Added a Shift Lever

[Chris_G]

This is the exact reason drug use is prohibited at work!

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[K5Blazer]

Wait’ll you see what he does to his rotary temperature dials.

 

[surfstar]

*grabs cup of coffee, accidentally knocks "shifter" into reverse*

lol

I don't see a problem that is being solved here and I don't recall tons of posts about people missing a shifter. I thought Toyota wasted valuable space by putting a normal shifter into the Rav4 hybrid and Prime.

 

[Hcopter]

I think this forum has officially jumped the shark.

Wait 'til you see the snorkel I'm workin on.

 

[RonFLA]

I do like the idea of a shifter…. China make a better copy of this!

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

That's just begging for a Hurst T-shift handle (pic for those young-un's that have never seen one,,,,)

HRG

 

[Hcopter]

not often does one hear the "jumped the shark" reference, those who don't know what it means must be young-uns, LOL

 

[rlhdweman]

You could have at least put it on the steering column where it belongs. The problem with the shift lever between the seats is that is takes up precious space while serving no practical purpose.

 

[Rock]

Having read a lot of posts about preferring a shift lever over the rotary shifter it got me thinking of ways to add a shift lever. So, after work today I made up a crude, simple proof of concept shift lever from items I had laying around the workshop. It's just a plastic container that friction fits into the front cup holder with an aluminum lever connected to a small ball link attached to the shift dial with a zip tie. Surprisingly, it works pretty well even though it's pretty flimsy and relies on the detents in the shift dial. I'll drive with it a few days and decide if I want to spend the time and effort to make a more substantial, better looking version.

Very Clever.

 

[Drkuhar]

The aftermarket will come up with a plug and play set up eventually. Pop the shifter out and unplug the harness ,plug new one in and snap back into the console. Hopefully sooner than later.

 

[surfstar]

Let's add some paddle "shifters" for the CVT while we're at it!

 

[Mikknj]

Oh this is terrific! I love this!
So funny - This is exactly what I expect an engineer with too much time on their hands would come up with!

 

[Clifdawg]

I have no idea why anyone would do this, except solely to say they did.
And for that reason, I friggin’ love it!

That's just begging for a Hurst T-shift handle (pic for those young-un's that have never seen one,,,,)

HRG

True story - I once put one of these in my 1991 Acura Integra with a manual - my first car. One on hand, the added weight did a lot of favors for that shifter. On the other… it looked incredibly stupid and burned my hand every time I drove to school on hit Alabama summers.

Oh to be young and dumb!

 

[NoVaJimmy]

I think this pretty much sums up this thread and anyone who "needs" a shifter in place of the dial....

 

[Guv]

I think this forum has officially jumped the shark.

Or humped the shark

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