Installing shift boot to AT console?
08-07-2006, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ZoomZoomH
like the one in manual transmission cars?
yes it's doable, really easy actually
yes it's doable, really easy actually
Yes, pretty much like the MT. Could I use any type of shift boot or do I need something for AT? I wanna get something where I don't have the hassle of going back and forward. How is it done actually. I tried to figure it out yesterday but I didn't want to actually work on it until I know for certain how its done.
08-07-2006, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ZoomZoomH
and you just need to buy a MT leather shift boot from the mazda dealer, direct swap with the automatic shifter cover plate.
08-07-2006, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Laserkei
Yeah, I'm pretty much changing the shifter cover plate. Sorry for the dumb questions but... does it have to be from mazda? Can I get the shift boot from like MOMO? Or some other aftermarket accessory? Also, is installing the shift boot to the automatic shift console simple like on an MT?
You'll have to remove the AT shift pattern plate and the leather boot fits well..
I think there's a DIY here too. Search
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08-07-2006, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RA-Eight
Is the purpose of this mod to make your auto look like a manual?
08-07-2006, 11:22 PM
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if you want to do it the ghetto way... just grab a long thin sheet metal that looks like ruler and make it into a circle by taping each end together, but the diameter of the circle should be a little smaller than the shift pattern hole (lets say 2mm on all sides so you can fit the shift boot into the hole). next just wrap the shiftboot over the circle and stick it in. and there, you have your manual look. haha (thats what i did when i had my auto 8). 
and heres a pic of it from 2 years ago:
and heres a pic of it from 2 years ago:
08-11-2006, 04:42 PM
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there is no way this is possible... how the hell did you do that? the automatics have LED lights under the shift plate... the Manuals don't.... i still dont know how you did that, but props to you...
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