Time to scope out the junk yards then. I remember calling Nissan about it as well and they told me the same thing.

Found one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-98...item563b72155d

 

2010 Altimas also have them... 170 isnt bad for a center section.

 

DEFINITELY time to start checking on salvage cars. If anybody finds an extra one, grab it for me and I'll shoot some money your way.

Nice job. Those look like a match too.

170 definitely isn't horrible, although it's a pity that that's what I'd have to spend just for that little plastic piece....pretty silly that you can't just buy the boot.

The real trouble is that no one has it in stock. And I don't want to buy it before I ever put my hands on it. And Nissan seems to be very lame about their parts policy...you have to buy before they order. When I had my M3, I could go down to BMW and literally order anything I wanted with no obligation to buy.

 

Unfortunately every dealer is different... I worked as a parts counterman at Lexus/Toyota and if it was a non-stocking part you had to pay in advance. I'm going to get the piece from the Altima but hopefully the diameter of the finisher works with the Z shifter. It'll work very very nicely with my Tk.

 

Seems like i'm not the only one who wants this too. Wish a vendor could set up a group buy

 

as soon as someone can confirm that it fits... i will be going to the local pick and pull to track one down

 

i down for a GB if this fits

 

This is becoming ridiculous.

My shift **** came in today, so that's one piece down. But dealing with Nissan dealerships is migraine inducing.

Pardon my French, but it is THE MOST FUKING ridiculous policy in the world to make you pay for something when you don't even know what it is you're getting. No one can tell me if it's part of the shift ****, the shift boot or the whole damn shift lever.

Now I'll buy any of them, but I'll be damned if I do it before I know what I'm getting. And no one knows...I've called all over the country. And conveniently, no one has them in stock either....it's the same old same old..."I have to special order it".

I could literally order a part for my M3 that was in a warehouse in GERMANY and not be charged if I didn't buy it. I'm calling Nissan North America...this is beyond ridiculous. Either get a more detailed parts diagram or don't expect me to pay in advance.


Anybody else have some luck?

 

I went ahead and made a prototype on my own...