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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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4x4 Shifter Boot

Sorry but I have not done my own looking, other than seaching in here.

What is available to replace the 4x4 shifter boot on the W series of trucks? I have one, but you may as well not have it.

There is the option of doing a Red Green(duct tape, for you non-Canucks out there). Just trying to figure out my options.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 03:06 PM
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Lots of auto parts stores have generic aftermarket boots. With a lil backyard engineering, I'm sure you could make one fit.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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I got one for my 93,on ebay. They aren't allways available you just have to keep checking every couple of days.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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Great to know and thanks guys for the help!
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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If you still have the old one, it is a simple matter to use the old one as a pattern and cut a new one from either thin leather, or vinyl.

Clean and paint all the metal parts.

Use harness rivets to attach the new one to the metal frame.

Almost any 4x4 boot will work.

Older Chevys are almost identical.


On the son's truck, I took a heavy piece of truck-tire-liner, cut a slit for the pole, and installed it under the boot, thus providing a much better seal for sound and foreign objects.
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