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I think I have what I want figured out, just need to see if they will do some custom stitching for me.

 

Anyone know for sure where they are made? I know the company is in the UK.

 

Address on the envelope says New Malden, Surrey. Not sure if they are manufactured there or not.

 

So I ordered a set of gaiters (boots) from Topgaiter for the Justa. Black with Red stitching. Price was right, and fast delivery from the UK. That, however, is where the good news ends.

I managed to get the shift knob off without smashing my sunroof, or neutering myself. Then I removed the old shift boot. When I tried to fit the new boot, the plastic inner retaining ring snapped. On closer inspection, I found that 1, the holes for the clips were incorrectly spaced, and 2, the holes are too far from the edge of the boot. :mad2:

Now I can't even refit my old boot because of the broken retaining ring. To say that I am a little pissed would be an understatement.

Let this be a lesson to all that are thinking of buying these boots. You get what you pay for, and check and double check the fitment of the holes.

Anyone know where I can get a new retaining ring from?

 

Your pictures just showed up for me on my end and man, you're fitment was way off compare to mine. They definitely need to make things right with you. Ask them if they would replace you mounting ring while they're at it.

 

Decided to get a refund.

 

To their credit, topgaiters have offered a full refund. Found some GP boots on ECS Tuning website and I will probably go with them.

 

All my parts fit without any issues.

 

From what I read on this thread, I expected mine to also fit. That is why I bought them.

narvarr said that he had to use a razor knife to make adjustments to the slits to make the shift boot fit the retaining ring. As you can see from the pictures that I posted, if I had cut new slits the original ones would probably have shown over the trim ring. That would have defeated the object of fitting a new boot.

To their credit, topgaiters did refund my money.