Wiring diagram to install gated shifter into pre-98 SC
I'm excited , I just bought my conversion from R & J , and Jes I'm gonna have a boat load of questions for you. Hopefully I lucked out enough because the conversion is from a 98 sc300 and my car is an sc300. Don't really feel like cutting any shift linkage. Wiring diagram looks awesome btw.
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Does anyone know of a larger gated/ungated shifer I can fit into the place of the existing one? I want it to look more like the BMW auto shifter with the leather shift boot. I would just put a leather boot over it but it would look like i'm trying to imitate a manual. I love the way the x5 shifter looks. So Im looking high and low, I might just try to fit a BMW shifter in there somehow....
I am trying to get this look....vvv
I am trying to get this look....vvv
Last edited by Slow Motio; Aug 12, 2008 at 10:32 PM.
Eh, I ended up wiring it to the single and only pink wire on the middle plug's harness that goes to the middle of the gauge cluster. I was told this was the vehicle speed sensor wire. Can anybody confirm this? My car is a 1992 SC300.
I'm going to be doing this mod in the next few days on my 300. I was able to get one from a 300 from gazi so we'll see how the wiring works out. According to this thread i should be able to reuse the shift linkage as well.
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I have a chance to get a gated shifter from a SC300. I have a 93SC400. There is a difference I have noticed in the gear its a 3 on the 300 and a 4 on the 400. Will I have any problems wiring the overdrive. I have read threw the thread and from what I see some say its doable some say its not. Any help before I make the purchase and attempt to do this mod would be greatly appreciated help me out CL thanks!
If you have a SC400 with 3speed with overdrive trans then the sc300 gated shifter will work great. It has 1234, so 4 will be overdrive on and off.
I have a 99 gated shifter in my 95 sc400.
Only thing I'm missing is a switch to turn trac off. But I pull the fuse and leave trac off all the time anyway.
I have a 99 gated shifter in my 95 sc400.
Only thing I'm missing is a switch to turn trac off. But I pull the fuse and leave trac off all the time anyway.
Open up the black housing of that gated shifter and understand my wiring diagrams, you should able to compare / modify wires. You could separate the O/D wires if you'd like.
It's a matter of time and understanding.
*** Once again, open that housing and you should see what wires go with what.
That's how I figured how to wire my O/D. Wire color coding of each of the harness from pre98 and 98+ are similar.
This is not hard, just take time to understand the wiring.
I'm done with the gated shifter, I am looking to do R154 swap.
That's how I figured how to wire my O/D. Wire color coding of each of the harness from pre98 and 98+ are similar.
This is not hard, just take time to understand the wiring.
I'm done with the gated shifter, I am looking to do R154 swap.
*** Once again, open that housing and you should see what wires go with what.
That's how I figured how to wire my O/D. Wire color coding of each of the harness from pre98 and 98+ are similar.
This is not hard, just take time to understand the wiring.
I'm done with the gated shifter, I am looking to do R154 swap.
That's how I figured how to wire my O/D. Wire color coding of each of the harness from pre98 and 98+ are similar.
This is not hard, just take time to understand the wiring.
I'm done with the gated shifter, I am looking to do R154 swap.
Thanks again for sharing the wiring diagrams.