# shift light options? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 10, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281 "2004-08-10T21:13:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Black\_WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/black_ws6/32/5952_2.png) [@Black\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_WS6)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/1 "2004-08-10T21:13:12Z")
I am thinking about doing a shift light, something small and inconspicuous. I don’t want to put in a big aftermarket tach just to get the light. Can I wire one up to the stock tach? ---
**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/2 "2004-08-10T21:13:58Z")
look into raptor ---
**Author:** ![NOTLUZN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@NOTLUZN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NOTLUZN)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/3 "2004-08-10T21:17:50Z")
> [@Black\_WS6](#): > > I am thinking about doing a shift light, something small and inconspicuous. I don’t want to put in a big aftermarket tach just to get the light. Can I wire one up to the stock tach? Get a Harlan and I’ll help you hook it up in 10 minutes. Mine is in my a-pillar. [www.harlan-engineering.com](http://www.harlan-engineering.com) ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/4 "2004-08-10T21:22:31Z")
hint hint----\> put the shift light in the defrost vent hole on your a pillar :bigthumb: ---
**Author:** ![Stroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stroker/32/5948_2.png) [@Stroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stroker)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/5 "2004-08-10T21:24:22Z")
> [@The1SloShelby](#): > > hint hint----\> put the shift light in the defrost vent hole on your a pillar :bigthumb: then what happens when he needs to defrost his wondows :op: ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/6 "2004-08-10T21:26:49Z")
first off, its a rwd v8 not meant for winter so i dont think he’s driving it when he’d need to defrost his windows. second its a small defrost hole meant for the driver’s window and it never works when you need it anyways ---
**Author:** ![Black\_WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/black_ws6/32/5952_2.png) [@Black\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_WS6)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/7 "2004-08-10T21:33:49Z")
> [@The1SloShelby](#): > > first off, its a rwd v8 not meant for winter so i dont think he’s driving it when he’d need to defrost his windows. True. It sits covered in my garage during the winter. ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/8 "2004-08-10T21:57:46Z")
i think its a perfect spot ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/9 "2004-08-10T22:10:30Z")
also the ac vent is a great location ---
**Author:** ![Black\_WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/black_ws6/32/5952_2.png) [@Black\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_WS6)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/10 "2004-08-10T22:19:09Z")
> [@slowcamaro](#): > > also the ac vent is a great location Are you kidding me? I need my A/C vents. I always run my A/C, especially when racing V6 Camaros. (gotta help them out as much as possible ;)) Seriously, I use my A/C when I take the car when I am dressed up to go somewhere like weddings, dinner, etc. ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/11 "2004-08-10T22:54:25Z")
my idea\> eric’s idea ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/12 "2004-08-11T01:51:22Z")
Roland. Get ahold of TJ. Theres someguy oroutfit or something up in Cali and its exatly waht you are looking for. He has one in his Z. Really nice, small, inconspicuous. ---
**Author:** ![Black\_WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/black_ws6/32/5952_2.png) [@Black\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_WS6)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/13 "2004-08-11T01:54:54Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > Roland. Get ahold of TJ. Theres someguy oroutfit or something up in Cali and its exatly waht you are looking for. He has one in his Z. Really nice, small, inconspicuous. That’s what I am looking for. After hitting the rev limiter because I was watching Sammy’s launch made me think I could use a shift light just in case. I didn’t have my pre-race thought in my head “watch the tach not the other guy…watch the tach not the other guy…” ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/14 "2004-08-11T01:57:47Z")
> [@Black\_WS6](#): > > That’s what I am looking for. After hitting the rev limiter because I was watching Sammy’s launch made me think I could use a shift light just in case. I didn’t have my pre-race thought in my head “watch the tach not the other guy…watch the tach not the other guy…” its comprised of like 4 or 5 LED’s in a circle, in a tube, which if memory serves orrect, slips neatly into the hole that blows air onto the driver side window to defrost it… ---
**Author:** ![Black\_WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/black_ws6/32/5952_2.png) [@Black\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_WS6)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/15 "2004-08-11T02:05:42Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > its comprised of like 4 or 5 LED’s in a circle, in a tube, which if memory serves orrect, slips neatly into the hole that blows air onto the driver side window to defrost it… I was thinking on the steering column. It’s more in the line of sight, you have to look there anyway to see the other gauges, and I’m not sure if my left arm or full face helmet will block the view of the pillar. I’ll have to sit in the car and look around to see where the bsst place is for how I drive. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/16 "2004-08-11T04:19:55Z")
Don’t even use a light, just tie into a power source, set it for just a hair below the rev limiter speed, and attach them to your body with alligator clips. If you feel a painful shock, then you should have already shifted gears - it’s a great Pavlovian approach to training yourself to shift based on RPM sound. Or the defrost vent would work too. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/17 "2004-08-11T04:35:10Z")
> [@2002SilverWS-6](#): > > Get a Harlan and I’ll help you hook it up in 10 minutes. Mine is in my a-pillar. > [www.harlan-engineering.com](http://www.harlan-engineering.com) good shit im gonna get one for myself ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/18 "2004-08-11T05:21:58Z")
check this out…low profile LED sequential light and it can be adjusted for any RPM range [http://www.tekniqauto.com/CDN/tsport/tsport.htm](http://www.tekniqauto.com/CDN/tsport/tsport.htm) ---
**Author:** ![NOTLUZN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@NOTLUZN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NOTLUZN)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/19 "2004-08-11T05:50:34Z")
> [@Black\_WS6](#): > > I was thinking on the steering column. It’s more in the line of sight, you have to look there anyway to see the other gauges, and I’m not sure if my left arm or full face helmet will block the view of the pillar. I’ll have to sit in the car and look around to see where the bsst place is for how I drive. Put the Harlan in the a-pillar thats where I have mine. I can see it fine even in the daytime. I don’t even watch the tack when I’m racing. It lights up great. Plus mounting it in the pillar makes a nice clean install. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281/20 "2004-08-11T05:56:39Z")
jsut hook up a car battery with an RPM switch to your drivers seat… it’ll keep your mind in the game. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-light-options/168281.md?page=2)