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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: nadlad on 20 March 2006, 20:04

Title: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: nadlad on 20 March 2006, 20:04

anyone know where to get one and how easy it is to replace them my leather has really worn out on mine thanks

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: welshgar on 20 March 2006, 20:26

 :smiley:
piece of cake to change m8y,

ebay is probably your best bet to pick one up quite cheap though....

to change it all you need to do is get the boot up and over the gear knob, undo the clasp (pliers work best) and remove...(as Haynes says......) refitting is reversal of removal  :grin:

 :undecided: or you could try Haynes for a better explaination  :undecided:

hope it helps bud

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: nadlad on 20 March 2006, 20:49

thanks for a reply is the leather thing called the boot?

also if am just changing the gaitor thing cant i do as u say and lift it off and theninside out and then put a new one in the same way howcoem i have to cut the ring off or something

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: welshgar on 20 March 2006, 21:01

 :grin: the clasp holds the gaitor (aka boot) on to the gear stick, so you have to remove this inorder to get the boot off.

the clasp also forms a seal or 'hold' which stops the gear knob fallin off in your hand everytime you change gear.

once you got the boot inside out you'll see what you have to do to get the clasp off  :smiley:

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: nadlad on 20 March 2006, 21:18

ok so what i do then as if am doing this for real, and sorry if i sound dumb.

i prieze the clips holding the bottom of the leather thing down to the consol off using a flat headed screwdriver i then pull it up and over the actual gear nob.

then since it is still attached to the bottom of the gear nob...  u cant pull it off  right? so what u do is cut the hose clip thing off then it comes off? right?

then the bit am confused with do u now pull/yank the gear nob off for some reason and then get ure new leather sh!t and pull it up and under the new nob fasten the clip on and push the base to the console bit at the bottom and ure sorted or do u hve to take the gear nob off and do summot else.

sorry for acting dumb, in ure answer can  u please use dumb language , like "leather sh!t" " nob"  "hose pipe" instead of technical terms like clasp gaitor etc sorry. am pleading ignorance here.

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: welshgar on 20 March 2006, 21:41

 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

yeah, basically what you just said, is how i'd do it.

as soon as you take the clasp off (and you'll probably break it...i did, replace with a small cable tie) the leather sh!t should come off too, along with the gear knob.

its really easy if you got it in front of you, honest..just get the clasp off and your home and dry.

 :smiley:

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: nadlad on 20 March 2006, 23:29

is this is welshgar

http://www.redlinegoods.com/VWMK4install.shtm

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: welshgar on 21 March 2006, 16:02

 :grin:
yeah, thats it m8y, just follow those distructions and you'll have a nice new boot in no time at all :smiley:

(lets have some pics up of the finished article m8  :smiley:)

Title: Re: mk4 gear gaitor
Post by: welshgar on 21 March 2006, 16:11

Quote from: nadlad on 20 March 2006, 23:29

is this is welshgar

http://www.redlinegoods.com/VWMK4install.shtm

i almost feel hurt that you had to check up on me!!  :laugh:

hahaha, only joking m8y..  i only knew how to do it cos i butchered mine about a year ago when i wanted a different gear knob.

got bored with that too, and ended up back with OEM....