so what's the verdict?
i was hoping for a working solution by posting the Video.. but it drove the thread off-topic

 

Yeah, no one has changed my mind. It doesn't work. Until I see proof, I'll stick with that.

 

would really be nice to see it go off when racing even though i have an auto, Doug could you chime in with your discoveries on the subject

 

Two tunes that Doug gave me to test out still didn't turn on the shift light. One he told it to turn on at 5750 and the other at 3000 RPM. Neither turned on the light.

 

well when i looked at mine the arrow was pointing to 4000 maybe that will help or is there just something missing behind the cluster that no one wants to check for

 

I added the MSD small shift light to mine and I really like it.

http://www.msdignition.com/2006/06-21.htm

 

Does anyone have the Installation & Removal guide on the guage cluster? I think the Saleen guage cluster has a spot for a shift light [looking at pics] so the stock guage cluster might if we can see the back of it.

 

I checked the wiring diagrams to no avail. It's either part of a multiplexing bus or connected directly to a controller of some sort.

 

so i guess someone has to be the brave one and open up the cluster to see if there is a light

 

so we think its just missing an LED?

 

That is a possibility. Doug says he put in the tune for the light to come on at 3000 RPM so I could test it. Without a bulb or LED, it doesn't matter what he tells it to do.

 

well if it is missing an LED then will ford put it in or would we have to do it

 

Something about solder and the back of a very expensive cluster/circuit board just doesnt sit well.

 

so much work for a light i doubt we will ever see speeding down the track so yeah unless Ford can fix it and place the cluster if they F it up then i do not think i will mess with anything

 

Doug says the rest of the stuff related to the shift_light tune in the GT calibration is the same in the GT500 except for the scalar... which means we don't have an LED or it isn't physically activated/connected to whatever control board or power source is available.

 

Well I am government solder certified, but I have no interest in a shift light.
I shift by ear.
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The times when you would use a shift light, I don't think you should be looking at the dash anyway.

 

Bump

 

"mad skills" uh yeah right. Driving that fast in heavy traffic and operating a video camera. I think the words "natural selection" would be more accurate.

This shift light thing is interesting however having it in the center of the tach makes is kinda useless even if it did work.
The whole purpose of a shift light as a performance oriented driver knows it is so that it tells the driver when to shift in such a way that he / she doesn't have to take thier eyes off the road. With this light you still have to be looking at the tach so what's the point?
I created my own solution by mounting a single high intensity red LED in my pillar mounted gauge pod. Then I built the electronics to drive it and mounted it inside the center glove box. It's completely adjustable and I can shift without taking my eyes off the road.

 

Please, more info on these electronics that you built... you can PM me if you want to.

 

If anyone is looking for a new place to mount a shift light, this is what I am going to do...

http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showt...hlight=cyclops