Have anyone fitted digital gear shift indicator? which one?

[puma89]

Have anyone fitted digital gear shift indicator? which one?
It would be cool to have one.

Here is one fitted to a Chevrolet Monte just to show what I mean[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKy7p_GJFfg[/youtube]


Will this work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Digi...torcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_4297wt_940

 

[woody21]

i think pumanoob has

 

[Scotty1.7]

Think Puma noob has a shift light- Not a Gear number indercator.

In theroy it could work- but the bike boxs are sequential, so not sure there.

Something could be rigged up I'm sure (even as simple as a Micro switch on each gear in thecabin- below the gaitor. and then a small panel with 1-2-3-4-5-R on it which light up when the gear is engaged and the mirco switch closed?

 

[mort666]

I may be wrong but I think the bike ones just go on a combination of engine speed and revs. these two could be used to detect which gear you are in. For example using rough figures, a combo of 4krpm and 80mph could only be one gear

I do hve to question that vid though. I can't see the point of a gear position indicator on an auto :lol:

 

[martinthrapston]

tbh if you dont know what gear your in or how many you have,you shouldnt be driving lol

 

[jacko]

useful on a sequential thrashing down a country lane however if i fit quaife sequential shafts the indicator is 400 quid! il use my memory thanks!

 

[yippeekiay]

I may be wrong but I think the bike ones just go on a combination of engine speed and revs. these two could be used to detect which gear you are in. For example using rough figures, a combo of 4krpm and 80mph could only be one gear

I do hve to question that vid though. I can't see the point of a gear position indicator on an auto :lol:

I think your wrong Paul, my little Bro's bike shows the gears even when the engine isn't running.

Also, I had a gear position indicator on one of my old auto's and it's useful, especially if the letter's are missing off the gear selector side panel....lol.

And Jacko is bang on, they are useful as hell on a sequential box. The time's I tried to change to another gear on my bike and found I'd ran out of them is no one's business...lol

 

[mort666]

i may well be wrong, it's just from listening to what people have done on the 1400s which take a couple of feeds from the clocks. guessed it would from the speed and rev sensors.

found on one of the gear indicator webpages:

The GIpro reads the Gear Position Sensor directly, while other units, such as Acumen DG8 and Datatool DiGi compute gear position from engine and wheel speed. This leads to unreliable readings, especially at lower road speeds. Also, these units indicate wrong gear when the clutch is slipping or disengaged.

Unlike other designs, the GIpro incorporates an advanced microchip with sophisticated algorithm to filter out glitches and noise patterns on the gear position signal

Looks like two different ways to do it then :lol:

(although one more reliable than the other of course, before anyone else mentiones it lol)

 

[yippeekiay]

So you were half right and I was half right, but more reliable....lol

 

[mort666]

onlu half right and unreliable? sounds like you have me spot on there mate

 

[puma89]

Interesting

Its gatta be some cheap DIY kit out there.

Hey there are alot of things thats probably waste of money. buts whats wrong with adding some wird,cool, stuff.

Will be looking for a easy fit kit and added here. If anyone find a nice set let me know.


Here is one, but abit expensive and this is digital knob
http://euro.bmpdesign.com/Interior-Trim/Shift-Knobs;-Boots-and-Emblems,Illuminated-Shift-Knobs/

 

[puma89]

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