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Jul 29, 2007 | 08:09 PM

CatsTasteGood

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Shift boot ring part number.

Does anyone know the part number for the shift boot ring for my 97 m6 camaro? Or, if you have one you would sell me that would be real fricken cool too.

Jul 29, 2007 | 10:30 PM

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You might search for some threads about it, but I believe that ring has not been available for a long time.

Jul 29, 2007 | 10:59 PM

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Im going to attempt to make this tommorrow.

Jul 30, 2007 | 12:00 AM

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A guy on ls1tech sells that exact piece you posted. His name is Farmer2 and he makes the shift boot retainer out of metal.

Jul 30, 2007 | 10:00 AM

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Thats his picture that I posted. I am going to try to match it, I already have about 1000 feet of that metal wire.

Jul 30, 2007 | 11:57 AM

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I recommend to anyone whos boot ring is broken to try making one out of the wire. It definately works great.

Aug 15, 2007 | 12:20 AM

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I recommend to anyone whos boot ring is broken to try making one out of the wire. It definately works great.

<bold> how much wire did you need to use and what guage of wire was it.

Aug 15, 2007 | 12:31 AM

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Off the top of my head I would say it was less than three feet of fourteen gauge.

Aug 15, 2007 | 08:00 PM

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Off the top of my head I would say it was less than three feet of fourteen gauge.

thanks for the help.
is there any dimensions or like where to bend the wire if any thanks for any info

Aug 15, 2007 | 10:52 PM

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I just brought a length of wire into the car and started bending it with a couple pair of visegrips. Bend-check-bend-check. took about half an hour.

Aug 16, 2007 | 01:15 AM

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I just brought a length of wire into the car and started bending it with a couple pair of visegrips. Bend-check-bend-check. took about half an hour.

cool thanks for everything im gonna try it tomorrow so how do you like the way it came out can you tell that you used wire hope it works im tired of the shifter boot sinking into the console

Aug 16, 2007 | 01:34 PM

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i have some 15 gauge wire do you think that will work.

Aug 16, 2007 | 01:41 PM

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Probably, as long as its stiff enough to hold shape.

Aug 16, 2007 | 05:28 PM

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chevycamaro210

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yeah the wire will hold the shape it is the kind used to hold you clothes outside

Aug 17, 2007 | 04:17 PM

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hey i was gonna try to do that shift boot ring thing but where do i attach the wire to do i wrap it around something or does i clip in to something please help thanks.

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