Shifter boot, seal and installation

[scampbel98]

I'm replacing my consoles, redoing the carpet and fixing the power window circuits....
What is the proper and appropriate setup around the transmission tunnel. I currently only have some thin foil backed sound deadener, factor carpet with some very thin jute padding the inner shifter seal which is floppy, and then the outer leather boot.
I think at one time I had some very thick jute padding over the tunnel?

Does any have a good picture of a proper install with all the padding recommended etc? looking to cut down on heat.
One of the shifter seals I saw had some poly foam also under the leather boot...

[RRoller123]

There is an oblong shaped thick foam piece under the boot that keeps the smell, heat and noise out. I think AR has it, or you can make one.

I used spray-on truck bed liner, then EZ Cool, and then the finish carpet and the heat/noise level is fine. The jute holds water, so I personally would (and did) get rid of all that stuff.

[baltobernie]

Use care in selecting padding for the tunnel. You'll have fitment issues here (and at the sill plates) if you go too thick. Re-fitting the lower console is a PITA under the best of circumstances. A good amount of heat radiates from the shift lever alone.

[RRoller123]

That's a good point. Flexible and maybe an inch but no more thick seems to work. Here are some pics from when I did mine a few years back.

Crappy old rotted foam and cracked boot. The stink used to come up into the passenger compartment quite easily:



New INNER foam and boot:



Got a piece of foam from my auto upholsterer and made a new outer foam piece, looks to be about 3/4 of an inch thick if I remember correctly:

[scampbel98]

thanks guys.. that helps a lot...

[PhillySpider]

I've got pics of mine (stock) from this past weekend installing a new heater core, valve and short pipe. PM me an email or better yet phone and I'll text them to you.