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Guitar
03-25-2012, 11:50 PM
I've been toying with the idea of a shift light for a while now, but I don't like anything out of place in my car. The light I'd get is probably the Harlan LED light from http://www.tunedbyfrost.com/products_he01.htm . I like how it can be mounted in the vent, like so.

http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/lt1-lt4-modifications/213314d1264974535-vent-mounted-shift-light-light2.jpg

However, I have a question or two. One, is there any problem with heat or a/c messing up the light when the defrost is turned on? Two, I'm assuming there is a small amount of fabrication to get it to fit in there, correct?

BandDirector Blk98ZM6
03-29-2012, 12:34 PM
I've had my light there for years without any issues. No real fabrication required. The vent grill just pops out, and then I took the light and grill to Lowe's/Home Depot and just test fitted grommets until I found one that would work.
82cetuner
03-29-2012, 01:58 PM
I will be doing this as well but I have a question, where do you wire the shift light into?

Guitar
03-29-2012, 06:50 PM
I've had my light there for years without any issues. No real fabrication required. The vent grill just pops out, and then I took the light and grill to Lowe's/Home Depot and just test fitted grommets until I found one that would work.

Good to hear. I believe I'll be doing that then. Appreciate the post!
skorpion317
03-29-2012, 09:02 PM
I have mine mounted there. There's some ducting behind the vent cover that needs to be cut away so the light can fit. You'll need to pry the A-pillar trim panel away to get to the ducting.

As far as wiring, I wired mine to the positive accessory terminal on the driver's side of the engine bay, and the ground on the same side. Then I tapped into the tach signal wire in the PCM harness.
BandDirector Blk98ZM6
04-01-2012, 01:28 PM
I have mine mounted there. There's some ducting behind the vent cover that needs to be cut away so the light can fit. You'll need to pry the A-pillar trim panel away to get to the ducting.

I was just able to push the ducting aside without any cutting and mount my light. I followed the wiring instructions that are on Raptor's website when I wired up my Raptor shift light.