At the base of the shift lever outer shell slice the rubber where it meets the shell inward using a razor ~ 1/16 inch. This is so that when you remove the outer shell the lower rubber flap stays behind. Mark the shell the amount that you want to remove. I used a Rigid #20 pipe cutter to do this.
Hickenlooper was viewed as a possible contender for Governor of Colorado in the November 2006 election to replace term-limited Republican Governor Bill Owens. Despite a Draft Hick campaign, he officially announced on February 6, 2006 that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for governor.
But now, Colorado's governor, John Hickenlooper, has claimed the landmark move was a bad idea. Speaking on CBNC's 'Squawk Box', the 62-year-old Democrat said: 'If I could've waved a wand the day after the election, I would've reversed the election and said, This was a bad idea.'.