How To Install A Shift Light

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In this episode of Mighty Car Mods the boys show you how to install a shift light. And in true MCM style, there's something extra shifty about the install...
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@nicholascox4545 4 года назад

This like, late 90s early 00s music video lookin wide angle video is crazy nostalgic. Amazing boys, your stuff was always such high quality. Incredible how similar the formula has stayed yet you manage to always keep it fresh.

@TriggerKatomoto 10 лет назад

The first time I watched this I had just woken up and thought that a shift light was a light near the tail lamps to tell other people that you're shifting.

@tormenmashi_ 6 лет назад

HarkingFarkus me too

@kaiorus 6 лет назад

Same XD

@rolayota7634 6 лет назад

Same😂

@BlakeBittick 6 лет назад

you guys are so fucking stupid

@adreyanmendez7081 5 лет назад

Same asf lmao, i thought "what a useless idea"

@behemothokun 9 лет назад

My car has a shift light. . . it tells me to shift up at 2500-3500 rpm, however. It's just there to patronize me to drive more economical -.-

@t436 8 лет назад

Lol you got a Cruze too?

@behemothokun 8 лет назад

t436 nah, I got a 2010 Opel Corsa 3-door with glorious 1.2L 70hp and a 5 speed manual. It's slow, but I like it.

@t436 8 лет назад

Behemothokun I keep forgetting there's engines out there smaller than my 1.4T.

@edwinbrycepillay7291 8 лет назад

+t436 I've got a 1.0 fiesta ecoboost

@Sugomis 8 лет назад

+Behemothokun fit a v8 in it, i dunno how, i dunno why, but do it!

@decnet100 10 лет назад

Could use the signal from your oil/water temperature sensors in the dashboard to actually control the shift-light speed, so if the engine was still cool the shift light would go off at like 2.5k, gradually increasing the "legal" speeds you could safely use as the temperatures climbed towards optimal range. Might need an Arduino in the middle for the conversion, but it would be pretty cool if your dashboard reminded you (and whoever else is driving your car every once in a while) to take it easy when the temps are not right yet.

@gullf1sk 9 лет назад

"Fuck soldering" - Turbo Yoda

@apeanutbutterwolf6529 8 лет назад

that turned out really well! I'd use a chip style led because they last longer and are less likely to short out. but, great placement!

@BigKleib34 11 лет назад

You guys make it look easy...too easy.

@DIRTJUMPERZ308 10 лет назад

I laughed so hard when you said " and a pair of long nose pliers to find your willy on a cold day"!!!! EPIC hahaha

@tobbsnobb1366 8 лет назад

cant wait to get this installed in my 2001 supra auto

@eoin730 8 лет назад

auto :(

@tobbsnobb1366 8 лет назад

eoin730 gotcha! Jusk kidding

@CARSBandO 8 лет назад

Lol auto 😂

@Matthew-ej3pg 8 лет назад

lost me at auto

@SilverLightningXV 8 лет назад

AUTO AUTO AUTO

@thegamerzbroz 9 лет назад

I Love How Over In Aussie R34's Are Like Subarus Here In America. But To Us Americans We See A R34 On A Video And We FREAK OUT!

@daniell4227 9 лет назад

Subarus are extremely common in australia, silly american

@iambiggus 9 лет назад

Daniel Latham Did you hear that whooshing sound? No, it wasn't a blowoff valve, it was the point of his comment going right over your head, incredibly dense australian.

@flavourboss 9 лет назад

Haha. I'm an Aussie and had no idea the r34's are that rare over there, that's pretty interesting. Did they not deliver that many over there at the time or at all (guessing the ones around might be special imports) and i'm curious about all the other earlier models?

