I purchased one of the new shifter boots that use a metal bracket just over a year ago and already the boot has developed holes on either side (from using 5th gear and reverse). After the fact, I noticed that the metal bracket had sharp edges and they could probably be smoothed and prevent this from happening. If you have one of these new boots and you've not torn it, I'd suggest you'd check yours out to make sure you don't accidentally cut your boot. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/