Are there any options to get rid of the shifter boot and have some kind of gated H shifter? I personally don't much like the way the boot looks, and would love to have a polished metal gate (if it is possible to mount one there)

 

I tried to fab one when I first got the fit. There simply is not enough shift lever movement to have much visible H pattern. It basically was just a cloud looking design.

 

H-fit made one but it wasn't gated it was just a plate with a square in the middle. They shutdown though. I have one I'll take a picture later and post it up.

 

http://www.h-fit.com/HF2-ORB.html

Here is the link. I guess their site is still up.

 

Have you used a gated shifter? They're not actually very pleasant. There's a reason very few car companies use them...