@iambiggus 9 лет назад

flavourboss Nah, it was worse than that bro, it was illegal to drive them here at all, pre-2006 model. You technically could bring one over and drive it, but the first time you got pulled over and the man realized the car didn't meet DOT legalities (crash test, emissions, etc) ... turn out the lights, the parties over. Just wasn't worth it. I had heard you could jump through about a million hoops and dish out some serious $$ to get one of the old ones street legal in some states, but I never investigated that myself, so it could be more fiction than fact. I

@flavourboss 9 лет назад

iambiggus Thats bizarre, do you know why exactly it didn't meet standards over there? Was it in a bid to protect domestic performance car sales or something, shelter the mustangs and corvettes from the japanese storm? What about Sti cars of the same era?

@TriniRogue 9 лет назад

Hope Rake is still loving it

@curruptrage 10 лет назад

Mario kart edition! Just when I thought skylines couldn't get any better. But seriously I laughed so hard when I saw that. Love the skylines!

@HeavenzBreaker 10 лет назад

Mario Kart Edition was a real thing... It was sold when Mario Kart came out for the gamecube.

@Jasa12265 10 лет назад

Has anybody else had ONLY Mighty Car Mods in their "Featured" video list? Because this is all I've seen in there for the past month.

@derekjansz2950 7 лет назад

I would use a green light for the shift and wire in a second red one indicating when I hit redline.

@Krankie_V 9 лет назад

Very cool take on the shift light install. Looks a lot nicer than that big thing on the dashboard

@_crg_ 8 лет назад

always get pumped and ready when the intro comes on

@kylebell8652 10 лет назад

you guys probably should have jacked up the car first?

@christopherselleck5256 8 лет назад

that is very impressive fitting and way to wire it up.Iv seen those dash board alarm clock just was waiting for you to pull one of them out of a box.!Might want to be careful of that soldering iron l know a person who dropped a cigar while driving , l haven't seen someone respond so fast before ....Hole in pants but save the seats ... good save !

@egaGage 11 лет назад

I reallly like the creativity they put into it.

@_mart_7183 8 лет назад

scotty cranmer would fall in love with this car hahahaah

@Stokholmusic 7 лет назад

_.Dank.Memes._ get well soon Scotty

@abbaelohi8093 7 лет назад

Man oh MAN! All i need now is for you to show me how to mod my car to yell 'Perfect Shift!' or say 'Sloppy Shift' and ive got a need for speed mod. do that mod next!

@wrth 6 лет назад

Abba Elohi Instructions: Get a kid from the street and force them to say perfect shift when shifting at 6,000 rpm

@FCT8306onTwoWheels 11 лет назад

Thats the coolest mod Ive seen in a while :). Way to go MCM!

@JobeMinacum 11 лет назад

@rupertcornholio209 9 лет назад

It's a shame these Skylines are illegal in the US.

@Kishnya 9 лет назад

But why

@adamwajdenfeld2835 9 лет назад

Killerkip I 25 Year import law.

@XampleEditing 9 лет назад

Something with safety isn't it?

@nateholm7895 9 лет назад

Xample: CSGO Yep, Nissan didn't want to put ir through the safety test

@rageking3810 9 лет назад

+Nate Holm it doesn't have proper safety features and it doesn't have proper emissions features

@parkerhowell646 7 лет назад

Is there a light to remind me i didn't check off the right box when ordering my car and got a automatic instead?

@lsswappedcessna 6 лет назад

Don't say that, I have a two speed automatic and it ain't bad. A little sluggish sometimes, but once it hits high gear, that shit don't kid around.

@SonOfHomer 9 лет назад

Thx for making this problem a easy fix...thx to you i have some new idea's for my son's racecar.

@parkerdoesthings4829 9 лет назад

And Rake loves it!

@MrTypcyman 12 лет назад

in all honesty y'all just inspired me to do something unique and awesome

@haffi8338 9 лет назад

but how the hell does he find out what wires do what ?

@flackbac9k 9 лет назад

Thats what i said.

