fivestardsm
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I found this while rading an old mag. I kind of like it, even tho it is a little pricey.
What do you think, too ricey?
Bmp design shift knob
What do you think, too ricey?
Bmp design shift knob
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Illuminated shif knob..Too much rice?
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bustedsm
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Yes
fivestardsm
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Oh come on, it's a very well and clean designed look at least. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
No rice love /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
No rice love /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
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turbowop
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Do you really need to know what gear you're in with an H-pattern shifter? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
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curtis
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If attached to a sequential shifter it would be fine.
14u2nV
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I like it, but not for that price.
prove_it
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IMO it's rice, but at least it's not bad. Would be cooler and more functional if the display could be located somewhere you could see it.
Barnes
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If you have to ask, it's rice.
streetmasters
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Holy deja vu! I swear I read this exact same thread 1 year ago!
sag1441
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i think only cars with overlycomplicated interiors could pull that off. i think itd be nice in like an s4 and the like.
BoostedAWD91
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its a interesting idea but i dont know who would pay almost $200 for a shift knob
fivestardsm
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Quoting curtis:
If attached to a sequential shifter it would be fine.
These were my thoughts aswell. I found a setup a while back, it was actually on a galant also, that was a japanese site that I found through links on G-force. I don't remember the price on it exactly, but was around $400 usd. I have been trying to find it, (lost it in the great computer crash of 08) and that is why this caught my eye. Don't know if it would work though, I assume it works off from a motion sensor that learns the pattern and saves as a program. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
If attached to a sequential shifter it would be fine.
These were my thoughts aswell. I found a setup a while back, it was actually on a galant also, that was a japanese site that I found through links on G-force. I don't remember the price on it exactly, but was around $400 usd. I have been trying to find it, (lost it in the great computer crash of 08) and that is why this caught my eye. Don't know if it would work though, I assume it works off from a motion sensor that learns the pattern and saves as a program. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Rice is calling....If you have to look at your stick to see what it's doing, you don't deserve to be using one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Seriously though, every once in a blue moon, I thought it'd be neat to have it shown on the dash. However, I generally always know what gear I'm in, based on the engine rpm and if it's in the up or down position, so to speak.
my wife's mazda 6 shows what gear its in on the cluster (1, 2, 3, etc.), *but* it's auto. Still a neat feature and if I had gobs of time and was bored, I'd see how to incorporate that.
Seriously though, every once in a blue moon, I thought it'd be neat to have it shown on the dash. However, I generally always know what gear I'm in, based on the engine rpm and if it's in the up or down position, so to speak.
my wife's mazda 6 shows what gear its in on the cluster (1, 2, 3, etc.), *but* it's auto. Still a neat feature and if I had gobs of time and was bored, I'd see how to incorporate that.
blacksheep
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thats for vw uberfag owners...
vegeta1170
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Total rice!!
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fivestardsm
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Quoting JNR:
my wife's mazda 6 shows what gear its in on the cluster (1, 2, 3, etc.), *but* it's auto. Still a neat feature and if I had gobs of time and was bored, I'd see how to incorporate that.
Exactly! If the read out could be tapped into or removed form the sensor and extended to have the readout on the cluster, that would be the best. I was thinking about this last night for a few minutes after everyone unleashed the wrath of rice on me.
my wife's mazda 6 shows what gear its in on the cluster (1, 2, 3, etc.), *but* it's auto. Still a neat feature and if I had gobs of time and was bored, I'd see how to incorporate that.
Exactly! If the read out could be tapped into or removed form the sensor and extended to have the readout on the cluster, that would be the best. I was thinking about this last night for a few minutes after everyone unleashed the wrath of rice on me.
The first step to a problem (rice) is to admit you have one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Well, I would think the easiest way to do something like this on a manual is the linkage at the transmission. I mean, each gear or reverse is unique, right? I'm sure there is an LCD screen that can assign each of the 6 inputs to a unique number (1 thru 5, R), although not an electronics expert. It certainly could be done and all those blank squares on the VR4 cluster beg for something! (I was going to put WI leds there)
Well, I would think the easiest way to do something like this on a manual is the linkage at the transmission. I mean, each gear or reverse is unique, right? I'm sure there is an LCD screen that can assign each of the 6 inputs to a unique number (1 thru 5, R), although not an electronics expert. It certainly could be done and all those blank squares on the VR4 cluster beg for something! (I was going to put WI leds there)
