Here's a little project that I've been working on. The DC5R has red stitching on its shift boot and I saw some RSXers swap the jdm one in for the regular black stitched one. Others just DIY, and since the TSX has no JDM one I went ahead making my own.

My fiancee did all the planning and work. She got some thread from Michael's, undid all the stock stitching and proceeded to put it back together w/ the red thread. It looks fantastic and matchs my Schroth harnesses nicely (my one requirement). It hasn't been installed yet, but I should have pics after I return from travel Tuesday.

 

Cool!

 

your gf has too much time on her hands

ps, it looks nice, she did a great job

 

She sounds like a keeper!

 

Nice work! Now you need a matching shift knob.

 

all i see is a red x.

a diy shift boot? it's cool i guess, the jdm one is only 25-30USD.

 

I'll probably keep the stock one, the red lettering somewhat matchs.

for what car

 

Red X for me too.

 

 

that looks pimp xizor!

the civic type r shift boot is 25-30USD.

you have to modify it a little to keep it up tho.

yours looks great tho, how much did you spend in materials?

maybe i'll ask my mom to do the same for me hahah.

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I think your fiance may have a new job.....

 

will she take orders of re-doing shift boots?

do mine first, i'm a fellow pwp

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I think you have enough mods already....:troutslap

 

I believe it took her about 6 hours for the entire process. she has the part # of the thread she used and some pics of how to disassemble it and how to do the stitch. She bought some thread for $8 or something, but its 10x more than you need for a shift boot. I'll post those next week.

 

Looks nice, dude. Get that on before the next meet so some of us can see it in person.

 

never!

my friend was supposed to buy me a civic or integra type r shift boot for a present but never did, and i was too cheap to go buy one

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how far are you guys from orlando?

we should all meet somewhere in the middle, so i can kick all of your asses with my hondata'ed tsx

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Screw that. Drive your ass up here and hang out with us. I'm not driving 7 hours for that.

 

If your car is so fast, you can come up here....

 

Maybe with your fast car, you can cut the 14 hour trip in half...

 

Looks good Xizor. Any luck with the e-brake cover?

 

no, but I'll try to get it off again when i put the shift boot back on.

 

ill be in orlando next month ill run ya for the hell of it ,If i like ill make that my next mod comptech header and hondata reflash and gasket

 

 

there it is on the car. looks fantastic in real life, even better than the pics. its too bad the shift boot scrunchs up on the car, it looks best taut. the thread is very nice and the color matches my harnesses perfect. the thread is a little thicker than stock and gives it a somewhat 3D look.

when I put the shift boot back on I remember some advice about keeping the shift boot up (since it has some play at the top). i wrapped a rubberband around the shifter and it servces to keep the top of the boot in place. no movement at all now which helps expand the boot just a little bit more.

next is the e-brake

 

my fiancee is going to post a small writeup and some pics if anyone wants to try it. she said she would sew other people's if they were interested as well for a small fee.

 

Looks pretty good. The red really stands out. Wonder how it'd look with a silver stitch (to match the interior trim)
Be sure to post up when you get the e-brake boot done too. That'd really make the deal for me. I'd have to pay your lady to do it though. I know somehow or another I'd F it all up.

 

i'd be interested if she really wants to do it

 

Looks good X!

I bet it took her quite awhile to do that. You got a cool girl

 

looks sweet!! props to your fiancee

 

words of wisdom.

you know shes the right one when she makes you car even more jdm



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a few updates:

the shitching on the shift boot is probably going to have to be revised. the thread used is thicker (like the dc5r shift boot) but its starting to fray a little bit since its in contact often with your hands. where's martha stewart when you need her. I haven't figured out a good solution, but I'm wondering if thread sealent exists that'll coat the thread, otherwise we'll use a different, tighter thread.

and I took off my e-brake boot today, its actually pretty easy. you need to remove the center console as if you were installing a short shifter. there's 3 staples at the base of the e-brake. i pried a flat head screw driver under the staple and pulled it each one. after that flip the boot and there is a zip tie at the top holding the boot to the handle. cut it and the boot will come off. you'll need to replace the zip tie and staples when you put it back on.

i'll post some pics of each when they're redone.