Canadian1968
Well-Known Member
I have been wanting to get a shift light of some sort to help me keep my eyes on the track and not the dash when at the drag strip. Plus always wondered how accurate the 50+ tic - toc - tac actually is. I never wanted one of those monster tachs with the giant shift lights . I had seen a pretty decent setup from auto meter 5343 - digital tach . A nice compact setup that had a digital read out in the center surround by LED for shift points. Only problem was the $250 price tag after taxes .
I came by an RPM activated switch from summit last week. A little reading , and I was sure I could use this to activate a led light.. some quick brainstorming and a about hour on the computer and I had shift light housing drawn up in my CAD program.
Have included a few pics of the raw printed housing , also priting an amber colored lens for the face. Made a adjustable angle mount, probably going to mount to the over hang part of the dash. As long as I can find a location I like that doesn't interfere with my view of the gauges. But nice thing is , I can mount it basically anywhere I want becuase of small.compact size. I Just have Run wire to it.
As for the switch itself I do not have it yet but will figure a mounting location for it as well. Thinking of hiding it in the cigarette tray. Easy accessibility for adjustment and quick check for accuracy of the factory tach.
SUM-830453 - is the switch I will be using ..
I came by an RPM activated switch from summit last week. A little reading , and I was sure I could use this to activate a led light.. some quick brainstorming and a about hour on the computer and I had shift light housing drawn up in my CAD program.
Have included a few pics of the raw printed housing , also priting an amber colored lens for the face. Made a adjustable angle mount, probably going to mount to the over hang part of the dash. As long as I can find a location I like that doesn't interfere with my view of the gauges. But nice thing is , I can mount it basically anywhere I want becuase of small.compact size. I Just have Run wire to it.
As for the switch itself I do not have it yet but will figure a mounting location for it as well. Thinking of hiding it in the cigarette tray. Easy accessibility for adjustment and quick check for accuracy of the factory tach.
SUM-830453 - is the switch I will be using ..
