Changing the shifter boot(s)

Exterior.. if it aint wheels it shouldn't be flat, I agree.

But this glossy black might be a bit too much for me on the interior. We'll see. I'm sure laziness and "eh it's good enough" will kick in

 

Interior, yeah, flat black would probably look good.

But nope, not even wheels...

Flat black...

 

meh... one of my biggest pet peeves is glossy black wheels with lighter black tires.

looks ubermoronic

 

FYI

I'm going to try and dye the shifter boot(s) this weekend.

It's a little too glossy for me, but it's fine for now. Eventually I might go flat black.

Definitely going flat black on the transfer case shift knob immediately.

And will eventually match the door panel trim pieces to match whatever black I settle on for the console assembly

 

Here is my shifter cover ready to go back into the truck, w/ the new vinyl.

 

sorry for the crappy pics. I guess when I upload them through tapatalk it fucks up the pictures, because I know my Iphone takes better pictures than that.

 

Doesn't look too bad.

Thanks for the uploads.

Gonna try the vinyl dye on the stock shifter boots first... if that fails miserably then I'll buy that aftermarket boot

 

I'll get some pics in the truck too..

 

Looks great. Really like those shifter boots actually.

If I were you, I'd use that vinyl dye on the shifter knobs. They really absorbed it well.

 

Probably will tomorrow AM when I do some more trim pieces and my doorhandles.

Will get pics

 

Gotta say man, I used the flat black on my transfer case shift knob and it looks really fucking nice.

Might be hitting up the whole thing in flat back this weekend.

It's not nearly as flat as you would think. I'll get pictures of the knob in sunlight so you can see the difference.

 

It's hard to tell based on the pics, but there is a notable difference. The flat looks much better IMO

Gloss:




Flat:

 

that does look good. Is it flat or satin? Looks more satin in the pics?

 

It's flat...it's just that the sun out here is intense.

 

hey guys, what both of you did really looks good, I have seen that paint but would never have tried it, but now I will. decades ago, when I had a 87 nissan hardbody as a spare, the only thing to use was black spray paint, for the grill, it looked good for a month, but that was it..
hey and TacoMX thanks for the write up on the slave cylinder, its something everyone with a 5speed is going to have to do so I owe you one. wish i had more money in my truck budget because she needs new leafs, BADLY, if the group buy is still open in a few weeks I will be in, but that is the best I can do.....

 

For the vinyl parts: shift knobs, armrest on console, armrest on door panel, upper trim on door panel, etc... I highly recommend this vinyl/fabric dye.

For the hard plastic, I would have gone with some adhesion promoter (primer) then spray paint for plastic.

All in all, this vinyl/fabric dye will probably hold up well for awhile on the plastic trim, but I foresee a redo within a year or so.

 

Wow, I saw this thread just in time. I was about to buy a ton of new OEM trim pieces to redo my interior. Now I think I'll try this dye first. Thanks guys!

 

I expect that petition to start within the next day or so

 

I did my AC intake cover/cowl thingy today. Will get pics.