Leather Emergency Brake Boot - Submitted KeWLKat Materials needed: Leather E-brake boot (I bought mine off Ebay from 'snowhound-2' and asked him to leave some excess) Modified flathead screwdriver (explained below) Scissors How to modify your screwdriver: Take a small peice of unused cloth and wrap it on the tip of the screwdriver, using a zip-tie to keep it in place: NOTE: I am giving a very simplified explanation of this, but I went through a whole process of install-->uninstall-->cut-->reinstall-->etc... All boots are unique so all will be handled differently. 1. Slide the boot on to the ebrake and take measurements, decided exactly how much fabric you will cut and mark it off. Measure twice, cut once. I just had to cut the front (narrower) part of the ebrake itself, and the extra fabric from the inside, it was on too tight and just felt better this way (again, I know I'm shallow on this part, but it's a trial error-thing): 2. Turn the boot inside out and slide it on the ebrake handle. Put it on the spot where you want it to be and zip-tie it exactly where you want it to start on the handle. (Make sure it's REALLY tight): 3. Pull the ebrake boot towards you, back into the way it's supposed to be. Now you should be satisfied by the upper part (where it's zip-tied under) or repeat the first two steps until it meets your standards. 4. Using the modified flathead screwdriver, work the leather inside the open space where it sits. This process took me some time, because the open space between the existing stock ebrake pastic 'boot' and the console was VERY small. Again, this is where your judgement comes in. Do this until you are satisfied. 5. Make some final adjustements, try the ebrake, there should be no problems anyways. Click here to discuss this Do It Yourself Guide.

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