I did not like the way the stock shifter felt. Too easy for my hand to slip between gears. So after 5 years with no modifications other than the head unit, I installed the new ****.

Here is the information, it is made by Sparco;

Amazon.com: Sparco 03740AN Racing Silver Shift ****: Automotive

I think it is a nice alternative to our bulky ****. It is much easier to handle and after driving with it for a few days I wish I had done this 5 years ago!

Easy to install too, just follow the threads on our website. I've attached a picture.



Steve

 

Looks very good!

This is what I had in the old car.....



On the new one, I have kept the OEM **** for now and gotten a nice two tone boot to match the interior....

 

Wow I really like that as well. Two questions;

Where did you buy that boot?

How did you get the boot to fit onto the shifter **** so that it does not slide down?

Thanks!

 

Thanks, the boot was purchased through Shiftstyle.com

Mike and myself got them the template for the XF, so all you do is go to the website and select your options, they have tons including different custom stitching, unique materials, and a palatte of colors.

The boot will come set up to work with a standard XF shift ****, and this is where I had to get creative to make it work with this momo. On the underside of the momo, there is a nut that turns around the shaft, allowing you to tighten the boot material to the ****'s bottom to make it look seamless. Well the momo was larger than the XF ****, so I had to cut the new shift boot to slide it over the larger momo ****, but I also had to cut several breaks in the nut and bend out the teeth so I could get the alcantara material where it needed to be. It was not something I would do again, but it turned out pretty well.

The boots some ready to roll, that is why with the new car, I went with a custom boot only and kept the OEM ****.