I did, my bad. Fixed my previous post.

I want the Boss 302 **** when it comes out. I think the two together will be a nice touch to differentiate my car from the stock GT.

 

yeah that will look good

 

Got this tonight, and after trying, it won't fit over the shift ****. The plastic collar won't slip all the way down over the shift ****, so this is a lost project. Don't buy one and be out $40 like I was.

 

I'm confused. What do you mean it won't fit over the shift ****? You unscrewed your 401A shift **** and the plastic collar won't fit over the threaded shaft? The base of the shift **** in the picture you posted looks to be the same size as 401A but pictures can be deceiving. You could try removing the collar to give more slack.

 

Yes, you're correct. It appears the collar of the shift boot has a smaller ID than the threaded shaft OD. There is also a "spike" coming down off the collar on the GT500 boot that won't let it fully seat (which I know can be taken off). The collar is glued in from the bottom so it can't be removed from the boot. I'm going to take some measurements and see what I can do to try and get this to fit.

 

UPDATE:

I got this to work. When I took measurements of the shifter shaft and the plastic collar on the new boot, they were very close. Found some plastic "boogers" which appear to be from manufacturing. I cleaned the collar out with a knife and that allowed it to slide down freely. There is one ear that sticks out from the inside of the GT500 boot, and that needs to be removed for the boot to sit flush like the stock 401A boot, which I did with a pair of side cutters and a file. You could use a Dremel and accomplish the same. Once that was done, it was simply a matter of snapping out the old boot and putting the new one in its place. Push the collar down to the bottom of the shifter assembly, then thread the 401A **** right over it, and you're done.

Pics of the finished product:

 

I agree!


Edit: Whoops, I'm late to the party! Looks good. I like the GT500 Boot, with or without the matching steering wheel. What would look nice is white stitching on the regular leather steering wheel to match the 401A package. A la, Motorsport style, that would certainly win me over on the 401A package. As if the **** isn't enough.

Let us know if you find out anything about the Boss shift *****. (Once again, just stating the obvious)

 

It's not a 100% match to the cashmere stitching (this is truly white) but it looks good and adds a little contrast to the shifter boot, which is what I was looking for.

Good thing, this gives any 400A people another option to change the look, and for 401A people they can go with something different as well.

As for the Boss ****, we won't know much until 2012 parts and models start hitting the showrooms. I'll keep you all posted when I find out more.

 

I like the contrast stitching on the boot, even without the GT500 wheel to match. I'd really like to see a GT500 shift **** with the proper pattern for the '11 GT trans.

 

I see Parts Cheap has taken it off their site. Part number for reference is AR3Z-7277-AA.