GS400 with paddle shifters. Can this be done?
12-06-11, 03:10 PM
#61
hey guys sorry for the delay and yes im still fitting these i have finished my conversion now and i had a mojor problem which is now sorted as of 2 days ago. Anyways so for me to do the install i had to change the clock spring over as the no eshift one only has 4 pins the eshift one has 6 the to extra are the power for up and down i also had to run the 2 wires from the back of the clock spring to the blanks in the ecu plug(all of this part is not nessesary if your car is allready eshift equiped) so this weekend ill try get the paddles fitted ill keep yous posted with pics.
12-12-11, 06:50 PM
#62
ok so UPDATES!!
SO drill and tap 2 holes to your steering wheel arms
using a small 50mmx 30mm plate put a slight bend in it and drill and tap 2 holes for the paddle to screw to then the mounting is done its really quite easy the harder part for me will be wiring as my car didnt have eshift can some one help me with which pins on the clock spring and ecu are for up and down
more updates tomorrow ill trim my plastic shroud and start wiring
SO drill and tap 2 holes to your steering wheel arms
using a small 50mmx 30mm plate put a slight bend in it and drill and tap 2 holes for the paddle to screw to then the mounting is done its really quite easy the harder part for me will be wiring as my car didnt have eshift can some one help me with which pins on the clock spring and ecu are for up and down
more updates tomorrow ill trim my plastic shroud and start wiring
12-14-11, 04:28 PM
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Looks good!!
I sure wish I had tools.... and a work bench..... and um.... skill...
I am sure gonna be pissed when I hack up a $300 Wood wheel cuz i do something stupid, because I am mechanically 'blond'.
I sure wish I had tools.... and a work bench..... and um.... skill...
I am sure gonna be pissed when I hack up a $300 Wood wheel cuz i do something stupid, because I am mechanically 'blond'.
Last edited by AsAkite; 12-14-11 at 04:29 PM. Reason: me no spell good
02-19-12, 10:04 AM
#72
I don't get it. Don't you want the shift paddles to be fixed and not rotate with the steering wheel? Or is this how you are doing it?
Also to me if there was a way of programming it so that it acts like a standard, by that I mean that it would stay on the gear you put it in from idle to rev limiter this feature would be way more fun and useful. You could do wot short shifts, lug the engine, ect this would aid in both performance and gas mileage depending how you use it. Can this be done using the C best settings?
I guess Lexus did not think us fat Americans could think and make our own shift decisions not to mention the sue happy lawyers. I would pay for this upgrade
Also to me if there was a way of programming it so that it acts like a standard, by that I mean that it would stay on the gear you put it in from idle to rev limiter this feature would be way more fun and useful. You could do wot short shifts, lug the engine, ect this would aid in both performance and gas mileage depending how you use it. Can this be done using the C best settings?
I guess Lexus did not think us fat Americans could think and make our own shift decisions not to mention the sue happy lawyers. I would pay for this upgrade
Last edited by sam12345; 02-19-12 at 10:08 AM.
02-20-12, 04:52 PM
#75
Pole Position
You said you don't have e-shift with your GS300? so you wired directly to the ECU, I have a GS430 without e-shift and I would love to do this mod, could you please let me know which ECU pins, and how you wired it? (Pull to up +12 or pull down to ground?)
This sounds like a great mod.
Thanks.