gjgarre
07-23-2014, 10:25 PM
I recently did the A4 to M6 swap in my 95 Z28 and didn't really like forcing my shifter into reverse, so this is how I remedied it.
I spent weeks trying to find a shift knob with a 12v button that I liked, and really couldn't justify spending $45 or more for a knob that I really didn't care for, so I did the next best thing.
I went to Radio Shack and bought a $3 12v button, and drilled my factory knob with a large hole on top and a small hole on the bottom for the wires to be fed through. Trying to drill 2 holes without hitting the threaded hole in the center wasn't the easiest thing to line up, but luckily I got it.
http:// (http://<a href="http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg</a>)http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg (http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg.html)
Problem about using the shift knob mounted button is that I really wanted to use that button for a line-loc down the road, so I wired it to an ON-ON rocker switch. That way I can use the button for the reverse lockout, and then flip the switch and I can use it to run a line-loc. I added the rocker cover and led for fun, but I like the way it turned out. The switch panel is not really that grey, for some reason the flash makes it look a lot lighter than the rest of the dash.
http:// (http://<a href="http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg</a>)http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg (http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg.html)
http:// (http://<a href="http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg</a>)http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg (http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg.html)
Hope you like it....
I spent weeks trying to find a shift knob with a 12v button that I liked, and really couldn't justify spending $45 or more for a knob that I really didn't care for, so I did the next best thing.
I went to Radio Shack and bought a $3 12v button, and drilled my factory knob with a large hole on top and a small hole on the bottom for the wires to be fed through. Trying to drill 2 holes without hitting the threaded hole in the center wasn't the easiest thing to line up, but luckily I got it.
http:// (http://<a href="http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg</a>)http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg (http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224945_zpsb4f35228.jpg.html)
Problem about using the shift knob mounted button is that I really wanted to use that button for a line-loc down the road, so I wired it to an ON-ON rocker switch. That way I can use the button for the reverse lockout, and then flip the switch and I can use it to run a line-loc. I added the rocker cover and led for fun, but I like the way it turned out. The switch panel is not really that grey, for some reason the flash makes it look a lot lighter than the rest of the dash.
http:// (http://<a href="http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg</a>)http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg (http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140723_224949_zps5f3c5712.jpg.html)
http:// (http://<a href="http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg</a>)http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu201/freudianfloyd/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg (http://s648.photobucket.com/user/freudianfloyd/media/20140605_190309_zps60c6c7d3.jpg.html)
Hope you like it....