Custom Automatic Shifter
11-04-2004, 04:42 PM
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Custom Automatic Shifter
Hi All,
Just got a 97' Infinity i30 (aka Nissan Maxima!!!) and I'm looking at replacing the stock shifter for Automatic Transmission. Does anyone have recommendations as to what's out there on the market (that supports an overdrive button!!!), and where I might find them? My searches have turned up the following options:
Napolex LV-45X at http://www.napolex.com/*****.html , should definitely fit
Razo RA89/RA92/RA93/RA94, manufacturer website unknown, may or may not fit
The Razo doesn't seem to have an O/D button, has anyone ever been able to wire up a seperate switch (such as using empty heated seat button areas) to toggle O/D, is the wiring possible?
The Napolex is seemingly made for Nissan, and does have an O/D button.
Of course, I'm just trying to understand all the options (and the styles) before I make a choice that I'll have to stare at every day. So, what do you all have?
Thanks!
Just got a 97' Infinity i30 (aka Nissan Maxima!!!) and I'm looking at replacing the stock shifter for Automatic Transmission. Does anyone have recommendations as to what's out there on the market (that supports an overdrive button!!!), and where I might find them? My searches have turned up the following options:
Napolex LV-45X at http://www.napolex.com/*****.html , should definitely fit
Razo RA89/RA92/RA93/RA94, manufacturer website unknown, may or may not fit
The Razo doesn't seem to have an O/D button, has anyone ever been able to wire up a seperate switch (such as using empty heated seat button areas) to toggle O/D, is the wiring possible?
The Napolex is seemingly made for Nissan, and does have an O/D button.
Of course, I'm just trying to understand all the options (and the styles) before I make a choice that I'll have to stare at every day. So, what do you all have?
Thanks!
11-04-2004, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by PKaiser
Whats the point? They dont look good, it's not a stick, stock one looks better, and there's no benefits performance wise. Save your money buy something that will let you feel a difference. It's more fun and you'll like it more.
11-04-2004, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by PKaiser
whats the point, they dont look good, its not a stick, stock one looks better, theres no benfits preformance wize. save your money buy something that will let u feal the difference, its more fun and you'll like it more.
your opinion is just wrong.
i know opionions can't be but. like. yours is.
if your going to customize your interior you HAVE to replace ****. dask kits, lighting, shifter, guages...etc noone give you any performance...
11-04-2004, 07:27 PM
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Looks like the Levoc is the way to go - thanks for the input.
I've looked up the Razo's, unfortunately I still don't see one with an OD button.
PKaiser: of course, this isn't a performance upgrade... but I don't need my car to perform any better than it does now! Some day I may change my mind, but for now I'm just trying to give it a personal touch.
I've looked up the Razo's, unfortunately I still don't see one with an OD button.
PKaiser: of course, this isn't a performance upgrade... but I don't need my car to perform any better than it does now! Some day I may change my mind, but for now I'm just trying to give it a personal touch.
11-04-2004, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 97MAX2NV
not to be rude but that thing looks like a joystick or like ur ready to fly a helicopter.
11-04-2004, 11:31 PM
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11-05-2004, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 97MAX2NV
not to be rude but that thing looks like a joystick or like ur ready to fly a helicopter.
11-05-2004, 07:41 AM
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True....please no cristism or sh*t around....that y each of us r different. so.. more help.....let me know...the one post the thread...i been looking for a good shift know for some time now...let me know how ur go....maxlauj95
11-05-2004, 08:20 AM
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what about www.custommaxima.com? they have a few, and they are a lot cheaper than those ones ... prolly for a reason .... i guess you get what you pay for. but anyway....i dont know. I was thinking about getting one from there.
11-05-2004, 11:47 AM
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I JUST PUT IN LEVOC SHIFTER, i bought it used and i thougt it was gonna look like some fighter pilot type thing, but its very sleek and smaller than it looks in the pics....its much nicer than i thought, i also cut my rod so it sits lower...it looks really really good, its not as big and bulky as u think, one of the best lookin mods for my interior....and it supports od
11-05-2004, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by erty67
I don't think you were being rude...you have a right to your own opinion and you are not required to get a shift ****. As for the member who started this thead, he is interested in getting one. Why don't we try sticking to helping him, verse whoring up his thread.
i wasnt trying to be rude, but those big bling bling automatic shifters look really out of place, atleast the stock ones blended in.
11-05-2004, 12:19 PM
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and they arent big bling bling, i dont know how to descirbe it, but its actually a lot smaller than the stock one, lets put it that way............i suggest cutting the shift rod down, thats wut i did, mine ill try and get pics...
11-05-2004, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PKaiser
yeah my one post really whored the thread.
i wasnt trying to be rude, but those big bling bling automatic shifters look really out of place, atleast the stock ones blended in.
i wasnt trying to be rude, but those big bling bling automatic shifters look really out of place, atleast the stock ones blended in.
I am a bit confused on your statement though. "big bling bling"??? I have never heard anyone call a Levoc shifter "bling bling" and it's actually smaller that the stock shifter! If you do what TJ Max and I did, cutting the rod, it looks very classy IMO. With my CF dash kit and Ebrake handle, it seems to fit in perfect. I've recieved many compliments. 
11-05-2004, 02:30 PM
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Hey erty, how much did you cut off and how did you do it? Did you cut the top piece and save it, then weld it back on and if so was it complicated? I'd like to do the same with the Levoc Wood/Chrome setup. Thanks in advance.