@DaniBarza 9 лет назад

I think that he turned on the car and tested each wire while increasing the rpm, maybe the voltage change as the rpm increase.. Pretty sure that in the manual of your car you can get the answer

@fuknames2123 9 лет назад

you test the voltage of each wire. The owners manual should tell you the voltage of each wire and what it does. There was no figuring out.

@RareTurboSupercarsAndGames 9 лет назад

How much for the Skyline? Melbourne, Australia.

@RareTurboSupercarsAndGames 9 лет назад

***** Yes.

@technibumpinnovations7680 5 лет назад

Nice Vid,,, Really gave me some ideas!

@MarcosCruz-xe7vv 10 лет назад

Such a beautiful sound.

@reecemartin453 8 лет назад

wow, from hot glue guns to 11 second wagons....

@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO 9 лет назад

My bike has a stock shift light, that has 5LEDs that come on 1 by 1 as you are getting closer to needing to shift then the last light comes on and they all start blinking.

@dominicclark97 9 лет назад

Yeah, my 92 camaro rs has a stock shift light but is set for just daily driving from the factory.

@AGVTPOOP 9 лет назад

Love the vids you just earned a sub

@Danielevans2 7 лет назад

MAN THESE GUYS ARE HILARIOUS!

@avengedsoul6661 8 лет назад

Can someone *PLEASE* make a GIF out of Moog saying "mad"?

@BrieoRobino 8 лет назад

do it yourself.

@Matthew-ej3pg 8 лет назад

DIY

@devilishmodz598 8 лет назад

+BrieoRobino stop being a bitch

@yellowfrog4293 6 лет назад

a gif doesnt have sound

@TheJoeMB 8 лет назад

Dat Skyline though. Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

@p3l1k44n1 7 лет назад

Slow as fuck

@NorthernVaris 7 лет назад

V4 Garage stock bro..

@thatcardude528 6 лет назад

GTT not a GT-R its just a slow piece of shit.

@lancermafia1982 6 лет назад

ThatCarDude I thought GTT's were fairly quick. Especially compared to a 25GT.

@amaterasu8829 5 лет назад

Marty, Moog, I’m from the future. Just wanted to let you know your graphics, and such get much better in 2018

@SpytheGSD 11 лет назад

That's pretty cool, i like that a lot actually. I may do this now!

@DanielsGameVault 10 лет назад

92 ppl f-ed up their dash :))

@jameshawkins809 10 лет назад

Why not just install it at your feet.A glow from underneath seems okay I mean cause at night the dash will already be pretty bright and swapping out the factory dash light bulbs for LED ones is a pretty common mod no a days.

@ehjhey7 10 лет назад

Except the last place you'd probably want to divert your eyes while driving fast at a track or drag strip would be down at your feet. Think it needs to be more in your peripheral range

@jameshawkins809 10 лет назад

ehjhey7 you right, I wasn't thinking. Okay so how about right above your head, so it glows like you got that thinking light bulb above your head and you do it without having to take your eyes off the road at all? Bam!!!

@NickCoversMusic 10 лет назад

james hawkins It would still probably be the same difference. You would have a hard time noticing it unless using it at night, and you dont want to look up while on a track, or whatever it is you'd do.

@jameshawkins809 10 лет назад

***** Shit son I guess they got it the best. Just seems like a lot of work. O well.

@spence2403 10 лет назад

james hawkins If its too bright for you at night when it flashes, if you have the dial somewhere easily accessible then you can always whack it all the way up to max rpm, that way it wont go off until you hit it and unless you're insane its unlikely you'll hit 8k rpm

@Darkr12 12 лет назад

Did a good job on that one!

@1996chrisx 9 лет назад

Thanks guys! Now I can do this myself!

