well it's been 7months now and im happy with it, i've used it a couple times off road and it's held up to the job well, the only problem im having with it is at some stage someone has bent one of the sticks and now i have to hold it in the right position to get it to select low or high... oh well, ill pull it out eventually and put it back in place along with strenghtening it.
for the boot, i used a kitchen washing up glove and an old welding glove, ghetto i know, but works
PS: mine stays in gear all the time, it has never jumped out on the freeway or plays funny buggers, and i drive my lwb everywhere...