Illuminated gear shifter replacement

[chris77351]

Thank you Chris, great now i have to order one it is sounding better everytime i read it.. off to ebay i will post pics when it comes in! Any chance of you shipping your Levinson to me i would gladly send my premium to you. haha

[audi4t]

Just ordered the illuminated shifter for my wife's car. Less than $100 inc. shipping on eBay.

[Dblugoose]

hey chris and chunky,

I just got mine but I have a question. How long did you guys charge it for and did the blinking light (every 7-10 seconds) when its plugged in, turn off? Ive been charging for like 30 minutes and just don't want to overcharge it due to the warning that came with the instructions. thanks

[canvecchio]

Pardon the interruption. I know this is a thread about looks not function, but as an old guy who has been driving for over 60 years, I have to smile when I see how little the vocabulary changes to keep up with the changes in the vehicle. It's not a gear shift lever. It's essentially a switch. I guess you could call it a "Direction Shifter," but that wouldn't account for the brake assist. I hope that at least one of you finds that interesting.

[canvecchio]

Sorry for the interuption. I know that this is a thread about looks, not function, but as an old guy who has been driving for over 60 years I have to smile to see how the vocabulary doesn't change to match the mechanical changes. It's not a gear shifter. It's essentially a switch. I guess you could call it a "Direction shifter," but that wouldn't account for the brake assist.

[chris5150]

Not sure on the charge up time....I only have short Journeys and left mine plugged in for a few days, and yes it continued to blink away to itself. Now gone 3 weeks at least unplugged & still lighting up.
I thought maybe it just blinks when its charging period, wasnt sure if it stopped when full or just continues permanantly to signify its plugged in...sorrymaybe someone else can answer this

[Chunky1234]

it takes about an hour to fully charge.

[chris5150]

Ok thanks, and does it stop blinking once its fully charged then?

[Dblugoose]

I ended up charging for a combined 2 hours (30 minutes to work, 30 minutes back and repeat next day) and the blinking still didn't stop. The manufacturer states that the blinking light should turn off but I ended up just taking the plug out.

[dribar]

Sorry for the interuption. I know that this is a thread about looks, not function, but as an old guy who has been driving for over 60 years I have to smile to see how the vocabulary doesn't change to match the mechanical changes. It's not a gear shifter. It's essentially a switch. I guess you could call it a "Direction shifter," but that wouldn't account for the brake assist.

I would have been ok with a set of buttons... without the "shifter"... Good point canvecchio!