@squishydafishy 10 лет назад

i would use shrink tubing instead of tape. kinda surprised that you used tape, yuck

@squishydafishy 10 лет назад

well they had a soldering iron. .cut wire, slide tubing on, make connection properly, solder, slide and shrink the tubing. properly done everything is peachy and much cleaner than tape. some will argue cutting the wire but i would do it that way. i hate electrical tape for doing stuff like this. it gives a messy look imo and tubing is better. "but you never see it", ya well for me thats not the issue. never said they are wrong i just woulda done that bit different. guess i should have included the part about cutting the wire in first comment :P

@FrenchValleyAirport 10 лет назад

squishydafishy it's hard to say this, but i think tape works just as good in this scenario. there's also the other wires tightly packed to hold the tape in place.

@cwuzii 10 лет назад

Looking back at your old videos, i can't believe you used that intro, it's so hilariously bad.

@-ExperienceWithMe- 6 лет назад

Martin seems to do all the work in every vid

@iamstd2 7 лет назад

This is my favorite intro sequence, followed by season 4 (the one with the golf?)

@BeatGURU 5 лет назад

instructions unclear, revved by 1993 honda civic to 11,000 rpm and caused a rip in the space time continuum

@djstefyclashxbox 9 лет назад

luckily skylines are legal in Canada so no problem for me

@Beaumont6 9 лет назад

+stefan gostovic In Europe too

@TheGypsay24 8 лет назад

+stefan gostovic I've never seen an R34 though, I see R32's and GTR's all the time

@TheGypsay24 8 лет назад

+stefan gostovic And we also have import laws, which are 15 years compared to America's 25 years or older law. So no, R34's aren't legal in Canada, we can have R32's but so can Americans now

@djstefyclashxbox 8 лет назад

my neighbor had a r34

@TheGypsay24 8 лет назад

Either you don't know what a R34 is or you're bullshitting, because R34's are illegal here just like in the states

@jeromyg25 11 лет назад

I love this video skyline is the car I've always wanted/want im going to do the shift life on my 97 Audi quattro, I would like to see you guys do something with a 97 or 98 Audi quattro and see what you think bout it.

@Hamisxa 11 лет назад

My favorite car :D Good job guys!

@VANGASKHAN 10 лет назад

Wow, just messing with the skyline like its just another one.. And were here in USA dreamed of having one :(

@sniglom 8 лет назад

This is not how it works. The optimal rpm is not the same for every gear, normally the optimal shift comes at a lower rpm for each gear, in order for the engine to use a narrower and narrower part of the power band. This is easy to see if you overlay the power curves for each gear. You can build these power curves if you have the gearing ratios and the power curve for the engine. On my bike, (CBR600 F4i), this means that going from first to second, I should rev it to ~14100rpm, while going from fifth to sixth, I should rev ~12500rpm. I have created a tool in javascript for showing optimal shifts and comparing power for different engine types. github.com/snigel/MoreThanDyno

@MrGusman200 8 лет назад

When setting up the shift light you need to factor in reaction time of the driver. So you should have it light early then depending on the gear you are in the reaction time adds rpm. Also reaction times are really only useful for changes into 2nd and maybe 3rd (in a majority of vehicles). Beyond that you will have plenty of time to realise what speed you are doing.

@sniglom 8 лет назад

The reaction time does not change the fact that the optimal RPM is changing between gears.

@MrGusman200 8 лет назад

that makes no sense whatsoever.

@sniglom 8 лет назад

Could you elaborate?

@apeanutbutterwolf6529 8 лет назад

I'm sure they sell programmable shift lights you can gut and retrofit for ur bike.

@Aaron_LH 10 лет назад

Should do a video on swapping out all dash lights. Like the the gauge cluster and all buttons. It was a pain in the ass for me going it alone. Worth it though.

@Oopsie223 8 лет назад

what a great idea! I didn't want to clutter my dash with gauges. thanks!

