MGW question

[sunburstgold]

Ok well i put my MGW in and i absolutely love it but the person that owned the car previously put a hust shifter in it which i would not recomend but that shifter requires that you must cut up the inner dust boot and the MGW specifies that you must keep the dust boot in tact so i called up ford and a new one is about 130$. I really dont wanna spend that much if i dont need to so how important is the inner dust boot do i really need it?

 

[ocbaud]

keep it on there the best you can and dont worry about it. its mostly to help keep down on the noise.

though $130 sounds really damn high for it.

 

[stangGT97]

I paid $40ish from the dealer, so they're really taking you for a ride... As ocbaud said, it's just to keep the shifter area quiet, if there are some cuts in it then its not a big deal.

 

[bakos24]

I paid $40ish from the dealer, so they're really taking you for a ride... As ocbaud said, it's just to keep the shifter area quiet, if there are some cuts in it then its not a big deal.

I got one from the dealer for like 40ish. It made a load of differnce with the noise. After I got the new one it was noiseless.

 

[sunburstgold]

Ok cool so there isnt going to be some kind of shifter failure if i dont get it. Yeah thats what i thought i even went to the dealer and explained what i wanted and showed a pic and they stuck with the 130 price

 

[Spreadman]

The 130 is for the metal plate PLUS the boot. You can order a new boot by itself from 5.0resto or Randy Stinchcomb (member here). Actually, let me check at home, I may have a new one that was supposed to go on Sundance before I wrecked her. I'll check and post up tonight....if I have it, pay shipping and it's yours.

 

[bakos24]

Ok cool so there isnt going to be some kind of shifter failure if i dont get it. Yeah thats what i thought i even went to the dealer and explained what i wanted and showed a pic and they stuck with the 130 price

No, there will be no problem except with the noise. Check a different dealer and see what they say. I almost guarantee that you will end up buying because of the noise. try and find it cheaper.

Spreadman
The 130 is for the metal plate PLUS the boot.

Mine was 40ish with the boot and metal plate

 

[sunburstgold]

Yeah man if you had one layin around that would be awesome appreciation=100%. If u dont have that one no worries i'll see if i can get one for 40 like everyone else is say

 

[menasci]

I only paid $18.

They probably quoted you for the leather boot thing.