anyone using an aftermarket shift light? if so was it hard to hook up.

 

You mean like an idiot light??

 

Now now, that wasn't nice.

Just because we've only seen them in ricers.


phox

 

NO, i mean a SHIFT LIGHT, so you don't have to watch your tach. Just a light, not a whole aftermarket tach assembly

 

Not true...my Chevy S-10 used to have one.

We always called them idiot lights though...implying of course that if you need a light to tell you when to shift then you must be an idiot. No offense to Mudturtle of course.

Personally, I don't even watch my tach. I just shift when it feels like it needs to shift.

 

I watch mine and wonder why it shifted so early, or why it hasn't shifted yet.

My motorcycle doesn't have a tach, let alone a shift light.
All by feel.


phox

 

Maybe you need a shift light to tell your tranny when to shift??

 

NEVERMIND , IM GONNA SPEND THE MONEY ON A CONCRETE BEDLINER??

 

NOW you're talkin'.

 

if i wanted my truck to ride like a car i'd buy a car

 

It could probably be done. Autometer makes controllers that go as low as 3,000 rpms. Here's a webpage with some details:

http://hp.autometer.com/products/acc...ift_lites.html

 

So why didn't you buy a ricer with a shift light??

 

Wow....I guess I didn't know what a shift light does. I thought we were talking about a little light that says "SHIFT" when the engine needs you to shift gears. What is that big radar gun looking contraption??

 

It sits on your dash and lights up "in your face" whenever you reach a predetermined RPM (selected via the little "pills" that are available in different RPM settings). The idea is that you don't have to watch the tach, and you shift to the next gear whenever you the shift light flashes in your face. They're in most racecars....

The only trouble would be finding the wire that carries the RPM signal, but with a vehicle manual it shouldn't be too hard to find.

 

That's interesting. Seems like it could be distracting at night.