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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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A Prediction About the Column Shifter...
A few times now when I've gone to put the key in the ignition, sometimes I miss and it gets stuck in the rubber boot that surrounds the column shifter. Curious to see if anyone else has done this. I predict a few years down the line there'll be a lot of trucks with perforations in these boots...

Maybe I just need to be more careful

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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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Thanks for posting this. I thought it was just me...
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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I know how you feel, I recently converted my malibu to a floor shifter, and one you get used to the column shifter it's a pain to use the floor one...
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 01:57 AM
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I am with you on that. Sometimes when you dont feel like leaning over to see the key in I stick it right into that boot. The ignition switch is too flush.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 06:49 AM
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yup. been there done that. plus the boot on mine keeps popping off. the two plastic halves that surround the column don't fit together tightly and the don't hold the boot securly.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:01 AM
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Yup, I jump in thr truck jam the key in the rubber boot and.....get great mileage.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 08:52 AM
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This is funny...I have totally done this. However, isn't it a great feeling when you put the key in and make it without looking and not hitting the rubber boot? Its almost as if you are becoming one with the truck!


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Haha, yep, this happens to me too. I looked the other day and can see small scratches here and there... I CANT FIND THE HOLE! Ha!
 
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I usually get the key stuck in plastic somewhere. Only time will tell.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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What boot?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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I know what you mean. But now that I just spent around 33K on my Lariat, I am more than careful not to hit the boot. I treat this truck like my third child.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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I have trouble putting the key in without looking for the ignition. I don't know what the engineers were thinking when they design the ignition. It's too flush.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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Ford needs to move the ignition to a better location or go back to the "wing-style" switch...
 
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me too, me too, and it kinda looks like s**t all scratched up
 
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