@TradinPaintxyz 9 лет назад

Clicked on the video because the thumbnail had a Skyline

@mikeuchiha5972 7 лет назад

Sukith Wehella same

@Seekonemedia 10 лет назад

Watched because r-34

@mikeuchiha5972 7 лет назад

Seekone Photography same

@rolandomvaldez6231 9 лет назад

Nice. I like ur stuff. Man

@ituneyou1213 8 лет назад

you forgot to mention that an led has a cathode and anode contacts, cathode being the + and anode the - if the polarity is not hooked up right right the light won't turn on, just y two cents

@BreeingIan 8 лет назад

You're right but the LED was already connected to the circuit and the circuit will have a clearly written positive and negative side

@docmc6557 9 лет назад

Lol, i forgot they lived in Australia

@LittleValo 9 лет назад

d00d wtf! I would never do that to a nissan skyline. There are other alternatives to install a decent gear meter. you just put a hole in a nice car. poor baby. :[

@antifail235 9 лет назад

Their Skyline. Not yours.

@peterw3185 9 лет назад

go cry about it...

@TheJonoSel 9 лет назад

in a nice car's instrument cluster that cant even be seen and most would assume would be from the factory*

@shadowrundas 9 лет назад

apparently skylines these are pretty common in not America :(

@Matalwolf 9 лет назад

shadowrundas YODA!?

@itsamemario333 8 лет назад

I hate the shift light in my 2013 Focus ST and I hated it in my old 91 wrangler, but neither of those are any kinda drag car or anything. Maybe it's best to have one in a GTR, I don't know. Beautiful car.

@k9monkey1 12 лет назад

GOT YOUR SELF ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER ^_^ can you do an episode with the best gear ratio for an S2000 please XD

@Swada282 9 лет назад

Lol gtt....gtr is better....

@TheEpicFudge99 9 лет назад

And a lot more expensive....

@benkitchen4806 9 лет назад

ifakker a gtr is like 35 grande more expensive

@FxckGravity 9 лет назад

ifakker Rear Wheel Drive = Fun

@dacodking 9 лет назад

ifakker what do you drive?

@odivine1847 9 лет назад

+Zach D'Anna his moms 1999 Honda Civic

@ainsley008 8 лет назад

The banter is so real.

@KyujiRico 11 лет назад

Just saw this recent post of yours, I see someone else got to you before I did so I take back my comment. ;) cheerio.

@SmellyMelly15 11 лет назад

i thought the same, but using a lighter or a small burner to melt the heat shrink could melt the other wires with the flame right? could just use your soldering iron tho

@bugjuicer 11 лет назад

nice neat lil trick.. kudos..

@Halsafe 6 лет назад

Doing a manual swap on my 7th gen Accord, and really wanting to do this mod once I finish

@tosh4461 6 лет назад

with my one i got the shift light aparrt removed the old lights and got some smaller led lights that wouldnt blast youre face and put small oles in the dash its like a bar

@kissmyasshaters99 11 лет назад

Anyone of these people on this site could show up in my driveway 2morrow knowing ahead of time, that i do NOT like this style of car, BUT i would still look over everything they have done and talk about the car with them for as long as they like because that,s what real car guys do u may not have the same taste BUT u both know what it takes to do the work so u have a mutual respect for one another BUT u will still hammer on each other.

@EvilSl0th 11 лет назад

i noticed when i lived in australia that in summer, the stick would come off of electrical tape. would shrink tube work better?

@XSTAYUPX 11 лет назад

tach signal into the shift light? are you splicing the tacho harness and then continueing the wire as it proceeded into the cluster? for example; tach wire> split into shift light, and into original harness to be plugged in? is the the tach signal your trying to find just hold amperage and not engine revolution data? I know the description says " This video is intended as Entertainment only." but i'd love to know

@serbianortobrox9203 9 лет назад

And its used for street racing, nice one dude :)

@The_Pariah 12 лет назад

OMFG I can't get a enough of these. I'm not a gearhead by any stretch of the imagination but I'm LOVING the MCM series. Huge LoL about getting through your local KFC drive through comment :D

@126liberator 12 лет назад

What happens when you switch the headlights on and the dash lights up? Will you still notice the shift light? More importantly is it possible to turn of the back light and turn on the led shift light at a specific RPM?

