Stephen, I've noticed this on certain cars, not in particular to DMCH's shift boots, but on cars where it appears the clearance between the shifter and the metal ring is different by a few tenths of an inch. Some cars rub and wear holes in ANY shift boot, and some where the clearances are larger, never wear the boots out. This is just a little oddity I've noticed after trying out over 25 cars by noticing the slight differences in clearance from the edges in reverse & 5th. Some are fine, some cut it close. When it is a clearance issue, the manufacturer of the shift boot doesn't matter, either it'll rub or it won't. Hope this helped dispell any faulty shift boot rumors. Joe OBrien 2524, 16634, 16851 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Stephen M. Jones" <smj@xxxx> wrote: > > 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/