GB Interest: Illuminated(or not) Rx8 5 Speed Shift Knobs
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Well if you never popped a fuse or anything, I'm going to do it the same way then.
When you wired it up, did you just use the wire that is attached to the shift ****, or did you plug it into the harness and then wire one of the clips from the harness into the ash tray bulb?
When you wired it up, did you just use the wire that is attached to the shift ****, or did you plug it into the harness and then wire one of the clips from the harness into the ash tray bulb?
Wish I had the car here, I'd take pics for you, but it is an easy job. The only dilemma with this is you have to make sure the **** is screwed down on the gear shifter before you wire it all up or you'll pull the wires lose when you screw on the ****. I guess if you put in a connector, you could always use this to unclip it and avoid the problem.
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There should actually be dedicated wiring for the shift indicator lighting on Automatic cars right there next to the shifter.
On First Gens, it's a set of bullet connectors, one male, one female... Lotta people put them together and short them out.
On First Gens, it's a set of bullet connectors, one male, one female... Lotta people put them together and short them out.
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One thing is, I think the LEDs are too bright. Yeah they dim with the dimmer ****, but the shift **** is super bright when my dimmer is full on, overpowering compared to the rest of the cluster lighting. And it always remains a couple notches too overpowering as the dimmer is adjusted lower. I'm thinking I might pull the fuse built into the shift **** harness and replace it with an appropriate resistor.
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Even if you decide the pin swapping is too much trouble, the attached pictures show the correct polarities if you wire it up directly or use your own connector:
[EDIT: I used the term "GROUND" in the last picture meaning "LOW". Now I have fixed the picture to use LOW. Actually they are NOT ground. They are just low (but still positive) relative to the positive wire. Most of the circuits on the FD are like this; one side is high all the time and the other side is grounded when needed or in this case variably grounded by the dimmer control. Let me be more clear: POSITIVE = +12 Volts, LOW ~= +4 to +10 volts. Basically even though I originally labeled it as ground (now says low), you do NOT want to touch the chassis with any of these wires.]
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2nd GB if we get enough interest:
https://www.rx7club.com/fdnewbie-imports-172/gb-interest-illuminated-rx-8-shift-knobs-2nd-gb-705143/
https://www.rx7club.com/fdnewbie-imports-172/gb-interest-illuminated-rx-8-shift-knobs-2nd-gb-705143/
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Guys quick question.
When I was installing this, the wire from the **** got stuck when twisting it on and got ripped of. Is there any way to open the **** up and reconnect it?
From looking at it doesnt really look like it but just wanted to ask.
When I was installing this, the wire from the **** got stuck when twisting it on and got ripped of. Is there any way to open the **** up and reconnect it?
From looking at it doesnt really look like it but just wanted to ask.
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d33 I think you may be screwed. I've taken the top of the **** off and it looks like the wiring that goes through the **** is held in place by some sorta glue that fills up the rest of that cavity, so pulling the wiring out and fishing new wiring through looks like it may not be possible. Are there any exposed wires left at the bottom at all? If theres not enough left to solder back together you may be out of luck.
On another note, yesterday I got some new LEDs. Tonight I removed the red LED circuitry and replaced it with my own. What do you guys think?
On another note, yesterday I got some new LEDs. Tonight I removed the red LED circuitry and replaced it with my own. What do you guys think?
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