I know there are a couple of people who have been on the fence about this so to speak, so I thought I'd post pictures of mine. I just got it finished up and put in today. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.
Redline Accessories tells you to install it with glue, which I was a little leary about. I opted to use Velcro instead because it leaves the boot completely removable still and you can take the Velcro off without causing any real belmishes to the leather or the console.
I started off inside the console by using a Dremel to grind down all of the plastic tabs to have a flat, smooth mounting surface. The discolored area you see is where I used the wire brush adapter on my Dremel to remove adhesive that I tried to use to hold in the stock rubber flapper, dust cover, whatever you want to call it...
Next I took Velcro and attached it to the back side of the console around the opening. There is a tiny bit of triming to do and you have to be a bit patient with it to get it right, but it doesn't take too long.
Then I took the other side of the Velcro and cut it down the middle into two halves and attached it to the edges of the boot.
After I was done with that I just fit it into the console, playing with it until I was satisfied. This what it looks like on the inside with the boot attached.
Some pictures of the finished product...
Finally, here is the console back in the car.
You can sort of see my new Ray Hilton SVT Tach transfer in this picture too
If a person wasn't aware it was an aftermarket piece, they wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't stock without looking REALLY close. You can't notice the Velcro one bit. All in all I'm very pleased with how it came out and think it looks A LOT better than the rubber piece of junk. Now all I need is a new steering wheel and my seats recovered and my interior will be in perfect shape
Redline Accessories tells you to install it with glue, which I was a little leary about. I opted to use Velcro instead because it leaves the boot completely removable still and you can take the Velcro off without causing any real belmishes to the leather or the console.
I started off inside the console by using a Dremel to grind down all of the plastic tabs to have a flat, smooth mounting surface. The discolored area you see is where I used the wire brush adapter on my Dremel to remove adhesive that I tried to use to hold in the stock rubber flapper, dust cover, whatever you want to call it...
Next I took Velcro and attached it to the back side of the console around the opening. There is a tiny bit of triming to do and you have to be a bit patient with it to get it right, but it doesn't take too long.
Then I took the other side of the Velcro and cut it down the middle into two halves and attached it to the edges of the boot.
After I was done with that I just fit it into the console, playing with it until I was satisfied. This what it looks like on the inside with the boot attached.
Some pictures of the finished product...
Finally, here is the console back in the car.
You can sort of see my new Ray Hilton SVT Tach transfer in this picture too
If a person wasn't aware it was an aftermarket piece, they wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't stock without looking REALLY close. You can't notice the Velcro one bit. All in all I'm very pleased with how it came out and think it looks A LOT better than the rubber piece of junk. Now all I need is a new steering wheel and my seats recovered and my interior will be in perfect shape