rubber gear shift boot thingy...

[handsomejackuk]

Just Curious my 2.8 feb 1998 has a rubber shift boot thingy under the gear lever gaitor and my 1.9 august 1998 has not got one..

looking on realoem the part was discontinued item number 5 here for the 1.9

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=CH72-EUR-08-1998-Z3-BMW-Z3_19&diagId=25_0265

and here for the 2.8

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=CJ32-EUR-02-1998-Z3-BMW-Z3_28&diagId=25_0265

I assume its there to quieten down gearbox / road noise... cant see why else it would be there

has anyone else that has taken off gear lever gaitor noticed if they got one of not...?

 

[Sean d]

Just Curious my 2.8 feb 1998 has a rubber shift boot thingy under the gear lever gaitor and my 1.9 august 1998 has not got one..

looking on realoem the part was discontinued item number 5 here for the 1.9

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=CH72-EUR-08-1998-Z3-BMW-Z3_19&diagId=25_0265

and here for the 2.8

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=CJ32-EUR-02-1998-Z3-BMW-Z3_28&diagId=25_0265


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I assume its there to quieten down gearbox / road noise... cant see why else it would be there

has anyone else that has taken off gear lever gaitor noticed if they got one of not...?

Both my zs have had them pal

 

[Faheem]

Ive had two prefacelift 1.9s and neither have had them but I'm curious too as to whether they are there from factory.

 

[Sean d]

Ive had two prefacelift 1.9s and neither have had them but I'm curious too as to whether they are there from factory.

They are factory mate

 

[Bampz]

I have one on my 1998 November build 2.8

 

[Stevo7682]

I have 2 different types ( one an auto ) but both have them one 97 and one 99

 

[handsomejackuk]

Maybe they were not fitted to 1.9s to save weight and make them faster every little helps

 

[Stevo7682]

Maybe they were not fitted to 1.9s to save weight and make them faster every little helps

Mine are both 1.9
M43 manual
M44 auto

 

[handsomejackuk]

its strange because i read that some cars were not even fitted with warning triangles in boot..... i know they get taken out... but aparently america deemed them unsafe to use as they were liable to blow away causing further accidents...

 

[handsomejackuk]

Ive had two prefacelift 1.9s and neither have had them but I'm curious too as to whether they are there from factory.

dont bother fitting one if you have a 1.9 i tried it and it makes the gear change all spongy and yukky..I dont think they supposed to go on a 1.9... or if they did you better off without it.. i had a job to change gear with it fitted...its back in pride of place on my 2.8...

 

[Faheem]

Ok, I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the tip!