Shift knob with LCD display - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

alikhan78 · 04-27-2007, 08:34 PM

Saw this on a tech site and thought it looked pretty cool. For $169 its affordable although I'm not sure how practical it will be. Basically the LCD displays the current gear the car is in. The company claims that the knob will work on all manual transmissions up to 6 speed regardless of shift pattern. They seem to sell various mod products for VW and Audi.

http://www.tmtuning.com/HOME/catalog/product_detail.php?default_product=1937

986 Girl · 04-27-2007, 08:56 PM

Looks cool, but not practical. You shouldn't be looking down at your shift knob in order to read a display, and you should already know what gear you are in.

04-28-2007, 08:05 AM

I like not having any numbers, that way only I can drive my car, lol. I dont want any jow schmoe car thief to be like sweet, im in first now.

Cloudsurfer · 04-28-2007, 10:00 AM

Very curious how they can say this works on "all shift patterns, up to 6-speed." What about dogleg italian car gearbox? For that matter, I'm still not sure where it would pickup what gear its in, and at the end of the day, who needs this? I do like the lighted BMW M shifters, which show the pattern and the M, but I'm certainly not sold on this.

Patrick

[z0ne] · 04-28-2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwm750

Very curious how they can say this works on "all shift patterns, up to 6-speed." What about dogleg italian car gearbox? For that matter, I'm still not sure where it would pickup what gear its in, and at the end of the day, who needs this? I do like the lighted BMW M shifters, which show the pattern and the M, but I'm certainly not sold on this.

Patrick

I'm with Patrick on this. Hell yeh, I think it looks cool, but practicality-wise? None. I can't look down at the shift knob to figure out what gear I'm in. If I have to look down then I might as well already be upside down in a ditch. I don't think I've missed a shift in over two years. (I got my full license when I was 17, been driving since I was 16)

humara · 04-28-2007, 03:16 PM

i've been doing my best to stay upbeat and positive on my posts here.
but i have nothing upbeat nor positive to say about this.
if you have a 1996 honda civic that you're looking to tart up this may be the way to go.
otherwise, please stay away from that. far away.
:chicken: