Make luminated shifter(other style) Cheapest Mod Ever To Do.

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02-12-2009, 10:34 PM
03-Galant-ES

Make luminated shifter(other style) Cheapest Mod Ever To Do.

Forgive me for the pictures they were taken with a mobile phone

What you need:
-something warm to make plastic easier to cut I just used a lighter as it was accessible.
-a razor
-aluminum foil(possibly)
-krazy glue

Refer here to taking apart the shifter piece.

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/show...104#post471104

Now that you have it apart you will want to cut the top piece of the triangular light bulb holding bracket, probably about 1 cm in depth.

Then cut off the reflective tape piece and mount the bulb bracket where that was being held I used krazy glue cause it makes life ez. It should look like this.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...08/bracket.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...8/bracket2.jpg

Now I used aluminum foil to separate each section
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...8/aluminum.jpg
Yeah not very professional also used krazy glue.

This is how it looks without using the aluminum foil to separate it.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...o1808/Park.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...08/Neutral.jpg

Then I painted it blue and separated it and here is the finished product.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...808/Park-1.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...08/Reverse.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1.../Neutral-1.jpg

Yeah ez and pretty much free but its not a bad mod to do.
02-12-2009, 10:36 PM
youngin3

Looks good. Could be done cleaner, but it looks really good for how easily it was done.
02-12-2009, 10:37 PM
Jeffylou87

Looks good..
02-12-2009, 10:40 PM
03-Galant-ES

Quote:

Originally Posted by lavie2k9

Looks good. Could be done cleaner, but it looks really good for how easily it was done.

Yeah definitely could have put more effort in but I was going just for it to look nice once installed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffylou87

Looks good..

Thanks yours was much more professional.
02-18-2009, 01:15 AM
03-Galant-ES

I was just looking at this again and I just realized how much of a difference the aluminum foil made. I am thinking of other ways to do this to make it cleaner as a whole but nothing is really striking me cause of the way the light bulb bracket is. If you have any ideas post them if I like them I may try them out for a cleaner job.

No one else was interested in this mod?
02-18-2009, 01:56 AM
dimushor

i will do it as soon as spring comes:-))) i was think to do just Jeff's mod, but i will do also yours. Thanks for tut
02-18-2009, 02:15 AM
03-Galant-ES

Quote:

Originally Posted by dimushor

i will do it as soon as spring comes:-))) i was think to do just Jeff's mod, but i will do also yours. Thanks for tut

Jeff's was a lot more involved then mine and only lights up the circle next to it. Its pretty much a matter of preference this was done same night I discussed it with you guys. lol
03-07-2009, 04:41 PM
JAC00BLKES

my shifter lights stop working......they have a mind of their own now
they come on every now and then......haven't taken the time to look at it further
03-07-2009, 05:16 PM
03-Galant-ES

check the bulb and wires make sure nothings loose it should be lit when lights are on
03-07-2009, 09:47 PM
AVERAGE

Cool mod, but I have a shifter boot covering it up so I can't see it anyway.
03-07-2009, 09:59 PM
03-Galant-ES

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVERAGE

Cool mod, but I have a shifter boot covering it up so I can't see it anyway.

It was either this or that the shifter boot is like trying to say you have a manual in my mind so I did this.
03-07-2009, 10:59 PM
JAC00BLKES

Quote:

Originally Posted by 03-Galant-ES

check the bulb and wires make sure nothings loose it should be lit when lights are on

yeah i will check on that
since the weather is starting to break i am going to start diving into things
04-22-2009, 06:37 PM
LuvMyMitsu

This is the same MOD (except I used only one LED) I did to my car back in June of 2007. Lot of people here gave me crap about it... I see that some one else thought it was a good MOD too...

Nice work 03-Galant-ES

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/show...9&postcount=16
04-22-2009, 08:04 PM
03-Galant-ES

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuvMyMitsu

This is the same MOD (except I used only one LED) I did to my car back in June of 2007. Lot of people here gave me crap about it... I see that some one else thought it was a good MOD too...

Nice work 03-Galant-ES

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/show...9&postcount=16

Yeah only difference was mine lights up letter too so you arent guessing which dot is lit up. I just did it cause we talked about it and I said it would be easy. I am covering the whole thing with a shift boot soon because I have an MDX shift knob and it doesnt look too good without a boot.

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/showthread.php?t=35933
04-23-2009, 10:51 PM
LuvMyMitsu

Quote:

Originally Posted by 03-Galant-ES

Yeah only difference was mine lights up letter too so you arent guessing which dot is lit up. I just did it cause we talked about it and I said it would be easy. I am covering the whole thing with a shift boot soon because I have an MDX shift knob and it doesnt look too good without a boot.

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/showthread.php?t=35933

I agree.

The reason I didn't use LED's on the letters is that letters do light up with the head lights on and I didn't see the need to add more bulbs (LED's).

Anyway, I like what you have done. Good work!
04-24-2009, 03:20 AM
03-Galant-ES

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuvMyMitsu

I agree.

The reason I didn't use LED's on the letters is that letters do light up with the head lights on and I didn't see the need to add more bulbs (LED's).

Anyway, I like what you have done. Good work!

Thanks u did a good job too I just made mine so that I need the same bulb it was a boredom thing hehe thanks to everyone for the props.
04-30-2009, 10:02 AM
thestig

it looks great but again could have been done a little cleaner, but i do admit i would have never thought of the aluminum foil. lol