Why do people lower their shift boot

bk7794 · Post by **bk7794** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:18 pm

I was looking at this Civic on eBay. The thing was destroyed. Everything was damaged, but one thing that I noticed was that the leather shift boot was pushed down. I've seen this in other cars and always wondered why people do it. Anyone have an idea? I always pictured it as a ricer attempt at making belief it was a racecar.

RomPirate · Post by **RomPirate** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:25 pm

I think it might be stock. That- or one of those "JDM" shift boots (i'd say its stock though)

My shift boot is low because I have a skunk2 weighted shift knob, and it has no clips to attach the stock boot to. I'm too cheap atm to buy a new boot.

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:41 pm

It's bustin' a sag.

bk7794 · Post by **bk7794** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:50 pm

RomPirate wrote:I think it might be stock. That- or one of those "JDM" shift boots (i'd say its stock though)

My shift boot is low because I have a skunk2 weighted shift knob, and it has no clips to attach the stock boot to. I'm too cheap atm to buy a new boot.

That is the stock shift boot pushed down. Looks stock because of the plastic collar which would normally be at the top near the knob is now underneath the console.

Your boot without clips I am sure doesn't look like this

theholycow wrote:It's bustin' a sag.

lol, ridin' low

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:25 pm

I'm not so sure that's always done intentionally. Sometimes it might just be worn and sagging down low.

six · Post by **six** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:00 pm

Shadow wrote:I'm not so sure that's always done intentionally. Sometimes it might just be worn and sagging down low.

TWSS

tankinbeans · Post by **tankinbeans** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:04 pm

Good question. It's probably another attempt at being "different" or clever.

bk7794 · Post by **bk7794** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:58 pm

Shadow wrote:I'm not so sure that's always done intentionally. Sometimes it might just be worn and sagging down low.

Some of them are not, your right, but some, like in this case, are definitely done deliberately. In my opinion, it's just another way to distinguish if it was owned by someone who probably beat on it.

tankinbeans wrote:Good question. It's probably another attempt at being "different" or clever.

Because racecar.

tankinbeans · Post by **tankinbeans** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:03 pm

It would give one license to introduce the car to a sledge hammer, or better yet the driver.

AHTOXA · Post by **AHTOXA** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:46 pm

Maybe the owner is circumcised and likes when the leather is pulled back from the knob.

Rope-Pusher · Post by **Rope-Pusher** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:54 pm

Some people still suffer trauma from watching "The Wizard of Oz" at too young of an age.

ClutchFork · Post by **ClutchFork** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:16 pm

Maybe they drove so fast that the jet stream of air under the car produced low pressure and sucked the boot down.

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