@EVLGTR 11 лет назад

Does the shift light input signal connect to the servo of the tachometer or can you just find a tachometer signal on the Printed circuit board and piggy-back solder on to that?

@NoYouAreNotDreaming 9 лет назад

Can you make a video on DIY custom bumper like making a bumper out of two bumperswith zip ties plastic welding etc....simpliest as it gets

@Dandura 11 лет назад

His channel says it all man.

@bsnyder6973 5 лет назад

how is this channel not called "MAD car mods."

@hitthatfreshstuff 12 лет назад

im from canada too brotha and they just became legal to import this year!

@JuanCastillo-gt6if 7 лет назад

Can you do a video of how you install a viper alarm 3150v system on a prelude

@Perisicdarian 10 лет назад

You guys are so lucky for having a skyline I want one so bad

@Eric12123 11 лет назад

Rake loves it!

@RubberNinja5734 10 лет назад

I got me one of these installed in my 94 ranger, just doesen't light up anymore so i have to take the dash apart to find the short DX

@NoSleepRacing 11 лет назад

the best way would be to have a dyno chart on your car. you can see the amount of RPM drop when shifting though each gear and look at your dyno chart and make sure you are staying in the peak power range. if your car is pretty stock or at least stock cams (if your N/A and not turbo) you can just go online and look up a dyno chart of your exact engine. make sure your are shifting in the area just before your power drops and make sure when the RPM's change from changing up your still in the power

@tglizzy 9 лет назад

I love when the countdown freezes but the ad doesn't so I can't skip it

@JobeMinacum 11 лет назад

Well, you'd have to find the RPM signal wire. If you have a distributor, it's usually on there somewhere. The engine uses it for rev limiter purposes. You splice into that with the green wire, red wire is power (12v) and black is ground. I'm not 100% sure, but I think with Honda's you can swap in a cluster from say, a civic EX that has a tacho, and it may work.

@almightyro6487 9 лет назад

Hahahaha had me ctfu "kept a tally of how many subbies hes beat" love it!!!

@ThexGreatxLTS 12 лет назад

I bet Rake loves it!

@PedroMirrordead 11 лет назад

loving moog's humor :P

@margolo 12 лет назад

I'm pretty sure Canada imported LHD Skylines during the '90s, but stopped at the R33. Most Skylines are RHD because they were imported later when LHD ones started becoming hard to find as people were using them for track, or they just became worn out.

@xXBurntBaconXx 11 лет назад

Is it possible to have 2 shift lights? one green for low RPM shifts, and a red one for high RPM shifts?

@wbi007 12 лет назад

Marty, one thing. When your done soildering you use normal tape? You should try vulcanic tape. It's easier to applie, and when applied it feels like 1 solid 'shield'.

@nosapi5 7 лет назад

and what about electronic instrument cluster that works with CAN BUS Signals?

@austinpeterson4316 6 лет назад

Yall got me I went n looked up the R34 GTT Mario Kart Edition online to see if it was real almost got me you cheeky bastard almost got me! Because car manufacturers do sometimes do one off's to promote things (movies, games, other weird shit) and I was like theres no fucking way there is a Mario Kart R34 and I haven't heard of it xD

@Tomekpsp 11 лет назад

when the power starts dropping up the rev range, optimally you're looking to accelerate between peak torque till peak bhp, basically the shift light should be set at the top of the powerbands range, to get this sort of information its best to have a dyno printout

@keithpetro 12 лет назад

And Rake loves it!

@duffmanrha 8 лет назад

For those wanting to do this you can buy a digital (vs. the not-as-accurate knob) and have it turn on a light like this, beep your horn, whatever you want, and you can buy them from Summit or the like for the same price as the shift light they used.