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Ideas for hidden shift light?
Don't really trust the factory tach in my 70 T/A, but don't wanna upgrade to an aftermarket tach since she's pretty much all original
In my other cars I ran hidden shift lights either in the vents or within the cluster itself In my 98 T/A, I have one stuffed in the mirror vent (skip to 6::45 mark in this video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCCmPcMlZSU And in my 69 Road Runner, I have an LED strip light around the main cluster (way too bright though) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLTr1Wyk7uM Looking for ideas of where to mount one on this car so that it's completely invisible |
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Id make the fasten seat belts light glow for shift light then within the dash.
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I used this rpm switch to light up the BRAKE light on the gauge cluster.
https://www.raptorperformance.com/pa...d-switch-specs 70 GTO. It's plenty bright in daylight to catch it with your peripheral vision. |
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When it quits pulling... shift..... works for me..
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I like this idea My brake light is actually pretty bright even in the day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwCz3wg81aQ DId you use a relay and/or diode or just wire it directly to the RPM switch? |
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If it's anything like the one I used on my Road Runner, it should have an option to switch from normally closed to normally open circuit
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Mine's in the top of the cluster, near the high beam indicator.
When the "TGate Ajar" light comes on: SHIFT!!
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couldn't figure out why hide the shift light, then saw your Trans Am and videos. wow. perfection. no shift light needed! dig it.
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Thanks Yeah, I'm trying to keep her looking as original as possible Any mods whatesoever has to be hidden from view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65EfN5FEA50 |
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I put mine where the clock was. I know you'd rather have a more stealth look so as an idea, what about just a face for a light instead of seeing the LEDs that looks like the stock clock but lights up?
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Great idea especially since the clock never works anyway.
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