Does any body know of any shift ***** that have LEDs in them, but dont look too ricey? I have red interior lights and i think a red shift **** would set if off nicely.

 

I haven't seen any LED **** for the MINI at all yet, I'd imagine if you were mechanically inclined the easiest way would be modifying a made for MINI **** to have holes LEDs and wiring. Or take an LED **** and adapt it to fit the MINI. (Various shifter kits have different styles that may fit more ***** and open more options too)

Of course there is the chance I haven't come across such options in my surfing as the MINI aftermarket is fairly large

 

I don't think that is possible.

 

Not true. This isn't ricey.

 

okok, i guess its not possible, as cool as that skull **** is, its not for me. too much chrome. the ideal **** would be the stock mini 6 speed ****, and the little sticker thing on the very top would be backlit with your choice of color. just checking if theirs anything like that, it looks like im gonna have to devise one of my own. =)

 

You-ify it, bay-bee!
I hope you come up with something cool!

 

i think i remember seeing something like this before on a bmw, have no idea where though sorry i can't help more

 

I don't know if it could be adapted, but they have these for the VWs:



They are here: http://www.namotorsports.net/detail.cfm/part_cd/RIV04R
but they only have blue or red light

 

the bmw shift **** will fit the cooper shift lever. bmw does offer a **** for the 3 series that is backlit - but whether it's electrical connection will fly with the cooper - well, that's another story.

 

Well, sort of.

Dimensionally, a BMW lever is similar to an R56 MINI lever, and a BMW **** will fit.
But, the anti-rotation slot on all BMW shift levers is rotated at about an eleven-degree angle, clockwise. That means a BMW **** installed on an R56 MINI will not line up perfectly.

A BMW **** on a pre-R56 MINI will go on, but it will spin. The key inside the **** will not reach down into the slot in the top of the lever.

 

Oh I take that back then... that really isn't all that ricey is it? I kinda like that idea. It would be really sweet if it lit up green in the gear you were in! Are you listening BMW?!!!!

 

yeah that VW **** is sweet, i looked at my shift **** and their is'nt really any way of getting it apart, let alone putting in leds and a small battery...

 

If only we had the money to buy a few spares dremel the open and engineer the solution.:impatient

 

I once saw a shift **** that had the gear you were in on the face of it in LED. I think it was for an audi though. Let me see if I can find it.

 

Is that Ricey? HAHA

 

Here it is.


Here is the companies link,
http://www.gaslock.de/index.php?section=0,0
Now if I could only read German. Maybe someone can try this out? It looks pretty cool and is supposed to help you get better gas mileage. Seriously, they say you will know what gear you are in so you will know if you need to shift gears.

 

And all this tie I wanted my tach front and center on the steering column, I didn't realize it should have been the gauge saying what gear I'm in!

 

damn!! If that german **** was in red, id learn german just to get it!
unfortunatley my mini dosnt have a speck of blue on it..

 

I have a fix for this.

Silicone.

I use a drilled-out pool ball shifter **** in Dawn, but it came with a tiny rubber gasket meant for classic American muscle cars. Without the rubber boot, the ball spun loose on the shifter shaft (it was about 1/8" too wide a hole to be snug).

All I did to fix it was fill the socket 1/3 full of bathtub-caulk silicone (clear) and then shoved the **** all the way down onto the post. Any silicone that overflowed out was wiped off with a paper towel.

BE SURE TO LET SIT ALL NIGHT and don't mess with it - by morning it will be cured and very solid. The ball can still be removed with a firm twist (harder then standard operation of the shifter).

 

Here is an easy to read page in english with a red indi-cator on a mini:http://www.indy-cator.com/english/home.php

 

I like the "dash" version. Probably more useful than the shifter ****.
Looked easy enough to install. There's a little sensor that you put near the shifter and then run through a learning mode. I didn't see much info on the Dash version, but I'm sure it's similar.
I saw that the shifter is $169, anyone find pricing on the Dash version?

 

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Actually posting that VW **** is really making me want to get one for my GLI now.

 

Use this to shop foreign sites:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
You can copy in the URL and do the whole web site, or cut and paste bits and pieces. Not perfect, but it works.

 

Dang! double post! small room, must be an echo in here.