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2nd gen Tacoma custom shifter and boot mod

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by nschmittsd, Dec 20, 2018.

  1. Mar 31, 2019 at 1:33 PM
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    Gerard6778

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    Is that suede leather?
     
  2. Apr 4, 2019 at 6:34 PM
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  3. Apr 18, 2019 at 9:09 AM
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    Can those who did this mod please help. I bought a knob and boot but i'm having issues on trimming and leaving enough slack for shifting. Any tips on how you guys managed the amount of material and maintaining the gear selector window?

    thanks so much
     
  4. May 27, 2019 at 10:43 PM
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    Looks awesome. Can you explain what did you cut around the shift area to make the boot work/fit? And can you explain the coat hanger as in your under photo I don’t see it or understand. Going to order a boot tomorrow. Great setup.
     
  5. May 28, 2019 at 7:09 PM
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    Great mod! I’ve decided to go for it, and purchased a shift boot from eBay.
     
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  6. May 28, 2019 at 8:19 PM
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  7. May 28, 2019 at 11:43 PM
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    Just ordered boot today.
     
  8. May 30, 2019 at 11:02 PM
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    Received my boot today. Install was pretty straight forward. Need to find a way to secure to the base of my shift knob however.

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  9. May 31, 2019 at 7:11 AM
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    Gorilla glue or epoxy maybe
     
  10. May 31, 2019 at 12:08 PM
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    Looks good OP!
     
  11. Jun 1, 2019 at 9:16 AM
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    I went with the gray boot. The tricky part was keeping the boot in place through all gears.

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    Subbed. Working on a boot bezel right now and a bezel for FJ tcase swaps in the console slot. Still in the very early phase of it. 089B35DC-E6E6-4A52-B8F6-7EA67B3E97E6.jpg6995307C-D56B-4526-80EF-FBE25C373345.jpg
     
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  13. Jun 13, 2020 at 9:49 AM
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    Very creative OP - nice finishing work!
     
  14. Jun 13, 2020 at 10:38 AM
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    Hot melt glue gun yikes. That stuff will fall off with a dirty look. I would want something a bit more solid.
     
  15. Jun 30, 2020 at 11:46 AM
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    Gotta design and print a better way to attach the boot on the underside but happy with where it’s going148EAF9A-1DF2-4A62-9A4B-EA2E6513B491.jpg2B7D771C-1F31-4872-95BD-72FED4C6EBDE.jpg
     
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    You could run wires and make the buttons to stuff then too! I always wished I could have a horn button on the shift knob.
     
  17. Jun 30, 2020 at 12:38 PM
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    I used a Dremel to cut away the angled part of that taper piece on the OEM shifter as well as the fins on the inside, spray painted it black, the glued it onto the bottom of the TRD Pro shifter and let it dry before screwing on. pic below.

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  18. Jun 30, 2020 at 1:09 PM
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    Found a seller on etsy and he made this for me.
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  19. Aug 28, 2020 at 10:01 PM
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    @outxider any chance you can post a link? It looks really nice!
     
  20. Aug 29, 2020 at 12:04 AM
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