MOUNTING BRACKETS
For some boots we can provide the mounting bracket, or the wire that is fed into the bottom of the boot, so that you don't have to re-use the stock one. If you'd like to purchase the bracket as well, please select this option. It is not available for cars that we don't provide the bracket for, or if a bracket is not needed.
Depending on your vehicle, the bracket might apply to the shift boot or the ebrake boot. Our website only suggests the bracket if you have added a product that can be equipped with the bracket.
Buying the bracket from is a great deal. Why? It will save you a lot of time on extracting the bracket from the stock boot and installing our boot on it - which sometimes involves gluing or other time-consuming alternatives.
If the bracket option got selected to YES automatically, this means we strogly recommend it for your vehicle. It's going to be really difficult to transfer the bracket from the stock boot to ours. Do not switch it off, unless you really want to spend a lot of time fixing an installation challenge that can be minimized with just $19!
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If you decide to NOT get our bracket... Here's what you'll be dealing with.
First, you need to extract the bracket from the stock boot.
Our boots come with a sewn hem, and you will have to feed the wire through it:
The wire is a closed loop - cut it open, ideally removing the part where it's welded to form a closed loop:
Start feeding it through the hem:
Corners are tricky. You need to manipulate the wire until it finds the clearance, which will be taxing on your patience because the folds of the French seam don't make it any easier:
Lastly, you might need to close the loop. For most trims, where the wire is pulled to the outside, the stiffness of the wire will suffice to hold the shift boot well and you don't need to worry about re-closing it.
In some cases, however, where the wire is flimsy and the mounting works to compress the wire, you might find you need to stiffen the wire by re-closing the loop. This involves opening a bit of the seam OR (recommended) making an incision in the hem itself (this way you don't have to worry about resecuring the seam) and either welding it back, or using a heat shrink tube at least.
If you decide on opening the stitching a bit, tie a knot on the thread AND use a spot of superglue on both ends of the stitching you have removed to prevent it from unraveling further.
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