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Old 12-17-2008, 09:05 PM
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I cannot find a "good" location for my shift light. I bought a Harlan last year and never installed it since I couldn't find a spot I liked to where when I race, I just look down the track and don't need to keep an eye out for the light.

Anybody have anything creative?

BTW the light in the vents will not work for me, I don't like it lol
Old 12-17-2008, 09:18 PM
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You don't like it in the defroster vent on the piller?
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Nop. I have my arm up on the steering wheel, wouldn't see it. I've got gauges up the rest of the piller. I don't like them in the vents in the center either, I just don't think it's going to be bam! in your face in those bring sunny afternoons
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^ thats where im putting mine
Old 12-17-2008, 09:28 PM
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im putting mine in the the vent on the left above the radio where there are three vents..if that makes sense?
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Originally Posted by momartin22
im putting mine in the the vent on the left above the radio where there are three vents..if that makes sense?
I thought about it, but...I just don't care for it.

I guess I might try and make something so I can attach it to the top of the dash
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Here is a video of my car. I placed my raptor shift light right above the gauge cluter on the overhang piece. It points directly at me and in my opinion it is the best place to put these. It looks great too, I will get some pictures soon. Video may not work, I have been having trouble with it.
http://www.fquick.com/videos/viewvideo.php?id=7376
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I bolted mine up to where the sun visor used to be

You can kind of see it here:

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Originally Posted by Cvaught
Here is a video of my car. I placed my raptor shift light right above the gauge cluter on the overhang piece. It points directly at me and in my opinion it is the best place to put these. It looks great too, I will get some pictures soon. Video may not work, I have been having trouble with it.
http://www.fquick.com/videos/viewvideo.php?id=7376

Looks good!

I noticed in the video you mention how the stock tac is slow, but the shift light should be dead on, the way its wired, correct?
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Originally Posted by tim99ws6
I bolted mine up to where the sun visor used to be

You can kind of see it here:

Oh I like that!

Wonder how I could mount that and still use my visor.....still a "street" car
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I am not positive, but I do believe the shift light should be dead on or close to it. My light is set to 5900 in the video and when i romp on it in 1st and 2nd, you can tell the tach is slow by about 400rpms in first and about 200 in second. It appears that the tach is finally climbing slow enough in 3rd for the tach to actually read correctly.
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Maybe on the steering column?
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^^ thought about that too, just couldn't think of a clean way to attach it
Old 12-18-2008, 08:13 AM
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I have mine attached to the plastic A-Pillar cover.

Its not an AutoMeter. Its not "stealth" but it works for me, I can see it clearly.
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I have a raptor, which I still need to install, my thought is to put it in my center Vents on the left side.
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Originally Posted by MetallicaMatt
Oh I like that!
Wonder how I could mount that and still use my visor.....still a "street" car
I don't think that would be too hard. Just get the right thread pitch bolt a little longer. easy enough, haha. Obviously, you don't have to mount the tach up there as well, I just wanted/needed it.
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Yes the light is accurate the stock tach is not. My buddies will hit the 7k limiter before the tach reads 6500 on his ms3 trans am. It gets worse the faster your car is.
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This is how I mounted mine
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mine is in the left air condition vent above the radio and it looks sick
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This is where I have mine..
The pics aren't the greatest, I couldn't find the Camera at the time. I installed it while I was doing my T56 Swap.



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