11-05-2004, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by erty67
I agreed you were not being rude. It does take only one flame post for others to start. I am a bit confused on your statement though. "big bling bling"??? I have never heard anyone call a Levoc shifter "bling bling" and it's actually smaller that the stock shifter! If you do what TJ Max and I did, cutting the rod, it looks very classy IMO. With my CF dash kit and Ebrake handle, it seems to fit in perfect. I've recieved many compliments.
I am a bit confused on your statement though. "big bling bling"??? I have never heard anyone call a Levoc shifter "bling bling" and it's actually smaller that the stock shifter! If you do what TJ Max and I did, cutting the rod, it looks very classy IMO. With my CF dash kit and Ebrake handle, it seems to fit in perfect. I've recieved many compliments. couldnt have said it better...it looks CLASSY!!!! there ya go, its very stylish and looks good, as far as cutting the shifter, use a sawzall, or dremel and chop only the outer part of the rod, there are two rods,,,one is inside the other, i cut the outer one first, i cut in a circle, not difficult, and then u can put the shifter on it just to test...then i heated the top plastic piece off, cut the inner rod down and heated hte rubber part back on....i used a lighter.....and then u put the shifter on, dont forget to connect the od wires....its very easy youll understand what i did once u do it, but thats how i got it done....
11-05-2004, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by PKaiser
whats the point, they dont look good, its not a stick, stock one looks better, theres no benfits preformance wize. save your money buy something that will let u feal the difference, its more fun and you'll like it more.
He didn't ask your opinion of how you feel about the AM shifters and stock shift ****. He asked us to list what we have.
I also have the RAZO RA92A, and feel it flushes in nicely with my aluminum dash setup, just like erty's and his cf dash setup
11-05-2004, 04:08 PM
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I have the Levoc fake wood shifter same as erty except with fake wood. It matches the OEM fake dash wood pretty well. It sure looks a whole lot better than the stock one.
And how the hell does the stock one look better? Almost every car I knwo from a Geo Prism to a Camry has those fugly stock rubber plastic shifters.
And how the hell does the stock one look better? Almost every car I knwo from a Geo Prism to a Camry has those fugly stock rubber plastic shifters.
11-05-2004, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TJ_Max
couldnt have said it better...it looks CLASSY!!!! there ya go, its very stylish and looks good, as far as cutting the shifter, use a sawzall, or dremel and chop only the outer part of the rod, there are two rods,,,one is inside the other, i cut the outer one first, i cut in a circle, not difficult, and then u can put the shifter on it just to test...then i heated the top plastic piece off, cut the inner rod down and heated hte rubber part back on....i used a lighter.....and then u put the shifter on, dont forget to connect the od wires....its very easy youll understand what i did once u do it, but thats how i got it done....
11-05-2004, 04:43 PM
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pardon the mess, the flash really exploits me sometimes, lol
oh as a side note, this following pic bites, but if youve got lighting inside, it serves as an extra reflector for the lights, in my case makes my car lighting look MORE blue
oh as a side note, this following pic bites, but if youve got lighting inside, it serves as an extra reflector for the lights, in my case makes my car lighting look MORE blue
11-06-2004, 09:15 AM
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actually its not very difficult at all.......buy a switch or button from autozone or something, and mount it somewhere, connect the 2 od wires to both prongs of the switch.....then throw ure shifter on, u can mount the swich somewhere, and voila! ure done.....
11-06-2004, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Torgus
your opinion is just wrong.
i know opionions can't be but. like. yours is.
if your going to customize your interior you HAVE to replace ****. dask kits, lighting, shifter, guages...etc noone give you any performance...
i know opionions can't be but. like. yours is.
if your going to customize your interior you HAVE to replace ****. dask kits, lighting, shifter, guages...etc noone give you any performance...
.
11-06-2004, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by joew
tj, do you know anyone who has done this. i would like to see it. i'm very interested on doing this mod.
no, i dont, but its very simple man, im telling u....i can try and get a write up, but it would be like 4 steps lol....
11-06-2004, 03:38 PM
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I guess it's a question of taste... in my Infinity, a wood/chrome shifter will definitely NOT look "rice" - I guess to each their own, though.
I've had it with the ugly-*** stock shifter.... everything else looks classy, with this the lone exception. it looks like it came straight out of a Chevy Malibu! Thanks for the input everyone, time to get the Levoc
I've had it with the ugly-*** stock shifter.... everything else looks classy, with this the lone exception. it looks like it came straight out of a Chevy Malibu! Thanks for the input everyone, time to get the Levoc
11-06-2004, 06:17 PM
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i appreciate if you can write this up. i would like to get an idea how to do this. those LEDs are nice. levoc is not my cup of tea.
Originally Posted by TJ_Max
no, i dont, but its very simple man, im telling u....i can try and get a write up, but it would be like 4 steps lol....
11-06-2004, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tavarish
how much are the levoc's? The wood/chrome wood look great in my GLE. Tell me where to buy...please
i also ordered the e-brake handle... back in like JULY!!! i got the shifter, it took them like two months to ship it cuz they were waiting on the handle to i guess ship them both and save on shipping...
so i called and called, and they shipped me the shifter... i got it, but i havent heard anything on the e-brake handle yet! im so mad!
