New Shift Light

[JnC]

Crazy thought...

Remove cluster from car. Open up cluster. Remove backlight bulb associated with the central lotus logo. Wire up a brighter bulb/LED connected to shift light.

That way the light has a much larger area and you can play around with putting in a brighter source as well. And it helps to keep the Lotus logo firmly planted in your subconscious.

Ultimately, I'd like to use the space between the gauges for a remote V1 display, but that's another crazy thought entirely.

[0o7]

Originally Posted by JnC

Crazy thought...

Remove cluster from car. Open up cluster. Remove backlight bulb associated with the central lotus logo. Wire up a brighter bulb/LED connected to shift light.

That way the light has a much larger area and you can play around with putting in a brighter source as well. And it helps to keep the Lotus logo firmly planted in your subconscious.

Ultimately, I'd like to use the space between the gauges for a remote V1 display, but that's another crazy thought entirely.

Very interesting! That's a really cool idea

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by thegit

If you want an aftermarket unit, SPA does a standalone with the optional LED module in the eyeport of your helmet.
www.racerpartswholesale.com
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Link to actual page but loosing the left navigation table:

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/sftlight.htm

Scroll down for the helmet shift light used with the "All In One Shift Light With Combined Unit and Display" at the top of the page.

[0o7]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Link to actual page but loosing the left navigation table:

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/sftlight.htm

Scroll down for the helmet shift light used with the "All In One Shift Light With Combined Unit and Display" at the top of the page.

Cool thanks. That would be good for my bike too.

[spikez513]

I own an s2000 and there is a guy who makes a shift beeper.. It beeps 4 times consecutively before redline.. I find this works perfectly...

[0o7]

Originally Posted by spikez513

I own an s2000 and there is a guy who makes a shift beeper.. It beeps 4 times consecutively before redline.. I find this works perfectly...

Can you hear it over the engine or, dare I say, radio?

[LotusLust]

Originally Posted by 0o7

Can you hear it over the engine or, dare I say, radio?

replace the shift light with a red diode laser aimed at the eyes of the driver. that will be plenty bright enough there is NO WAY you would miss it. at least not the first time

[mrluky]

here is a clip of the rx-8 with the beep

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=top+gear+rx8

fast forward to 2:25. the camera microphone can pick it up well. even over the road noise, and an engine screaming at 8k+rpms. i really never realized how much of a useful tool it is untill i drove audis (a4/s4) and a cobalt SS.

PS-Just so everyone knows, never buy a Cobalt. It plain sucks. and I realized this the other day. Despite having an Ecotec, It needs a supercharger to make 205 hp.

[Assman]

I thought the spa shift lights might be a good idea, but not look very good, I was wondering if the leds could be mounted on the top of the instrument cluster so they reflect in the window, sort of a cheap heads up display - green light above 6000, yellow light - get ready to shift, red light - shift already. Any thoughts?

[MyElise]

Originally Posted by Assman

I thought the spa shift lights might be a good idea, but not look very good, I was wondering if the leds could be mounted on the top of the instrument cluster so they reflect in the window, sort of a cheap heads up display - green light above 6000, yellow light - get ready to shift, red light - shift already. Any thoughts?

You figure out how to tie them into the ECU and I'm in.

[LARRY]

No, the female shift voice would say:

"Faster, faster....harder, harder.......Oh no, not so hard.....back out, back out....oh yeah, that's good, VERY good....."

[charliex]

if someone lists out the shifting patterns needed i'll map out a circuit.

pity that lotus doesn't allow ecu tuning because the stock ecu is already capable of running multiple shift lights,.

as far as i know, everything you'd need could be factored from rpm & speed.

i'm still waiting on the base board i want to use for these kind of projects, its supposed to ship this month but i haven't seen any updates yet.

i also found a CAN based multifunction gauge that might be adapted for our cars, seeing what the manufacturer says.

[cpforyou]

On my Civic, I had a T-Sport Sequential Shift Light. It mounted really well on the steering column

[LotusFamily]

What about this one

http://www.ecliptech.com.au/main_win_sep06.html

lots of options and it comes in Green ---> Red, or Blue ---> Red

[cpforyou]

Originally Posted by LotusFamily

What about this one

http://www.ecliptech.com.au/main_win_sep06.html

lots of options and it comes in Green ---> Red, or Blue ---> Red

Looks like a winner. I think I'll purchase this one to try out.

[Dean NZ]

Originally Posted by LotusFamily

What about this one

http://www.ecliptech.com.au/main_win_sep06.html

lots of options and it comes in Green ---> Red, or Blue ---> Red

Hi Guys,

If any of you are interested - was thinking of doing a group buy for you lot in USA of the Ecliptech Shift light.

I'm the New Zealand distributor, but thinking of setting up a group buy link so you can get a group buy discount and then ship a bunch of them up to a common address to then be divided up and shipped on.....or something similar ??

Bang for buck these shift lghts are the best for features and easy installation. Check the website out for more details - www.ecliptech.com.au

Mines the red S1 Elise

If your keen post back on here or send me an email on the address on the site.

Cheers Dean

[MyElise]

Originally Posted by Dean NZ

Hi Guys,

If any of you are interested - was thinking of doing a group buy for you lot in USA of the Ecliptech Shift light.

Dean, your installation guide does not show a wiring diagram for the Toyota Elise. Will this light work with our cars? Where are the ignition and tach feeds coming from? The instrument cluster or the ECU or ???.

[Buz]

A gb sounds good.

[R'elise Me]

Originally Posted by Tyger

This may be too simple, but...
You must know when you are getting close to the limit. That little red light is not hard to see in peripheral vision when you are expecting it. The engine is screaming, you see a tiny bit of red somewhere in the cockpit....boom! upshift!

Light's not visible, and the difference in sound between 7500 and 8200 is pretty hard to decipher when you're concentrating on other things. The deal with Elise is that she just lights up the powerband and blasts through the ceiling so fast that hitting the rev limiter is real easy. Audible signal - forget about it! Little red light on the A pillar - OK - but, again, it just happens too quickly. My vote is either get intuitively in synch or get the electric shock dog collar - brilliant idea

[TimMullen]

Originally Posted by cpforyou

On my Civic, I had a T-Sport Sequential Shift Light. It mounted really well on the steering column

Hmmm.... Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I always though that's what the tach was for - especially if you have the lights mounted lower than the tach on the shift column?

Seriously, I don't see what the big deal is. I don't track the car, but I do have a feel for it. I know about when to shift, and I have no problem seeing the red light come on in my peripheral vision. I have mis-timed it a couple of times and hit the limiter, but no big deal...