Shifter boot - lip under carpet? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**Yukon Jack** · 04-02-2005, 07:55 PM

Should the shifter boot be against the body and then the carpet on top of the lip or do you just install the boot on top of the carpet. Seems having the lip under the carpet would be better.

**Canadian694x4** · 04-02-2005, 08:06 PM

I think it would be your preference. I think in carpeted Trucks the boot is screwed down on top of the carpet. I would think it would make it difficult to remove the boot (if you for some reason had too) without going to the extent of removing the carpet. I guess it depends on how tight or snug you cut the carpet to fit over the boot. Just a thought...maybe some one that has a carpeted truck will chime in here for ya.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 04-02-2005, 09:00 PM

We put ours on top of the carpet and the rubber mats. I suppose the boot could be put under the carpet. The hole would have to be trimmed very carefully and getting the screws to line up with the layers of material could be tricky.

The boot is covered up by the trim plate so you cannot see the edges.

Here is a pic.

Jim

cheyenne10 · 04-03-2005, 01:09 AM

We went through that last fall. I was worried about moisture wicking into carpet. It is a booger getting holes to line out from trim ring, boot, carpet and holes already in hump.

04-02-2005, 07:55 PM	#1
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,689	Shifter boot - lip under carpet? Should the shifter boot be against the body and then the carpet on top of the lip or do you just install the boot on top of the carpet. Seems having the lip under the carpet would be better. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-02-2005, 08:06 PM	#2
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	I think it would be your preference. I think in carpeted Trucks the boot is screwed down on top of the carpet. I would think it would make it difficult to remove the boot (if you for some reason had too) without going to the extent of removing the carpet. I guess it depends on how tight or snug you cut the carpet to fit over the boot. Just a thought...maybe some one that has a carpeted truck will chime in here for ya. __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154. Last edited by Canadian694x4; 04-02-2005 at 08:08 PM.

04-02-2005, 09:00 PM	#3
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	We put ours on top of the carpet and the rubber mats. I suppose the boot could be put under the carpet. The hole would have to be trimmed very carefully and getting the screws to line up with the layers of material could be tricky. The boot is covered up by the trim plate so you cannot see the edges. Here is a pic. Jim Attached Images Last edited by JimKshortstep4x4; 04-02-2005 at 09:01 PM.

04-03-2005, 01:09 AM	#4
cheyenne10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,512	went through that too We went through that last fall. I was worried about moisture wicking into carpet. It is a booger getting holes to line out from trim ring, boot, carpet and holes already in hump. __________________ Bob



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