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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Plastic ring around shift boot

I hate the plastic silver ring around the shift boot. Are there replacements? I really just want it to be black. See the below pic. The pic is from an Ebay auction of a boot I'm thinking of ordering.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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paint it black

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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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I don't know the first thing about painting something like this. I'd hate to ruin the thing and have it look worse. What type of paint would I use? I saw a thread where someone used vinyl for the accents to the left and right, I wonder if i could do the same thing for this, or if it would end up not fitting. Being a round piece, i'd think that wouldn't turn out well.
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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Use this...



then some spray paint ....
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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If your going to buy a new one, then what do you have to loose? Try painting it, and if you jack it up buy the eBay one.
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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paint it!!!


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i also painted the side accents friend owns a body shop so he sprayed them piano black with a clear coat
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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I covered mine in 3m di-noc carbon fiber vinyl. Ring is actually really easy to take out and work with. Use a good gloss black and it'll make a world of difference as well if you want to go that route as posted above.
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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That looks really good Chino. Thanks for the tips.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:04 PM
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whered you get that colored boot? chino? and also is the ring like a twist off? never really thought about it
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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:08 PM
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nvrmind...sorry a little searching helped me out lol
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