Teaser

Reach · 03-27-2008, 10:52 PM

Full project thread tomorrow. For now, who can guess it?

Hawkeye · 03-27-2008, 11:01 PM

Upgrading to a manual tranny? I have no clue, I have never driven an auto of any sort

ianbiz · 03-27-2008, 11:20 PM

New SMG paddles? or something SMG related.

Reach · 03-27-2008, 11:21 PM

Please hawkeye, its an smg! Ok, so you're on the right track, but what could it be?

(I'm sorry, I'm just loving this one)

Yal · 03-28-2008, 12:21 AM

Paddle shift? I'm not familiar enough with SMG to know if they came that way for all years or not.

Reach · 03-28-2008, 12:46 AM

Yes, all SMGs came with paddles. You're not even warm yet. Look in the background a bit... its just a cosmetic mod.

pbdm4k · 03-28-2008, 01:18 AM

Noticed as soon as I saw this thread...

You're just modding LED's so you have a Christmas tree as a shifter.

OH FO SHO · 03-28-2008, 01:33 AM

m6 shift knob w/ illumination

?

ianbiz · 03-28-2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OH FO SHO

m6 shift knob w/ illumination

?

Or M5

BlackSapphireZ · 03-28-2008, 08:22 AM

hes gonna change LED colors on his SMG shifter indicator

right

Hawkeye · 03-28-2008, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reach

Yes, all SMGs came with paddles. You're not even warm yet. Look in the background a bit... its just a cosmetic mod.

Putting a shift knob of some sort in... at least that is what it looks like in the background.

??

Reach · 03-28-2008, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbdm4k

You're just modding LED's so you have a Christmas tree as a shifter.

Ding.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OH FO SHO

m6 shift knob w/ illumination

?

Ding.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianbiz

Or M5

Ding.

We have some winners!

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2380979

wasupdu · 03-28-2008, 10:03 PM

Looks great

Reach · 03-29-2008, 09:16 AM

omg, someone moved my other thread to DIY... does that mean someone actually moderates this place now?

ianbiz · 03-29-2008, 09:01 PM

Looks great.

ianbiz · 03-29-2008, 09:02 PM

btw, I think I have a great DIY to go along with this. Make the paddles light up the (- & +) and night.

Reach · 03-30-2008, 10:33 AM

Not sure what you're getting at. The paddles do not have any lights, and I don't think I would want any there, they're in the forward looking line of sight, it could be a distraction.

If you mean the +/- of the knob activated when the paddles are pulled, you can't do that since there are only 3 zone LEDs inside the knob, 1 for R, 1 for N, and 1 for the whole D/S +/- mess.

takedown8 · 03-30-2008, 01:20 PM

Is that what the shifter on the M5 looks like? It looks pretty cool. Almost retro-looking though. Seems like a design from the 60s or 70s. Nice!

ianbiz · 03-30-2008, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reach

Not sure what you're getting at. The paddles do not have any lights, and I don't think I would want any there, they're in the forward looking line of sight, it could be a distraction.

Make those stay lit at night.

Reach · 03-30-2008, 04:15 PM

There's no lights on ours! Plus, both pedals up or downshift, so concept doesn't really apply.

ianbiz · 03-30-2008, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reach

There's no lights on ours! Plus, both pedals up or downshift, so concept doesn't really apply.

Ahh, so its like the SSG paddles. How about M5/6 paddles in general

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Reach gone baby gone 382 Rep 1,052 Posts Drives: 2016 F80 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Location, Location. iTrader: (0)	Not sure what you're getting at. The paddles do not have any lights, and I don't think I would want any there, they're in the forward looking line of sight, it could be a distraction. If you mean the +/- of the knob activated when the paddles are pulled, you can't do that since there are only 3 zone LEDs inside the knob, 1 for R, 1 for N, and 1 for the whole D/S +/- mess.
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