I'd go with black on black..

You get bent over for the STi gearknob...

I'd personally go for the all black, looks more professional IMHO. My 2c worth.

Bob.

ill be against you all and go for the black with red stitching, reason being is its different to stock, and the red will  match with the exterior colour of your car....

Sounds good!.. Let us know how it all goes.

.. And what part of "let me know before you order - I can get discount codes" did you not get???

SOO081 wrote:

I just ordered a black boot with black stitching.
I'll let you all know how I go.
Ordering seemed pretty painless so far.
and it cost me $50 US. Not bad for genuine leather.

Does that $50 USD  include postage?

Not bad, Thanx.

good job on the order alex.. i personally like the red stitching but i think it would only look good if it was matched to the rest of the interior.. just out of interest, is this the one from poland?

deapoNe wrote:

good job on the order alex.. i personally like the red stitching but i think it would only look good if it was matched to the rest of the interior.. just out of interest, is this the one from poland?

Yeah, these are the ones from Poland.

Italian leather sure beats Japanese vinyl (OEM).

and the price is cheaper than Subaru's ones.

Black on Black is what I ordered. I agree, Red stitching would look a tad bit ricey. I'd need the red stitched knob and red stitched steering wheel (both available from a V3 STi) to make it look anywhere near decent.

'[J wrote:

']Yeah it does.
USD $40 for the gearboot + $10 postage

gosh...!

The new gearboot arrived today. Not bad at all, seeing that it was ordered on the 17th of May, made from scratch, sent from Poland, and arrived today (28th May) - 11 days!!
I have fitted it in this afternoon.
Nice fit and finish. Extremely high quality. And the smell of fresh Italian leather now fills the cabin.
Looks good. I'll have to have a fiddle with it to get it to sit nice. The vinyl one just hung there, looked unexciting. The leather one now adds a touch of class to whats essentially a bland Japanese interior.
Pics:

Sad looking original. New gearknob courtesy to Mickey.

New vs Old. The retaining ring was glued onto the old vinyl boot, and was a bit of a challenge to remove off the old boot.

Hit it up with some of the good shizzlenit, Renapur.

After installation, here's the finished product.

I highly recommend this to anyone contemplating replacing the gear boot, even if its for an OEM.

Again, thanks [J]

Looks good Alex.

Almost as good as a Gen 3!

very classy, would put a beemer to shame with that quality leather:moil: