Interior/Exterior Shift light Mod on OEM Tach?
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Shift light Mod on OEM Tach?
anyone know how this can me done? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlURHNt8H7g
i searched and didn't find much on NAM, thought someone here might have some info on how it can me done... thanks for the info
i searched and didn't find much on NAM, thought someone here might have some info on how it can me done... thanks for the info
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To me, that's not really a shift light. All it is doing is lighting up the redline when revved to that area.
I've always known a shift light to light up at a pre-determined RPM, so that you can shift while watching the road/track without having to look directly at the tach.
I would rather use this...
http://motoringfile.com/2005/09/21/j...ift_indicator/
BUT, wire it to an existing or add-on LED, I wouldn't want that thing sitting on top of my dash.
I've always known a shift light to light up at a pre-determined RPM, so that you can shift while watching the road/track without having to look directly at the tach.
I would rather use this...
http://motoringfile.com/2005/09/21/j...ift_indicator/
BUT, wire it to an existing or add-on LED, I wouldn't want that thing sitting on top of my dash.
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Have you driven a car for an extended period with a shift light? I find them to be very annoying and inaccurate (I had one on a 1982 VW Scirocco...I think it was related to vacuum pressure, not just RPMs). While I sometimes wish there was one for my son (who is learning to drive on my MINI...I swear that kids would drive across the country in 1st gear if I didn't tell him to shift!), I otherwise find them to be a nuisance. Just my 2 cents.
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To me, that's not really a shift light. All it is doing is lighting up the redline when revved to that area.
I've always known a shift light to light up at a pre-determined RPM, so that you can shift while watching the road/track without having to look directly at the tach.
I would rather use this...
http://motoringfile.com/2005/09/21/j...ift_indicator/
BUT, wire it to an existing or add-on LED, I wouldn't want that thing sitting on top of my dash.
I've always known a shift light to light up at a pre-determined RPM, so that you can shift while watching the road/track without having to look directly at the tach.
I would rather use this...
http://motoringfile.com/2005/09/21/j...ift_indicator/
BUT, wire it to an existing or add-on LED, I wouldn't want that thing sitting on top of my dash.
While I can't comment on how the YouTube shiftlight works, the other in-tach shiftlight video I've seen is programmable. The shiftlight progresses Green, Orange, Red as the RPM increases up until you reach the programmed redline, at which all the lights blink to indicate redline. All the colored lights quickly tells you if you're getting near redline. The unit is programmable, to whatever redline you have; there's also two other modes, one that flashes one light (instead of a series of lights), or all the lights-on once you've reached redline (no progressive lights).
The JCW shift light isn't programmable (I think), and looks a bit dorky sitting on the dash.
I have all the parts I need to make one myself, but I haven't figured out how to stuff the component inside the tach (not much room inside). It's a slow work in progress.
As far as annoyance, you can always wire an on/off switch if it is bothersome.
There's been other posts on NAM and Mini2 that have extensive discussion on this, search and you'll find out what others have attempted.
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#9
Weird, I can't find the thread. I totally remember that video from someone on NAM who custom-built that shift indicator. I believe he tapped into some electrical line that carried the signal of the RPMs (analog signal, I believe), and tied that into an array of LEDs in the tachometer so that as the signal increased the lights would start lighting up from the end.
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I also was trying to figure out how to install a shift light. I found this one at Summit Racing Part no. sum-g2945, price: $32.95(www.summitracing.com. It has a simple three wire install, positive, negitive and tach feedback. It is also adjustable from 3000 to 12000 rpm no pills req.
My question is:
How do I get a tach signal? When I saw the JCW shift light I was hopeful, but I still haven't seen a how to install.
Any help out there?
My question is:
How do I get a tach signal? When I saw the JCW shift light I was hopeful, but I still haven't seen a how to install.
Any help out there?
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had one of these when i had my wrx, works like a charm.
http://www.fastwrx.com/plugandplays.html
http://www.fastwrx.com/plugandplays.html
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