1966-74 MG Midget Shift Boot

This product is handmade in Europe and can take up to eight weeks to arrive. No returns or exchanges accepted.

What This Is

A custom-sewn leather shift boot for your 1966-74 MG Midget. It's the leather only: it installs on your factory frame or trim ring. It is not a complete shift boot assembly.

What's Included

• Included: 1 leather shift boot, cut and sewn to order in the material and colors you choose.
• Not included: shift knob, trim, frames or hardware. You reuse your factory parts.

Before You Order

• Fits 1966-74 MG Midget.
• It's made to order, so it can take up to 8 weeks to arrive and can't be returned or exchanged. Please double-check your year, fitment, and colors before ordering.
• International shipping: every piece ships from Poland, so a $15 international shipping charge applies to each item at checkout.

Installation

Difficulty: Moderate  |  Tools: screwdrivers, basic hand tools, glue or a stapler depending on your frame

You'll remove the shift knob and trim, move the new boot onto your factory frame, and reinstall.

The new shift boot will work for any of the following applications: (a) Replaces tin cup with rubber grommet used on 948cc, 1098cc, and 1275cc MG Midgets and Austin Healey Sprites through 1971. (b) Replaces OEM vinyl boot used on 1275cc MG Midgets and Austin Healey Sprites from 1972 on. (c) Custom boot for all of the above models when installing the Rivergate Restoration 5-speed conversion kit. This series of photos depicts a 5-speed conversion on a 1967 MG Midget, but these instructions apply to all of the above models.

▼ Click to Open / Close Step-by-Step Installation Guide (7 Steps)

Step 1. Unscrew shift knob and unsnap carpet covering the transmission tunnel.

Step 2. Lift carpet from the tunnel and set aside.

Step 3. If you have an early car with the tin cup, remove the screws securing the cup to the tunnel and slide the cup and grommet up and off the shift lever. If you have a later car with a vinyl boot, remove the screws securing the retainer plate to the tunnel. Remove the plate, and slide the vinyl boot up and off the shift lever.

Step 4. Slide the new leather boot down onto the shift lever, taking care not to damage the seam around the opening at the top. Arrange the hem around the opening in the tunnel.

Step 5. Using an awl or ice pick, make holes for the screws by piercing the flap of leather outside the sewed hem. If you are replacing the tin cup on an early car as in this photo series, you will first have to drill holes in the transmission tunnel for the screws, using a retainer plate as a template. OEM retainer plates are no longer available. This installation uses a chrome shift boot plate from 62-67 Chevrolet Nova with a Hurst 4-speed, available on-line from www.DreamersHotrods.com. Oval-head, no. 8 x ” stainless sheet metal screws were used here.

Step 6. Reposition the carpet on the tunnel and install the retainer plate. The awl is useful to align the holes in the shift boot hem and the transmission tunnel before inserting the screws.

Step 7. Replace the shift knob.

Leather care: apply a leather conditioner with UV protection every 4-6 weeks to keep it from drying out and cracking.

Options & Pricing

Choose your material, colors, and stitching color in the options above. Add-on prices are added in the cart.

Material

• Regular Leather
• Perforated Leather
• Nappa Leather +$15
• Genuine Alcantara +$25
• Faux Alcantara
• Carbon Fiber Vinyl

Two-tone: choose a second color in the options above.

Layout

• Default (Like My Factory Boot)
• 4 Panel (Stitching Forms An X) +$9
• Front to Back (Axis Of Car) +$9

Style

• Quadruple Thread +$9

Quadruple stitching color applies to the outer lines of thread.