Shifter Bezel & Boot

It has been a while since I have posted, and it is in the middle of winter here. The car has been waiting for warm weather to come back out and show off. Not really exciting though when it is below in the single digits for days and weeks. The deep of winter does give me a chance to continue a few more custom features on the Mini. This year, the shifter has been the focus. When we originally did the carpet and interior, we had just put a boot together and put it in place. Actually the original wasn't very much different than what we had made. It just didn't look sporty though. There isn't much area on the tunnel so I fabricated a wood riser on the tunnel and under the carpet. The riser has a flat top, and large enough to work with. I took some measurements and went about making an aluminum trim ring, polishing it, and fastening down with chrome screws. Here is the finish look. I think it gives the car a very sporty look!