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Old 09-05-2010, 05:26 PM
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Shifter boot advice.

I just put in a new vinyl flooring in my 1989 4x4. I didnt want to have to cut big holes in the vinyl for the boot to go through so i am thinking about putting the boot and metal bracket on top of the vinyl so it hides the holes. Of coarse i will have to paint the metal to make it look good. Are their any aftermarket parts that would work to make it look better?


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That will work just fine, paint the metal part black and it will look good.
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i agree, just paint the ring and your good to go, maybe a set of black boots too? Where did you get the flooring from and how much?
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Here is a picture of how i did my 4Runner.


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Originally Posted by xxxtreme22r
?Where did you get the flooring from and how much?
http://www.auto-interior.com/toyota8.htm#Regular

$140 with shipping. Very heavy duty stuff. Its 1/8 inch thick and is vacuum moldes to fit specific vehicle.

I'll get some better pics and post them ASAP
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ok cool, I have sent a few people over there for regular carpet. thanks.
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I got the carpet for my 86 4Runner from them.
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thats the same vinyl floor i have in my 93 i squeezed the metal under the vinyl and it came out pretty good ill take a picture when i get home if you want
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heck yeah, just sand that bad boy down, and hit it with some black paint

or even that chrome spray paint maybe
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shifter

how i did mine i squeezed it in there trimming a little at a time the metal is under the vinyl

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Winnar winnar chicken dinner! Cheers to you!

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Originally Posted by myyota
Here is a picture of how i did my 4Runner.


Not to hijack.......but what did you use for your extra tcase boot in the back?
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Originally Posted by nate9915
how i did mine i squeezed it in there trimming a little at a time the metal is under the vinyl

Wow, that looks great. It's too late for me to try that now. I dont feel like taking the vinyl back up and I have already notched the vinyl where the screws go.
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Where can I get replacement boots. I want to go with black instead of blue.
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Originally Posted by toyotasaurus
Not to hijack.......but what did you use for your extra tcase boot in the back?
It's for the second transfer case

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Where can I get replacement boots. I want to go with black instead of blue.
Probably at a junkyard, or you could post a request in the Items Wanted section. Got anymore pictures of the vinyl? I've been seriously considering buying the gray version
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Originally Posted by yotaman90
Got anymore pictures of the vinyl? I've been seriously considering buying the gray version
I will try to take some pics tomorrow. I was going to wait until I got the boots put on, but it looks like that will be a while now.
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Originally Posted by yotaman90
It's for the second transfer case
I know what the second shifter is for, I have one just like it. What I was wondering is what sort of boot he used for that shifter. Looks almost like another factory tcase boot...
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Sorry, didn't read the question right!


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