Somebody Boot Me!

[Olnick]

Will soon be pulling the shifter in my '95 Legacy to replace the bushings and am in need of a new boot--the black leather "sack" type. Those long, bushingless shifts have worn big holes in the original!

 

New OEM one is about $40, not an unreasonable price I suppose. That's from Jason at Mike Scarff Subaru in Auburn, WA.

 

But got to thinking, has anyone tried any aftermarket boots (if they exist)? Any recommendations?

 

Or anyone found decent boots in a pull-and-pay or salvage yard?

 

Would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions, gang.

 

Mahalo & Aloha.

[1 Lucky Texan]

Will soon be pulling the shifter in my '95 Legacy to replace the bushings and am in need of a new boot--the black leather "sack" type. Those long, bushingless shifts have worn big holes in the original!

 

New OEM one is about $40, not an unreasonable price I suppose. That's from Jason at Mike Scarff Subaru in Auburn, WA.

 

But got to thinking, has anyone tried any aftermarket boots (if they exist)? Any recommendations?

 

Or anyone found decent boots in a pull-and-pay or salvage yard?

 

Would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions, gang.

 

Mahalo & Aloha.

 

Once I had my wife's grandmother sew up a new shifter boot from leather. She used the old vinyl one for a pattern. Worked great! (this was for a '69 Datsun SRL311 - wish I still had that car.-sigh)

 

Carl