Shift Knob installation on FL5R

[spectre186]

Looks good...assuming that's suede?

Alcantara. Love how it feels. We’ll see how it holds up.

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[Icehawk]

Y'all need to ditch that cheap OEM boot! It's one of the few bits of the car where I scratch my head, like come on Honda you can't give us a decent looking one instead of this $2 vinyl jobbie?

 

[GM1777]

Do you know the Honda p/n for the Alcantara shift boot? Believe it would look nice matching the Alcantara steering wheel. Thanks.

 

[RUNN1N]

Do you know the Honda p/n for the Alcantara shift boot? Believe it would look nice matching the Alcantara steering wheel. Thanks.

83443-T60-J21ZA

From my research, Black Hawk is the cheapest place to get it with shipping--mine came yesterday after a ~3-week wait.

 

[Laznz]

Y'all need to ditch that cheap OEM boot! It's one of the few bits of the car where I scratch my head, like come on Honda you can't give us a decent looking one instead of this $2 vinyl jobbie?

Yep, I'm not a fan of the leather wheel and boot you guys have in the states. The setup we get in NZ looks a lot nicer.

 

[GM1777]

Thanks RUNN1N. Believe the rub here in the states is for some reason Honda doesn't provide this as an accessory option... unlike the steering wheel.

Looks like Black Hawk is Japan, haven't ordered from them but will check it out. Hopefully it's fully interchangeable with stock smooth one here in the states.

 

[GM1777]

For those interested, Black Hawk website shows $60. Plus $19 shipping to WA state.

 

[Bonito]

Thanks RUNN1N. Believe the rub here in the states is for some reason Honda doesn't provide this as an accessory option... unlike the steering wheel.

Looks like Black Hawk is Japan, haven't ordered from them but will check it out. Hopefully it's fully interchangeable with stock smooth one here in the states.

From what I remember the Japanese alcantara boot assembly takes some modding because it is set up for right side drive and the boot assembly is not symmetrical. Definitely something you can use, but you have to do some light modding.

EDIT: This applies to buying the whole assembly. If that Black Hawk listing is JUST for the boot material itself, you should be fine.

 

[GM1777]

Thanks Bonito, guess I'll wait and see what shows up, hopefully it's a one for one fully interchangeable boot. If not, maybe that's why it's not offered here in the states to go along with the steering wheel which is.

 

[spectre186]

Thanks Bonito, guess I'll wait and see what shows up, hopefully it's a one for one fully interchangeable boot. If not, maybe that's why it's not offered here in the states to go along with the steering wheel which is.

Please post here. I’m definitely interested in an alcantara boot!

 

[Bazgab]

Y'all need to ditch that cheap OEM boot! It's one of the few bits of the car where I scratch my head, like come on Honda you can't give us a decent looking one instead of this $2 vinyl jobbie?

Agreed, the NA OEM boot is an eyesore. IMO the center dash "aluminum" cover is also not great looking. At least there are good options, either JDM or aftermarket like Overland Designs.

 

[RUNN1N]

Thanks RUNN1N. Believe the rub here in the states is for some reason Honda doesn't provide this as an accessory option... unlike the steering wheel.

Looks like Black Hawk is Japan, haven't ordered from them but will check it out. Hopefully it's fully interchangeable with stock smooth one here in the states.

The alcantara boot (at least the one from Black Hawk) comes stapled to the assembly frame, so you'll need to remove 12 staples, take the alcantara boot off of the frame, then remove the 12 staples holding the vinyl boot on the OEM frame, and then re-staple the alcantara boot to your OEM frame. One frame that would work for both LHD and RHD models seems a little more logical to me, but oh well.

@spectre186 , just so you know what to expect. ^^

 

[Turbonium]

Looking good! I'm running the same knob (ordered from Nengun) and I love it. On occasion I get tempted to run an Acuity Poco because I think it'd be even shorter but the Mugen feels so nice!

I'm assuming you used the stock collar boot, looks nice. Looks really short too, do you have a short shifter or is that stock?

 

[Bonito]

I'm assuming you used the stock collar boot, looks nice. Looks really short too, do you have a short shifter or is that stock?

Overland alcantara boot with an Acuity collar. I had to use electrical tape to make the boot and collar work without bunching as I got it before we all realized that the Acuity collar doesn’t match Overland’s cut for the opening size.

No short shifter, but the Mugen knob sits much lower than stock so my throws feel shorter. At some point I’ll try the Poco to make it feel even shorter.

 

[Turbonium]

Overland alcantara boot with an Acuity collar. I had to use electrical tape to make the boot and collar work without bunching as I got it before we all realized that the Acuity collar doesn’t match Overland’s cut for the opening size.

No short shifter, but the Mugen knob sits much lower than stock so my throws feel shorter. At some point I’ll try the Poco to make it feel even shorter.

Can you link to the acuity collar? I dig your setup in that lighting.

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