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      03-31-2008, 06:10 PM   #1
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E-Brake Boot Removal

Hey guys, was wondering if anyone knew how to separate the e-brake foot frame from the armrest behind the e-brake handle. On RealOEM.com the boot and frame are listed as separate items from the armrest however when I removed mine I noticed that it was from what I could see glued together. I want to have a custom Alcantara shift/ebrake combo made but cant figure out how to separate the two. Thanks
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Hey guys, was wondering if anyone knew how to separate the e-brake foot frame from the armrest behind the e-brake handle. On RealOEM.com the boot and frame are listed as separate items from the armrest however when I removed mine I noticed that it was from what I could see glued together. I want to have a custom Alcantara shift/ebrake combo made but cant figure out how to separate the two. Thanks

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      04-06-2008, 11:30 PM   #3
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oops i thoguht u meant the leather from e-brake handle
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      04-07-2008, 12:41 AM   #4
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Heh I was gonna say, rip it off and the leather is going with it :P
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      04-07-2008, 10:41 PM   #5
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I had Jon from Leatherz.com in my car to look into this.
He said the center console may have to come out to redo it.

I had wanted Imola red shift boot and e-brake boot.
He said it was going to be difficult and me not being in Seattle made it difficult to try different ideas.

I went with Imola shift boot but held off on the e-brake boot for now.

I think the shift boot ties the two red seats together nicely.

I may look into steering wheel tabs or Imola red knee bolsters (although those are difficult too).

check www.leatherz.com for some pictures of dream red knee bolsters, they look great.
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      04-09-2008, 01:44 AM   #6
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I just replaced my e-brake handle with an OEM piece (BMW Part No. 34400404523) which cost me a little over $80 at the Dealer. I chose to do this e-z retrofit because I wanted my e-brake handle to match the OEM chrome trimmed pieces that was already stock & within my interior. The part actually looks very good. The top portion is in layed with chrome, while the bottom portion is wrapped with leather....

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      04-19-2008, 08:10 PM   #7
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Looks nice! The part your hand touches will not be a hot piece of metal on a hot day.
But is it chrome as in mirror shine, brushed steel, or aluminum?
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