2 out of 3 of the Omnis need the rubber accordian shift books. Did some searching but cant find any thing to exciting. Buddy of mine measured his boot for me. Anyone know of any around this size off the op of their head?
2 out of 3 of the Omnis need the rubber accordian shift books. Did some searching but cant find any thing to exciting. Buddy of mine measured his boot for me. Anyone know of any around this size off the op of their head?
Seems like something you could maybe source from industrial equipment. Forklifts and such.
For a minute my mind took this thread title in a completely different direction.
In reply to dean1484 :
I've been there.
It's terrible when you need a rubber and can't find one the right size. You need one both to protect yourself from accidental exposure to anything dangerous that might be in the hole, and to keep yourself from accidentally letting anything get in the hole that could create a lot of unplanned work for yourself and possibly a much larger commitment of time than you'd planned for. Those are the risks that some people take when they decide to just go without one.
Looks a lot a mazda/ford pickup item
Nissan hardbodies look a lot like that.
The OE item appears to be ribbed for her pleasure (or so I'm told).
02Pilot said:The OE item appears to be ribbed for her pleasure (or so I'm told).
Anyone else miss these? I used play with the "ribbed" shift boot in my dad's Omni. We kids used to poke it to invert the ribs and then jam the shifter about while dad ran into the store to grab a pack of smokes. I... may have been joe dirt in a previous life.
I have some in my k-cars but just to add something new the one in my Montero also looks almost exactly like that, so maybe look if its available for Mitsus.
Ima make a junkyard run and do some measuring.
Nissan hard bodys, montero, volvos, equipment, and mazda ford and see what i can figure out.
Mazda/ford pickups are a no as is the hardbody, all are to big.
90s toyota cars and jeeps are next on my list.
I am just glad that I am not the only one here who's mind takes a trip to the gutter every now and then.
In reply to dean1484 :
Trip, heck. Mine pretty much resides there.
Jeep Cherokee. I used two of them in Sanford.
Toyman01 said:Jeep Cherokee. I used two of them in Sanford.
Xj?
You know they're not hard to make.
If you are crafty you can take a razorblade and section one and use crazy glue to reassemble it the correct size. I have done this for rubber gaskets and O-rings with good success.
914Driver said:You know they're not hard to make.
I made the one in aRTic and the one currently in the omni. I perfer the rubber accordian.
bearmtnmartin said:If you are crafty you can take a razorblade and section one and use crazy glue to reassemble it the correct size. I have done this for rubber gaskets and O-rings with good success.
I have made many gaskets and orings that way. I know there has to be a off the shelf option that will work.
Metro molded parts has a few accordion boots. Not sure if the sizes are right but...
I also find that calling them will turn up more bits than their website
old Hyundai Excels used something similar
That looks like the one that was in my 1985 Cavalier.
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