Talon Shift gate boot

[KenThompson]

Does anyone make a shift gate boot to eliminate dust from coming up thru the holes

 

[Admin]

 

[DAJO]

Dust and heat both come up around the shifter. No boot available that I know of. I would be first on the list to buy one. Meantime have used foam cut to fit around shifter and slotted for shifter movement under the shifter gate and top cover.

 

[Jefferson87]

I'd like one for winter use.

I tried cutting some rubber with a bunch of flaps, but all I had was 1/8" which was to thick and stiff.

 

[russknight]

Her's what I did on my 1000-3. It requires dash removal, but it's a permanent solution.

 

[KenThompson]

Her's what I did on my 1000-3. It requires dash removal, but it's a permanent solution.View attachment 177103 View attachment 177104

That’s a good idea. I’m going to get a rubber boot similar to that and put it on top of the center console with an aluminum mounting plate. The shifter is so short, I may need to extend it a little bit. I don’t think your style will work on the Talon since the shift cable is mounted on the side of the tunnel. Amazingly enough the plastic console top is only $9 shift shaft is $12, so if I screw it up, it’s cheap to replace.

 

[CID]

Would a piece of tire tube (about 4" x 10") fastened to the bottom of the shift gate with one lengthwise slit work for this? You wouldn't need 'gates', just a 10" (?) long slit.

fwiw: I don't own yet but spent 3 days riding in a Talon at the SxS rally at Sand Hollow.

 

[KenThompson]

Would a piece of tire tube (about 4" x 10") fastened to the bottom of the shift gate with one lengthwise slit work for this? You wouldn't need 'gates', just a 10" (?) long slit.

fwiw: I don't own yet but spent 3 days riding in a Talon at the SxS rally at Sand Hollow.

Maybe, but I don’t think the slit will stay closed.

 

[CID]

Maybe, but I don’t think the slit will stay closed.

Taking it a step further - two lengthwise strips with 'a lot' of overlap might work better.

 

[bjniceguy]

if you look down thru the shift gate, you can see all the holes in the factory skid plate. When I added an aftermarket 1/2" skid plate, it helped a lot with the dust. It does hold the heat in more so next summer I may regret it LOL

 

[Jefferson87]

I'd be worried about the slit method messing with proper gear engagement. But I guess I already have that issue with no rubber.

I may try again with the 1/16" thick neoprene I have coming. I wonder if 2 separate pieces curved down parallel to the shifter might work better?

 

[CID]

Two separate pieces curved down parallel to the shifter might work if they were fastened close enough together to keep them touching. About messing with gear engagement - 'in gear' is toward the driver, maybe that could be favored when fastening them.

Is the plastic gate itself fairly easy to remove? Or is it the entire console?

 

[Jefferson87]

The gate is separate from the console

 

[CID]

Thanks. Then experimenting should be pretty easy.

 

[DAJO]

Thanks. Then experimenting should be pretty easy.

The difficult part is getting the shifter knob off.

 

[CID]

Bummer.