P1000 Wind from shifter

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Got my soft doors on today and now all u feel is a pretty significant breeze coming from shifter holes! Got a idea but don't know how to put it in place .I thought about cutting a normal broom head in half facing the two bottoms towards eachother so shifter can slip in-between them easily and some how fastening them behind dash .thinking this may be enough to slow wind down through shifter gap .any good ideas on this
 
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Nope, I'm in Tennessee so I'm not going to have that many days to worry about that, but I can see where you could use a solution. Maybe someone will chime in because I don't have any idea that would work very well
 
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I've been planning to do something about that wind too.
Somewhere on here someone described removing the dash - it looked easy. I cant find it now, but thats gotta be the best way to attach something - from the front or from behind the dash.
 
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I noticed hot air coming from the shifter holes right away, with no doors or windsheild/roof. I thought of it as a handy little hand warmer. MN problems :}
 
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Problem is that it will be a hand freezer in the winter. That is not air from engine compartment.
 
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Here is what I did
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I used a 8" by 8" piece of foam about 3" deep. Worked it in through the slot and then cut it with an olfa knife. Used a little silicone grease in the slot to ease the shifter movement.Had it in place for a few months now . Works good.

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I used a 8" by 8" piece of foam about 3" deep. Worked it in through the slot and then cut it with an olfa knife. Used a little silicone grease in the slot to ease the shifter movement.Had it in place for a few months now . Works good.

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That's a good idea too. So what, the whole piece of foam moves with the shift lever or you cut the foam in the shift pattern?
 
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I made a slice from the park position over to the main gate and then straight down to the bottom.
 
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Take the shifter knob off .Move the lever to neutral position or in that area. Size up the foam and make a slice to slide the foam over the shift lever. Slice the rest after foam is in position. Well that's the way I did it anyway.
 
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Take the shifter knob off .Move the lever to neutral position or in that area. Size up the foam and make a slice to slide the foam over the shift lever. Slice the rest after foam is in position. Well that's the way I did it anyway.
Sweet. I'll have to try that one
 
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I like it! Gives it a clean look. Does the shifter slide along the rubber easily or does it give some resistance.
It slides easy going to get a better piece of rubber that one was pretty old and a little dry rotted but it works great
 
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The foam solution looks like a great idea... I'm going to do the same!
 
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Take the shifter knob off .Move the lever to neutral position or in that area. Size up the foam and make a slice to slide the foam over the shift lever. Slice the rest after foam is in position. Well that's the way I did it anyway.
How do u take shifter off does it thread on tried taking it off by unscrewing and it was pretty tight afraid I would break it if it wasn't threaded
 
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How do u take shifter off does it thread on tried taking it off by unscrewing and it was pretty tight afraid I would break it if it wasn't threaded
It pulls off. I found that a slow steady pull worked the best.
 
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I used a 8" by 8" piece of foam about 3" deep. Worked it in through the slot and then cut it with an olfa knife. Used a little silicone grease in the slot to ease the shifter movement.Had it in place for a few months now . Works good.

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Where did you get your foam from?
 
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I got my foam from some packing for a product I received. I would suggest an upholstry shop. Sorry can not be more help.
 
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