I was at a car show this weekend and saw a brushed aluminum trim bezel around the manual shifter on an 08 Bullit and it looked really good. I was wondering if anyone had retrofitted one of these to their GT. I was interested in the cost and the part number if anyone has it.

 

This is the "premier" package ring, not sure if its the same as the bullit?
7R3Z-7277-BA


Other options (no affiliation, nor did I search for the best deal):
Silverhorse:
Go to this thread for a pic.. http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=470529
http://www.ninosport.com/SilverHorse...stang-S197-510
UPR:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UPR-B...808171049r2946

 

Yep, same as on the Bullitt. And yes, it will fit a regular GT just fine....Not cheap, and not aluminum.....LOL...

http://www.partscheap.com/Mustang_Al...3z-7277-ba.htm

Also, keep an eye on E Bay.


Mike

 

Although the satin ring is the same, the part number is different for the Bullitt because the hole in the boot is smaller for the Bullit's slimmer shift lever to pass through.

It will fit on any 05-09 Mustang, including automatic models if you remove the boot material.

 

You could also pop out the trim ring and boot. remove the boot and then paint the trim ring with Duplicolor T191 Ultra Silver. It matches the door handle aluminum color and looks very good. Yes, Duplicolor "T" as in truck. You get a bigger can for the money, just in case you like it so well that you want to take off those speaker trim rings and the window control pads and paint them to match.

 

actually i got this color tip from watchdevil - look how good his center stack and speaker trim looks.

 

Keep your eye out on eBay ... I got my factory Boot/Bezel and the matching Shift **** for $80 Shipped .... PartsCheap want $240 ... with an MSRP of $325 ...

 

I bought the factory Bullitt boot and bezel assy while it was still cheap, Ford part# 8R3Z 7277 CB, it now retails for $191.98, I paid $82.00. it fits great, because of the smaller opening for the shift lever I do not need the grommet for the boot to fit my Hurst shift lever, you can check it out in my images
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/galler...ageuser=105886

 

Wow - and we charge only 69.00 for our Tru-Billet Aluminum piece in satin anodized finish - what were we thinking when we came up with that ridiculous pricing for our parts? I mean it's cool and all to play with OEM parts and make them work where they weren't originally intended, but I always used to do it with the less expensive alternative, not the one at 3x the price of what was already available...

 

After the condescending sarcastic tone of that post I now know for sure where NOT to buy some accessories I am planning to buy.

Good salesmanship promotes the benefits of their product without insulting the competition or making their potential customers feel like fools for considering otherwise.

Anyway, some of us choose the OEM parts because we want something that does looks OEM and in most cases we are willing to spend a little extra for it.

 

when I bought it I didn't think $82.00 was a bad price considering it came with the OEM boot and the fit was perfect, but I don't think I would shell out $191.98 for it, I most likely would opt for something from A/M sources.

 

SHR doesn't need to insult anybody to sell their products. If your reasoning leads to you believe that you shouldn't be buying anything from them, then I would say it's your loss considering the quality and careful craftmanship that goes into each piece they sell (I would say not only above and beyond, but probably beyond the OEM pieces you are defending). I think his comment should make you reflect on where to put your money. JMO.

 

If it came across as directed at anyone, it wasn't and I apologize for that, but of course after being closed now for two days and flood waters rising, my normal communication skills might be a bit lacking... watching flood waters rise and having nothing you can do after just moving into our new shop makes for some difficult times. I know this is no excuse, but hey I'm as human as the next guy sometimes

Seeing people spend (or be asked to spend) this kind of coin on a plastic trim ring just pushed me over the proverbial edge. That said, there are always options when making your purchase, and you are free to purchase your products from whoever you feel gives you the best total value for your hard-earned dollar.

I don't feel that a product made of plastic with the appearance of metal at 3x the price is a fair comparison to our piece made from almost 2 Lbs. of billet aluminum that is finished to match the OEM trim - if I thought this was "fair" competition, I would have refrained from posting at all, since this thread wasn't started about one of our products. As a matter of fact, except for talking about the price (which is my main gripe with this) I didn't make or do I have any comments on this piece. As to making anyone feel like fools, it wasn't my intention, but 200.00 for a plastic trim ring on an OEM scale of 1000's of parts? I can understand if you're only making a few pieces the cost per piece goes up exponentially, but I'm guessing Ford had to run at least 10k of these, which would make the cost per piece downright obscene compared to the sale price.

