Sup all,

I bought a new leather gear boot for my ralliart because my one is all cracked etc.

I cant work out how to change it, can anyone give me some advise?

cheers!

Unscrew gear knob mate.

Then just pull out the surround that goes around the gear knob and boot, the boot will be screwed into the surround underneath. Undo those 4 screws and swap it over, then put it back together :)

Unscrew gear knob mate.

Then just pull out the surround that goes around the gear knob and boot, the boot will be screwed into the surround underneath. Undo those 4 screws and swap it over, then put it back together :)

sweet cheers, seems easy enough.

Im guessing the gear knob just unscrews via twisting it?

Yeh mate thats it, can be on there pretty tight though

Yeh mate thats it, can be on there pretty tight though

no worries mate. cheers for the help

If you want some extra details (not sure if you did it)

You can pull the whole silver section up/out by grabbing the gear surround and pulling up then back towards the back of the car. The rest should be self explanatory.. I did mine, made it heaps better.. was only $25 for a genuine one from Mitsubishi.

If you want some extra details (not sure if you did it)

You can pull the whole silver section up/out by grabbing the gear surround and pulling up then back towards the back of the car. The rest should be self explanatory.. I did mine, made it heaps better.. was only $25 for a genuine one from Mitsubishi.

sweet cheers

$25 for a mitsu one? ahhhhh crap i bought mine from the UK off ebay for like 30 lol. Although it is real leather unlike the ralliart one itsl ike velvet leather...

you sure the gear knob just twists off? i tried last night and it wont budge

you sure the gear knob just twists off? i tried last night and it wont budge

Yes. It twists off.

Make sure you're twisting anti clockwise - lefty loosey, righty tighty. It may have some lock tight on it so you may need a grippy cloth or some such thing and a lot of strength.

Yes. It twists off.

Make sure you're twisting anti clockwise - lefty loosey, righty tighty. It may have some lock tight on it so you may need a grippy cloth or some such thing and a lot of strength.

ok thanks, i didn't persist because i didn't want to break anything. Will force the basterd tonight.

wow i got mine replaced by mitsu for $19 including labour... :-)

hearing that makes me hate ebay lol..

Ehhhhh you win some you lose some. Should of went to mitsu but still they would have given me the mitsu one which isn't leather it's a wierd material which is prone to cracking again...

hehe yeah I got a mitsu one which has the classic 'flake'. too bad those really nice momo ones are like $80+ >: (

Don't worry about genuine, so long as it fits. The genuine ones are bollocks. I bought one too, every single manual magna i've seen has a flaked/destroyed boot. (unless replaced). Only did mine a month or so ago and although its still sealed, i can see it wont be much longer. Leather mucho better, that $5 was worth it!

Finally got it off and god damn that was a bitch. The gear knob was SO tight.. there was definatley lock tight on it.