E-Brake Boot Removal

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BimmerZealot

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Hey guys, was wondering if anyone knew how to separate the e-brake foot frame from the armrest behind the e-brake handle. On RealOEM.com the boot and frame are listed as separate items from the armrest however when I removed mine I noticed that it was from what I could see glued together. I want to have a custom Alcantara shift/ebrake combo made but cant figure out how to separate the two. Thanks
 
You'll have to cut the boot to separate them. There are 2 kinds of e-brake boots for the Z4. The other one is smaller and fits the graphite plastic center console trim which has a different shape from the aluminium console trim/carbon fiber leather trim. The plastic center console trim does not have the opening for the little arm-pad.
 
I took mine off last weekend on my 03.

If yours is like mine, here is how I did it.

Unsnap the arm rest/boot base from the center console. The boot is attached to the arm rest. Pull the boot over the handle. You should then see a band or a tiewrap holding the boot to the handle. A tiewrap is what I had. Cut the tiewrap without cutting the boot, then pull off over the handle. Takes about two minutes...
 
I dont think your 03 has the same schematics as my 07. On my 07 the boot frame is attached to a small armrest with what looks like glue, I think the early Z4s didn't have this armrest.
 
That might very well be the case.

Here is what mine looks like.

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BimmerZealot said:
Were you able to separate the armrest from the boot? Or no, that's what I'm trying to do.
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Again, the arm pad and the e-brake boot are sewn together. If you want to separate them, you're gonna have to cut them apart.
 
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