Where Did You Put Your Shift Light?
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by slo-vette
No pictures but I've put mine on the A-pillar with velcro. I change my shift points to often to mount it in the center vent. I bet it would look slick though.
Thats the only problem really. Advantage is that it would be totally hidden
Racer
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From: LV NV
not sure if these will show up.... but I put a quicklite on my steering column and the view is just to the left of the display so all the gauges and warning lights are still visible and the moduel in the glove box....
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Racer
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Originally Posted by SpeedyZ
I put one in my HUD on my 01 Z06. It is triggered my the factory "SHIFT" indicator in the HUD. Cost was around $4.00. 100% hidden!
This one takes the prize. PLEASE tell us more!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Tulsa OK
Mine is in the center vent. I'll see if I can get some pics uploaded and posted.
Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
Lets see pics of your shift light.
Anyone put one in the center vent?
Anyone put one in the center vent?
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Originally Posted by SpeedyZ
I put one in my HUD on my 01 Z06. It is triggered my the factory "SHIFT" indicator in the HUD. Cost was around $4.00. 100% hidden!
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Southwest Virginia
Originally Posted by atz06
Hey SpeedZ, would you shar with us how to do it? I like it a lot
It was fairly simple to make it work and should be pretty easy to duplicate. It does run under microprocessor control! Which is over kill but the easiest way to make it work. The problem I had was sensing the factory SHIFT segment. The HUD segments are pulsed about 250Hz and the pulse width is varied for brightness. When the display is set down dim the pulse width it only 5us wide making it hard to detect. So I went with a microprocessor and interrupt control. Chip cost is around $2 and around 25 lines of code.GM should have been able to do this for less than $.25 per unit! Makes you wonder sometimes...
Originally Posted by Cajundude
Can you adjust your rpm shift points with this setup? If so, I like it! Really cool!
Pro
Joined: Jan 2000
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From: Salisbury MD.
I attached mine to the drivers side of the rear view mirrow with the wire coming down from the windsheld molding. I have a Harland shift lite. At that location it lites the drivers side up real nice without taking your eyes off the road.
Hope this helps.
JIM
Hope this helps.
JIM
