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Ive done a bit of searching on the forum... and ive come across this....

i just fitted new boots to my handbrake and shifter to my s1 33 it is simple. just undo the screws behind the ashtray and in the centre part once you have it taken off slide it over your handbrake and flip upside down. there are clips holding it inplace just squeeze the sides and the wire will come off them then you have to bend the frame of your new one which is easy follow the old shape and slide back in

I was hoping to get a more detailed explanation on how to change it?

I heard you have to re sew the new leather boot on a wire frame? cant say ive ever sewed in my life lol!!

Any help is appreciated!

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Undo your center console , that is the handbrake boot and the center glove box..2 screws 1 on each side beside your seat belt buckle.

take the center console off , turn it around squeeze the leather boot out of the plastic clips.

its really easy there is no need to undo the screw behind the astray.

when i did mine.. R34.. i undid the screw behind the ashtray.. removed the gear surround (had to do this anyways for gear surround).. and then reached in from there and removed the wire from the clips..

then i pulled it up and over the handbrake.. the new one i got already had a 'wire' in the boot.. i simply slid the new one over and clipped it back in

where are you getting it from? i need a handbrake boot =/

is it original or what?

Send pablo101 a PM on here. He does group buys for leather 32 and 33 skylines plus some other models. He may get some made for 34's. They are a straight swap no stitching required. The wire is already in place.

getting it off a guy on the forums

pablo101 like the person said above.

genuine nissan ones... 50 for the pair.

I suggest give him a pm... he may some some left over from last group buy.

i plan to do a DIY with pics for this so its easy for people next time :D

Ive done a bit of searching on the forum... and ive come across this....

I was hoping to get a more detailed explanation on how to change it?

I heard you have to re sew the new leather boot on a wire frame? cant say ive ever sewed in my life lol!!

Any help is appreciated!

Seeing you got it from Pablo101, there will be no sewing required. It already has the wire in it. Just undo the screws for the centre console, pull the old boot out and push the new one in. It doesn't take long at all.

hey guys

i just swapped it out.

Very easy.

just take out the 2 nuts inside the centre console

put ur hand under it and give the hand brake boot a bit of a push and squeeze and it will come off. Dont forget to unbutton it.

slide the new one in place (over the top of the hand brake) and just mould the wire frame into the plastic clips... button it up and done! all fixed... :P

Edited by br3ndan

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