I've been looking for shift boots for thirdgens for quite awhile now, and they just don't seem to exist. I've tried 4thgen leather boots, and they're too small. So having one custom-made by an upholstery shop seemed like the only alternative.
But then someone posted a link to Redlinegoods on another topic thread, so I gave them a try. Copied from my post on that thread...
Because it's nearly impossible to find leather shift boots for thirdgens, other than having one custom made by an upholstery shop, I gave Redline a try(above link).
The boot is nice! I can't verify the fit yet, but it looks to be of the correct dimensions and shape, so I'm anticipating a good fit.
I ordered charcoal leather with matching stitching, and the color is a near-perfect match to the Firebird's stock leather shifter ****. I've gone through a lot of color samples at upholstery shops, and that stock color is a hard one to match. So I'm very happy about this!
You can get them in just about any color leather with any color stitching. You can also order them made "shorter" for a better fit with a shorter sticks. I got mine 1" short for my Pro 5.0 stick.
*Edit: But to make the boot shorter, it appears they just cut-down the top of it without narrowing the diameter of the opening back to the lever diameter. So the neck fits too loosely on the shift lever. I think having it made only 1/2" shorter would be the most it should be shortened and the best fit for all applications.*
They're made-to-order in, and shipped directly from, Poland. So it takes about a week to make, then takes about another week for shipping.
Didn't see this thread. I ordered one early Feburary (Feb 7th to be exact), and let me tell you, it looks great!
I haven't installed it yet, simply because I was waiting to get my Pro 5.0 shifter. I finally got the shifter (Its not shipping fault, its my own fault, everytime I went to order, I couldnt bring myserlf to hit "Give them all your money" button) so I hope to have it installed soon enough.
I cant Remeber the webiste address Classic Ind Has the shift boots just download the online catalog free (PDF) it has all the manual and automatic stuff. And a lot of little stuff that hard to find $23.95 For the boot.
I would like to highly recommend these shift boots to anybody who is even mildly interested in replacing or upgrading their original. Like mentioned above, these are real leather not the cheap looking vinyl or imitation leather. They have a plethora of options available. I had it narrowed down to two different choices and couldn't decide so I bought them both. I was very pleased with how they both came out. I decided to go with the baseball stitching to match my shifter and e-brake handle. I highly recommend them. Here is the one I installed:
