Simple mod that will make the interior look Better

[01OldsAleroGt]

As what i said.. I did a simple mod that made the interior look 10x better.

I have always hated the stock shifter knob.. it always felt outta place with the feel of the rest of the car and the interior... but if your lookin for a CHEAP and easy mod that will make the interior look soo much better.. check it out

Like what Redog did but on a much smaller and simpler scale... its just the resuse of GM parts in the vehicle

I pulled the shifter knob and leather boot from a 98-up Grand Prix GT and did the slight modifications to make it what it looks like now

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/mugenaccord86/Project%20Alero%20GT/IMAG0094.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/mugenaccord86/Project%20Alero%20GT/IMAG0095.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/mugenaccord86/Project%20Alero%20GT/IMAG0096.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/mugenaccord86/Project%20Alero%20GT/IMAG0097.jpg

[MattismodderX]

i kinda like the stock shifter. although i like what u did there.

[01OldsAleroGt]

lol thanks man.. actually it is a stock shifter... from a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Sedan

[Dhoyle]

thats really nice

[01OldsAleroGt]

its nice... drove today... feels soo much better when resting your hand on the shifter..... and doesn't look as bulky and well... odd as the original

[black]

nice!!!

ebay search...

[01OldsAleroGt]

nope even better.. Junkyard diving

[black]

nope even better.. Junkyard diving

i wish..

we had three of them here.

down to one, and you cant go in anymore.

used to spend a full day in them.

checking the cars for things lost under the seats... score!!!!:drunk: :yahoo:

[01OldsAleroGt]

hell yea man... love to find the things people forget about... and some things i wish i would have never found too XD

[surreal_awakening]

I have one similar to that, came from a Bonneville, although I didn't switch the leather boot like you did.

[01OldsAleroGt]

yea.. the shifter knob was easy.. but to make sure the leather boot doesn't slip outta place was a pain in the ass

[Nate's Alero]

yea.. the shifter knob was easy.. but to make sure the leather boot doesn't slip outta place was a pain in the ass

how so

[01OldsAleroGt]

well every time you shift from park to drive and so far and what not. it decides to slide around..

[Nate's Alero]

well every time you shift from park to drive and so far and what not. it decides to slide around..

cuz it thinks it too good for an alero, smack it around and make it your bitch, ittl stay

[Oldsman]

i do like the boot rather than stock. Did you attach the boot to the console piece? or is it just sitting in there?

Overall not bad for a cheap mod.

[Nate's Alero]

i do like the boot rather than stock. Did you attach the boot to the console piece? or is it just sitting in there?

Overall not bad for a cheap mod.

how does that dual gate you have, sit in with the rest of the car? i jut learned about them today, and think they are interesting

[KenshinZero]

It looks good

[Valley olds]

looks good. I really like the idea of having a boot.

[lonnie]

I like it! That would stop crumbs!

[Dhoyle]

exactly, this is has me thinking bout what other shifters we can use,

[01OldsAleroGt]

i do like the boot rather than stock. Did you attach the boot to the console piece? or is it just sitting in there?

oldsman. i attached it where the white piece is behind the console with the PRND piece is at

[Oldsman]

how does that dual gate you have, sit in with the rest of the car? i jut learned about them today, and think they are interesting

what do you mean sit in the rest of the car?

I'm surprised you didn't know about them. they came in the hurst.olds, W-30's and the GTO Judges from the factory. it was THE performance auto shifter of the 60's-70's.

[Oldsman]

oldsman. i attached it where the white piece is behind the console with the PRND piece is at

i got ya.

[Oldsnut]

its nice... drove today... feels soo much better when resting your hand on the shifter..... and doesn't look as bulky and well... odd as the original
I like it and it really doesn't matter what all of us think, it's what you like.

[01OldsAleroGt]

thanx i just wanted to make sure i didn't do a tacky mod or somethin

[PappaSmurf]

I personally think it looks badass, it kinda goes with the e-brake and its' lether boot. I think I might have to do this mod once I get to the junkyard and find the trunk piece that is missing out of my car.
-Smurf-

[01OldsAleroGt]

exactly, this is has me thinking bout what other shifters we can use,

you can easily swap just about anything that'll fit with the U Clip

And i know of right now off hand these 3 used the Shifter Knob/Boot Combo
Pontiac Grand Am, Grand Prix, Bonneville
(Lol Quick guys what other GM cars used Shifter Boots on the Automatic's)

[dragon8807]

looks good man

[todd4198]

Looks good...really liking the shifter boot.
And is that a nickel over your tune button btw?

[Ghadsphi]

I don't like it per say... It's a 4 door, if I had a family I would rock that!

I don't so it's not my thing. Also it's not my thing... But think it looks great for a lot people. Definatly a great mod for 4door family cars. (imo)

[01OldsAleroGt]

O.O damn... i can't believe you noticed that todd... your a secret jew arent you !!!!

lol j/k no what happened was the button broke off for some odd reason.. and i got sick and tired of seeing the greenish bright light shine thru at night.. so i spray painted a nickle and put it there lol

[knuckleballer32]

looks good. i just went to the yard today and grabbed the knob from a grand prix and it looks great. i gotta figure out somethin for a new e brake boot and shift boot.

[01OldsAleroGt]

takes some pics and post it

[alero_bmxer]

i did the same thing about 3 months ago and i love it

[Merlyn]

i did the same thing about 3 months ago and i love it


Where'd you get the cleared/blue Climate control knobs?

[alero_bmxer]

you just take the stock ones and peel the rubber sleeve off of them...its really easy

[01OldsAleroGt]

oh man.. you found the leather wrapped knob... i had a feeling it'd look and prob feel 10x better

I pulled out that Black Plastic crap where the shifter sticks out of.. i think it looks better w/o it but to each their own... but hell it looks good man

[Merlyn]

you just take the stock ones and peel the rubber sleeve off of them...its really easy

:banghead: O...alright, thanks!

[KenshinZero]

:banghead: O...alright, thanks!

that was the first thing i did to mine when i got it, and that was befor I knew about this site, lol

[[ion] C2]

Not sure why people like to do that. Now you have translucent light blue knobs that don't match anything whatsoever in the car. Makes the car look a lot cheaper with the rubber removed from the climate control knobs. :/

[alero_bmxer]

:banghead: :banghead: 01oldsalerogt: ya i left a couple of the black plastic things in because like you said the leather boot would slip out so i cut the leather and never thought about just tucking it under the PRND321 cluster :banghead:

[lonnie]

I got my control knob covers off too..and it matches my radio...LOL...next on my list is this mod.

[01OldsAleroGt]

lol .. i'll post pics on how i did it, but i actually left the largest black piece on the shifter in to hold most of the boot down.. but i'll post pics later whenever i get the chance to lol

[Redog]

That actually looks good.

Maybe becasue mine was a cheap red boot. Maybe I should look around for another CF one like me e-brake boot is :D

[Nate's Alero]

i dont like CF, maybe an entire dash made of CF would be good

[Nate's Alero]

what do you mean sit in the rest of the car?

I'm surprised you didn't know about them. they came in the hurst.olds, W-30's and the GTO Judges from the factory. it was THE performance auto shifter of the 60's-70's.

rephrase, how does it work for the alero?

[01OldsAleroGt]

lol win

[Merlyn]

C2;458703']Not sure why people like to do that. Now you have translucent light blue knobs that don't match anything whatsoever in the car. Makes the car look a lot cheaper with the rubber removed from the climate control knobs. :/

Cuz it's our car, to mod or change whatever we like.
I'm thinking about doing some interior paint, keeping the stock colored vents and door panels, but swapping them out for something else, probably white.
At least then If I go to sell the car I still have the originals and can pop them right back in.

[Oldsman]

rephrase, how does it work for the alero?

it works fine in the Alero. But I had to do a custom Fab job to get it to work.

[cherrington17]

oldsgt... how did you get the boot to stay up, under the shifter?

i get how the bottom is mounted... just not the top.

also... does that knob button work? i've used one like that in a solstice, and i didn't quite figure out how it would push the center white piston down, in order to shift....


i'd love to have a shifter like that.