[rich71]

VERY Easy to install. Yes you must send in the trim rings for custom fitting of the boot. The chrome trim piece pries up and unsnaps and then you can remove the inner ring that the boot is glued onto. You then send the rings to jpm for fitting and you get it back with the boot mounted on the rings, along with the shaft and knob. The shaft is only attached by one allen key. SLide the boot over the new shaft, bolt the shaft down, snap the ring in place, spin the knob on and you are pretty much done. It literally took me 7 minutes to remove the boot, and about 15 minutes to install everything once i got it back. I was even able to peel the stock boot off the rings and drive around with the stock boot and shifter while i was waiting for the JPM. You wont believe how heavy the stock shifter is. The JPM is lighter but weighted more efficiently and is a little shorter. This gives you more feel and connects you to the car. It is crisper and more deliberate. It is unreal how much the chunky stock shifter takes away from the experience. The is the best buy for your shifting pleasure. The linkage is all internal, so the only change you can get is the shift are and boot. And it surprisingly make a bigger impact than you would think.