It's possible to remove the plastic around shifter and not remove the gear knob (on 03-04 models, i dunno about 05+). The plastic circle that the leather shift boot is attached to separates from the rest of the plastic. There is about 8 gold screws holding it from the bottom.Sentientbydesign wrote:If possible, I'd omit the knob removal on the 6mt. I've heard that they get ruined when removed.