Removing Auto Shift Knob & Boot?

hl0m4n · 09-05-2008, 11:21 PM

to remove the auto shift knob and boot do we just pull the ebrake, put it in reverse and pull up like the 6mt:

LOLrance · 09-05-2008, 11:25 PM

To remove the knob itself. Just pull up. Careful not to smack yourself in the face when it comes off. Also make sure you are not pushing the release button down on. Just yank up and it will come off with some force.

andyffer · 09-05-2008, 11:59 PM

put it in park, and pull up. not very hard. mine came off fairly easy

hl0m4n · 09-06-2008, 01:45 AM

thanks guys. what about the boot? is it the same removing it like the 6mt video above?

also the shift knob can be removed without taking the boot off right?

andyffer · 09-06-2008, 08:20 AM

^ Sorry, I dont know.
But a little story...

Because I dont have the alarm system, I just take off the gear selector. I figure every thief looks in the car first, so...

hl0m4n · 09-06-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hl0m4n

thanks guys. what about the boot? is it the same removing it like the 6mt video above?

also the shift knob can be removed without taking the boot off right?

friendly

for answers. ty

hl0m4n · 09-16-2008, 10:31 AM

so the boot does pop out like the manual video? i pulled hard and i feel if i pull any harder somethings going to tear

. just want to make sure.

N54_Fan · 09-16-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hl0m4n

so the boot does pop out like the manual video? i pulled hard and i feel if i pull any harder somethings going to tear

. just want to make sure.

This is easy. I have done it a hundred times. Pull up on one of the corners of the boot. I too thought it would tear but it won't. It is leather. Also, I have found that by pulling up just a bit ( to the point of resistance) on the rear corner and then pushing with other hand toward the shifter that the clip unhooks and then VIOLA,..its off.

Good luck!

phattbam · 09-23-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by N54_Fan

This is easy. I have done it a hundred times. Pull up on one of the corners of the boot. I too thought it would tear but it won't. It is leather. Also, I have found that by pulling up just a bit ( to the point of resistance) on the rear corner and then pushing with other hand toward the shifter that the clip unhooks and then VIOLA,..its off.

Good luck!

+1

hl0m4n · 10-03-2008, 03:07 PM

i just did this and the whole black plastic part came out. the black plastic part with the park, drive, reverse, etc. i pulled up on the boot like you guys say but instead got the whole piece.

how does the boot itself come off the black plastic piece now? i pull and pull and nada...

phattbam · 10-03-2008, 03:29 PM

it's glued on so you work your way around it slowly.

hl0m4n · 10-03-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by phattbam

it's glued on so you work your way around it slowly.

if the boot is glued onto the black piece what do i do when i want to put it back in? so it's not like the 6mt where the boot snaps out?

phattbam · 10-03-2008, 04:49 PM

it should have 'tabs' but it's originally glued in. Mine was like that and then I used to just "snap" it back in.

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LOLrance The Law. 301 Rep 14,283 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SF / OC iTrader: (17)	To remove the knob itself. Just pull up. Careful not to smack yourself in the face when it comes off. Also make sure you are not pushing the release button down on. Just yank up and it will come off with some force. __________________
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andyffer Banned 138 Rep 563 Posts Drives: 700hp M3 - Interlagos E92 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Bugatti Veyron [0.00]	put it in park, and pull up. not very hard. mine came off fairly easy
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hl0m4n Major General 2157 Rep 5,623 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	thanks guys. what about the boot? is it the same removing it like the 6mt video above? also the shift knob can be removed without taking the boot off right? __________________ Cars: 07 335i ► 08 328i ► 11 328xi ► 13 M3 ► 17 M4 ► 14 M6
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andyffer Banned 138 Rep 563 Posts Drives: 700hp M3 - Interlagos E92 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Bugatti Veyron [0.00]	^ Sorry, I dont know. But a little story... Because I dont have the alarm system, I just take off the gear selector. I figure every thief looks in the car first, so...
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hl0m4n Major General 2157 Rep 5,623 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	so the boot does pop out like the manual video? i pulled hard and i feel if i pull any harder somethings going to tear . just want to make sure. __________________ Cars: 07 335i ► 08 328i ► 11 328xi ► 13 M3 ► 17 M4 ► 14 M6
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hl0m4n Major General 2157 Rep 5,623 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	i just did this and the whole black plastic part came out. the black plastic part with the park, drive, reverse, etc. i pulled up on the boot like you guys say but instead got the whole piece. how does the boot itself come off the black plastic piece now? i pull and pull and nada... __________________ Cars: 07 335i ► 08 328i ► 11 328xi ► 13 M3 ► 17 M4 ► 14 M6
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phattbam Major General 180 Rep 5,822 Posts Drives: '17 Protonic Blue i3 REx Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: sf area iTrader: (21)	it should have 'tabs' but it's originally glued in. Mine was like that and then I used to just "snap" it back in.
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