?



And, of course, padding will be available for all our steering wheel wraps soon!

Take care
Maciek & Jacek
Team RedlineGoods

Got my goodies on Saturday. I will post pics of them installed in my Spec later this week. I went with leather w/ orange CF stripe for both the shifter and E-brake boot.