Manual Gear Shift Gaiter

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sideshowbob
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Manual Gear Shift Gaiter

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Looking for final parts for auto to manual gearbox conversion.

Does anyone have a spare leather gaiter, preferably grey or black, but a light colour would be OK as I can re dye it.

Also could do with the support frame that holds gaiter in the transmission tunnel.

Ever hopeful.
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Ralph in Socal
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I have in the US if you have no other options there. I think in black also but I have to make sure. Series 2 car, correct?

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sideshowbob
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Re: Manual Gear Shift Gaiter

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Hi Ralph.....the car is an '88 635 CSi Highline, do you have any photos ?
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Re: Manual Gear Shift Gaiter

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Photos would be useless as the leather is extremely dry and has stretched badly at the seam. Probably just good for a pattern and the intact plastic frame. I do have some pieces of black leather harvested from BMWs that I can send along. The 88/89 used “French Stitch” at the seams and that requires special sewing machines. Wish I could help you more.

Ralph
There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and Mental Illness.

85 635csi Zinno Auto
84 528i Euro
83 635 Euro Arktik
81 528i Kastanien 5-speed
88 528e Bronzit (Granpa Car)
86 535i Auto (For Sale)
81 633 csi (retired)
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