This is automatic

"Zohaibman72" (zohaibman72) 02/24/2016 at 00:07 • Filed to: Zohaibman72's Civic

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I saw it on the 8th Gen Civic forum, it’s a boot and shifter put on the automatic.

To be honest, I want to do it for the aesthetic because it looks good, and i want some change.(The stock is also extremely hard to clean). It’s also an extremely cheap DYI.

But I don’t want to because well... It’s an automatic and it looks like im pretending to have a manual. It looks so rice/poser, espeically when they see my missing third pedal. I wish people didn’t care about automatic/manual so much sometimes...

So I’m really just restricted by what others think.

MLGCarGuy > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 00:18

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As long as it’s done well, I don’t think most will mind. It looks quite nice.

I can’t find the image but there was one person who put a shift boot on his auto Altima…

The boot peeled upwards to expose the lettering and you could really tell then.

Zohaibman72 > MLGCarGuy 02/24/2016 at 00:21

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If I did it’s it is indistinguishable from a manual civic because the shifter is about the same thing.

The only way to spot it would be the missing third pedal and the way automatics shift. (my car is a bit loud so people think it’s manual anyways)

for Michigan > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 00:33

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Reminds me of the shifter on the AT Toyobaru:

Zohaibman72 > for Michigan 02/24/2016 at 00:36

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Even they know nobody REALLY wants an automatic toybaru

Hellcat Everything > for Michigan 02/24/2016 at 00:45

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God I HATE that stupid thing on the toyoburu. I still fall for it sometimes when looking around for one, a moment of excitement, then pure disappointment.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 01:24

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At least the Civics after 2000 don’t have a button like any other automatics of yesteryear, right?

Right?

djgreenlava > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 04:03

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What happens with the shifter lock out button?

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 07:26

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Theft deterrent.

GTI Sprinks > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 08:25

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Eh, go ahead and do it if that’s what you want. Aesthetically, it looks nice, you still know what gear you’re in via the dash, and maybe it’s more comfortable than the stock shifter. I know people do this over on the VW side of things as well, so it’s not like any marque’s fanbase is exempt from wanting the styling of the manual. Little things like a shifter swap can make a big difference in car comfort and sense of making the vehicle yours.

GMart > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 09:03

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I’m sure the guy puts it in Neutral at stop lights so he can coast backwards just a bit and REALLY throw ‘em off.

MonkeePuzzle > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 11:05

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it certainly looks better. and that IS important.

Zohaibman72 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 02/24/2016 at 11:29

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It’s hidden on the backside of the auto shifter

Zohaibman72 > djgreenlava 02/24/2016 at 11:30

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I was wondering that too. They say something about it in the guide.

Zohaibman72 > GMart 02/24/2016 at 11:32

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Oh yeah! I totally don’t already do that...

djgreenlava > Zohaibman72 02/24/2016 at 11:47

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8thcivic was great for DIYs a while back but since most of the photos have expired on photobucket they are nearly useless.