1. First unscrew the shift knob to take the shift boot out. 

2. Carefully pry along the trim along the edges of the boot to take it off, you can either use your hands (which I did) or a screw driver with towel wrapped around it. 

3. Now that the shift boot and its trim are out, carefully remove the vinyl boot from the frame (an x-acto knife will work great for that purpose). Clean the frame carefully with sandpaper of any glue/vinyl residue. 

4. To install the shift boot you must glue the boot in the plastic frame. Any epoxy-based glue (3M makes some great glues for that purpose) will work perfectly. Just glue the boot in (make sure the shorter stitching is facing towards the front of the car).

5. Then reinstall the boot and frame assembly (it will latch into place once you squeeze it in).

6. The same principle applies to installing the ebrake boot - pry the boot and frame out of the car...

7. ... cut off the old boot, glue the new one and re-install.

STEPTRONIC SHIFT BOOT

Materials needed:

- Glue (super glue works fine)

- Xacto Knife

- Flathead Screwdriver

1. First unscrew the shift knob to take the shift boot out. This is achieved by pulling straight up. (Hint: The knob requires A LOT of force to remove it.)

2. Next, remove the Steptronic Faceplate from the center console trim. You can pry it out with a screwdriver.

3. Remove the Steptronic Boot by squeezing the tabs together, allowing it to pop out.

4. Once the boot is out we have to remove the old leather from the frame. Use the Xacto knife to help separate.

5. Discard the old boot. Now we must attach the new boot to the frame. Be sure the cutouts in the leather line up with tabs in the frame. Glue the leather to the frame.

6. Once the leather and frame are attached, it is time to reassemble. Pop the Steptronic Faceplate back into place, and then pop the new boot into place.

Then reattach the shift knob by pressing firmly down.