leather boot for a4 (vy clubby)

[JET-33]

the leather boot on my a4 vy clubby looks like its shrunk and doesnt stretch all the way to the bottom anymore (well, never did since i got the car...)

anyone know where i can source a leather boot replacement? dont need the whole unit, just the piece of leather i believe

[whitels1ss]

Try this guy.

http://www.guruleather.com.au/

[JET-33]

just looked at the site, hes got a manual one for 90, nothing displayed for auto

90 seems pretty steep for a piece of leather about a5 size

[whitels1ss]

just looked at the site, hes got a manual one for 90, nothing displayed for auto

90 seems pretty steep for a piece of leather about a5 size
Yeah, his stuff is quite good but not cheap, can't you buy new from Holden?

[JET-33]

Yeah, his stuff is quite good but not cheap, can't you buy new from Holden?

i have a feeling holden are going to say they sell the whole unit, with shifter, and charge and arm and a leg

might see if i can find a wreckers who has one

[Peter B - CV8]

I picked up a new one for the Monaro from my local Holden dealer for around the $30- mark from memory. Just the boot only... Still haven't got around to installing it (packed away for when the original one is looking really bad)

[JET-33]

I picked up a new one for the Monaro from my local Holden dealer for around the $30- mark from memory. Just the boot only...

:shock:

thats good. id take that any day! will suss it out tomorrow.

how long ago was that?

[seedyrom]

I'm sure I've got one in the garage you can have. Though finding it might be a struggle. Give me till Wednesday afternoon

I bought mine off a guy on eBay. $90 or so.

[JET-33]

I'm sure I've got one in the garage you can have. Though finding it might be a struggle. Give me till Wednesday afternoon

I bought mine off a guy on eBay. $90 or so.

Ah cool, let me know how you go...we can work something out

Cheers


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[seedyrom]

Ahh, sorry. Just read its for an auto.
I've only got a manual boot

[JET-33]

Ahh, sorry. Just read its for an auto.
I've only got a manual boot

Thanks anyway


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[Peter B - CV8]

:shock:

thats good. id take that any day! will suss it out tomorrow.

how long ago was that?

Back in Jan 2009 & it was $27.93c.

[planetdavo]

i have a feeling holden are going to say they sell the whole unit, with shifter, and charge and arm and a leg

might see if i can find a wreckers who has one

It's better to check out the obvious option first, rather than assuming the genuine option is always the dearest and simply bypassing it. Many wreckers in particular have become quite rich from the word "assume"...

[JET-33]

It's better to check out the obvious option first, rather than assuming the genuine option is always the dearest and simply bypassing it. Many wreckers in particular have become quite rich from the word "assume"...

$85 for boot only, wreckers get rich whilst holden goes backwards. picked up a vz 6 speed gear knob including surround and much larger leather boot from a spares place NEW when i had the monaro for around $90

was quoted around $160 a while back for 2x "260" badges, yup, 2 crappy small plastic badges. bit off topic but speaks to trends of holden/hsv spare parts.

[planetdavo]

$85 for boot only, wreckers get rich whilst holden goes backwards. picked up a vz 6 speed gear knob including surround and much larger leather boot from a spares place NEW when i had the monaro for around $90

was quoted around $160 a while back for 2x "260" badges, yup, 2 crappy small plastic badges. bit off topic but speaks to trends of holden/hsv spare parts.

Like I said, one shouldn't assume...we take many calls every month from people that have rung wreckers and/or non genuine sources, and people are quite surprised dealers are the cheaper option. HSV is not "Holden", so let's remove that comparison from the discussion hey. ;)
It takes only one phone call and a couple of minutes to either confirm or deny who is the cheapest, so always worth doing. One needs to factor in other variables though. New or used, genuine or copy, how much warranty etc.
In regards to those shifter boots and knobs, they are the classic pin-up boy example of a cheap USED part, as they flooded the market removed from HSV conversions, making the price low. No two year warranty though- now being a secondhand part, whereas new genuine comes with a 2 year/50,000km warranty.
I saw many of those "new" shifters you speak of in my life. Half of them came with "free" scratches or rub marks on the gear knob silver trim, and broken clips on the boot retainer...:hide:

[JET-33]

Maybe you can do a good deal for me :stick:

;)


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