Shift Light
denjam69
11-10-2001, 12:39 AM
I wanna place a shift light on the side of my dashboard.
but so far the only i's i have seen are the autometer ones but thet are bout $350, i think a rip off!
do hks, apexi or other make any shift lights, how much and where can i get em from??
but so far the only i's i have seen are the autometer ones but thet are bout $350, i think a rip off!
do hks, apexi or other make any shift lights, how much and where can i get em from??
-Joel-
11-10-2001, 05:38 AM
What I was looking at doing is having a VX GTS Style Shift Light that is basically just a RED LED built in to the center top of dash with possibly a couple of amber lights that turn on per 1000rpm to let you know roughly where u are in the heat of the moment.
It would look better than a big dicky tacho...
Then again i don't like big body kits or big wheels i like the SLEEPER Look.... :) Far more affective.
It would look better than a big dicky tacho...
Then again i don't like big body kits or big wheels i like the SLEEPER Look.... :) Far more affective.
denjam69
11-11-2001, 02:58 AM
i dont want the big ass tacho either, just a nice size shift light
Merli
11-11-2001, 05:44 AM
G'day mate...
I was in exactly the same boat as you were... I drive two different cars, so it's hard for me to intuitively "know" when to change gears... I found myself hitting the revlimiter in the R33 now and again, and it annoyed me...
Like you, I didn't want a big ass tacho, but I *did* like the look of the shift light that comes with them...
On www.takakaira.com, there is a Pivot Shift light that is about 0.8" diameter, filled with a BIG FAT RED LED, which is pretty much the same as those Autometer ones... but it's only like an inch long, and you don't need to have a big ass tacho or swap pills on it...
have a look... It's under:
Performance Parts -> Pivot ->
Then on the drop down combo box at the top, select "Racing Timing Lamp"...
I've ordered it, and it's on it's way to me as we speak via UPS, so I can't give you a report on how good it is, but it's Pivot... an extortionally expensive Jap brand, so it must be good ;)
Cheers mate...
--
Merli. :devil:
I was in exactly the same boat as you were... I drive two different cars, so it's hard for me to intuitively "know" when to change gears... I found myself hitting the revlimiter in the R33 now and again, and it annoyed me...
Like you, I didn't want a big ass tacho, but I *did* like the look of the shift light that comes with them...
On www.takakaira.com, there is a Pivot Shift light that is about 0.8" diameter, filled with a BIG FAT RED LED, which is pretty much the same as those Autometer ones... but it's only like an inch long, and you don't need to have a big ass tacho or swap pills on it...
have a look... It's under:
Performance Parts -> Pivot ->
Then on the drop down combo box at the top, select "Racing Timing Lamp"...
I've ordered it, and it's on it's way to me as we speak via UPS, so I can't give you a report on how good it is, but it's Pivot... an extortionally expensive Jap brand, so it must be good ;)
Cheers mate...
--
Merli. :devil:
denjam69
11-11-2001, 04:31 PM
thanks man, but aint there any places in aus that have those kind of shift lights?
verboom
11-11-2001, 04:34 PM
Wouldn't a tach with the redline tell you so much more? Besides, tachs are cooler than the lights.
denjam69
11-11-2001, 04:52 PM
already got the standard dash! and i got 2 gauges on the a pillar and with 1 of those big ass tachs there is no room on that side!!
thats why i only want the shift light!
thats why i only want the shift light!
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