CWC(4)

The new shifter boot I installed a when I reassembled my interior a few months ago has split where the shifter comes through. This was a stock replacement boot from either Corvette America or L I Corvette, I can't remember which and I'm not sure who's product they sell.
The boot seemed like a good pliable (rubber?) material and it conformed nicely to the Hurst shifter that is in the car without much stretching involved. (Shifter was in the car when I got it).
Is this something anyone has run into before? Is there a '63 boot made for this application?
Thanks for any help

Stewart Allison

Mine did the same thing on a C1 after two weeks of driving. I’m thinking about making a leather boot for it. There is a lot of heat that comes through the shifter spot. The rubber is really soft and looks like it would last a long time but it’s obviously not up for any type of use.

RatDog

I had the same problem and, following MarkC’s lead, I made a leather boot. Here’s the post I made about it:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...fter-boot.html

Steve

CWC(4)

thanks for the responses..........
good looking leather boot.
Here's a picture of the split on mine. I went out one day a week or 2 ago and it looked like it just "popped" . I put a zip tie around it for the time being to try and keep the split from creeping.

leif.anderson93

Classic case of a square peg in a round hole

RatDog

Yeah, that’s not where my rubber boot was failing. Mine was splitting at the bottom of the boot. Caused by heat I’m thinking.

Steve