Reversed Shifter on my '04 Optima EX V6

I took on a project a while back to make my shifter like those found in most race cars.

In most GT-class cars, the shifter is pulled down to shift up and vice-versa. Now, same goes for my car.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Kia
• Optima
• Magentis
• V6
• shift
• semi-auto
• exhaust
• short-ram
• CAI

[FreddyMott]

How do you get that Plate out?

I've been trying for Months..

And do you know how to take off the shifter knob?

Another Project

[Tuminatuh]

Just pull up on the center console... it should pop right off. The shifter tray can come off just by popping it off when the console is up.

To get the shifter knob off... just pop the button off (it will usually break the button, so you may have to glue it back on) and use a wrench to loosen the nut holding the handle on. The shift-knob should slide right off then...

[925KrazzyP]

i like dat.

how much dat cost u.?

[Tuminatuh]

Umm.... no cost. I just switched a couple of wires. Then I changed the labels (breaking them off and re-gluing them) to match appropriately.

[shonzy7]

pretty cool..it would take me a while to get used to that

can you put up a vid of you topping out your third gear so i can see what mph your car shifts at?

[Tuminatuh]

Not anytime soon. My camera's SD card died (again) so I can't record a video more than 20 seconds long using the built-on memory.

Maybe here in a couple of weeks... when I have the money for a new 2GB SD card.

[battlefield2maniac]

@925KrazzyP sounds good

[Muriness1]

How many miles is on your car?

[jayguy173]

the auto is same as regular auto only your telling it what gear to be in so still works same only you are controlling gears not the transmission computer

[shonzy7]

they are not the same exact ones but are close...and going over 140 would be tough i know that getting to 140 took a while and i was drafting behind someone so with out that it would be REALLY hard