To further point this out - understand that we're about to release a part (unrelated location) that is about the same size and weight as the bezel in question. I plan on the RETAIL cost to be under 10.00 for this part, and we're only making 1k at a time of them. Imagine if we applied Ford's economy of scale to it what our cost per piece to produce would be?

Ok, well you're free to do this if you like, but my problem was, and still is, the price. I started our company based upon the fact that I thought quality products should be available at a fair price. Again, if you think 200+ is a fair price to ask, maybe we should be changing our prices to reflect this, but I just don't think it is, so we'll keep our prices where they are. BTW - we are the OEM for some products offered on some high-end Mustangs, and even there we don't ask that kind of money for the parts we are producing for them.

I've been into Mustags since before I had a license to drive, and I grew up working on my first Mustang with a shoestring budget. In true hot-rodder style, taking an OEM part that wasn't specifically made for an application and making it work somewhere else is a large part of what our hobby is based on. That said, the normal way is to go find something (like a brake assembly) from say a Lincoln at a cheap price, fit it to your Mustang, and have the performance of a high-end setup at a lower cost than what is available on the market. In contrast, here you're taking a piece that costs a ton more than what is available through the aftermarket, and modifying it to fit, but it can't be as good as what is already available based upon the design (shape) of the part.

Sometimes it is difficult to post here because I have to be aware that I am always representing our company in some fashion, and I am not into the "pen name" posting that some other companies employ in forums. In this particular case, I was trying to point out that there are better options than this for the price available, and yes, in this case we make one of those options. But even if we didn't, I think the post still would've been the same - $200.00 (or whatever they are actually asking for this) is highway robbery. But if you feel it is a fair price, and others agree with you, then by all means go for it.

Funny part is, after re-reading the thread, I realized I missed post #2 which basically showed other options for less coin. If I had seen that on my first read, I probably wouldn't have even posted in the first place because the point was made by someone else. I just missed it in-between the pictures at the top of the thread...

Rony, thanks Watchdevil had a point that my delivery was a bit "off" on this post, but my message is still the same - it's just not a good cost / benefit ratio on this part, but that's just my personal opinion on it...

Ok, back to watching the water rise... On edit, we're at 20.6 inches for two days rain, and they say we might get 30+ by the time it is done... at this rate you won't be able to by our products if you wanted to, because they will be part of the Atlantic ocean!

 

MC....does the song "Row, row, row your boat" play through your head every day? I can't imagine the stress and disorder you are having to deal with these past few days. A few friends are trying to stem the tide as well. My brother was finally able to get to his condo in Sarasota, half of his roof shingles blown off...

Anyway...I had both the Ford piece and the SHR piece side by side, on and off the car. Wife simply said the SHR piece looked much nicer, and she wanted to be able to see the shifter indicator. While some have removed the boot from the bezel for the SHR effect, just seem'd to be too much of an expense to lay to waste.

For anyone looking for the cheapest method of obtaining the silver trim bezel....PAINT IT!

MC...I thank you for all your efforts your company have put forth since 2005. Hope you dry out with no further damages.

 

Dang thats too expensive. If i could get em for $80 I'd buy em right now

 

We made it okay, it was too close to call as if you've seen the news about where the national guard went in and then got stuck themselves - that's the same road our shop is on! Water made it to the front garden, but did not come in the doors. The drains were all backed up, but the rain did subside late today, just in time.

Made it in today with the F350, no damage at the shop to speak of, but we'll be running short staff until Monday. Roads are still a mess, and UPS and FedEx haven't been by for a couple days now. Maybe tomorrow they will be by to pick up again.

 

I love the Silverhorse piece but I need a new leather boot anyway (thanks to the MGW shifter prototype) so I'm considering the OEM piece that has the boot and bezel all in one.