dark inspire

AWESOME! when we have our next SacTown meet, you should definatley come, so that i can see it!

CJITTY

Damn, got to give you major props on being just damn smart figuring that one out.

fsttyms1

the panel under the steering wheel, you have to remove the cover for the fuse panel, then there is 1 golden screw in there. you remove that then you just give it a good ol tug! the golden screw with a washer on mine is one of the screws under the wood trim on the center console that holds down the the rear part

fsttyms1

when you going to go out and do this to the batmobile?

z3Ro

yip...its 1 of those screws...n im afraid of just yanking out the panel under the steering wheel...kuz the dealer put the security alarm light down there...n the wire travels under he panel...it only gives like 1-2 inches of slack...

fsttyms1

once the screw is removed it come off pretty easy. i give you credit for doing it in the small confined space.

badazzTL

i might do this monday since i'm skipping class. thanks for the info.

BTW this should be added to FAQ or DIY!!

fsttyms1

MIGHT?????

z3Ro

lol...

z3Ro

im trying to change the + n - sign 2day but i couldnt get the silver piece out on the shifter...it looks like its just a snap on...but those notches r hella hard to get out...help plz?

johnny--2k

wow...this definitely looks like something worthwhile!!!

Kris, you wanna come down to milwaukee and do mine? LOL.....

fsttyms1

once you get teh dark plastic trim ring off, mine came off easiest from the lower right hand corner. it just snaps on. if you push down on teh inner area of the silver piecs while pulling up on a corner that may assist you.

johnny-2k im sure we could work something out

JorgeTL05 A-Spec

Does any one can put SMG on the steering wheel?

z3Ro

SMG?...sub machine gun?...lol...nah j/k...but seriously whats a SMG?...o yea...welcome to the forum dude!!

Mr Hyde

You can just reverse them. Many poeple with other cars have done it to suit their preferences. BMW actually used to have it set up like Acura, but in thelast few years switched it around to approximate forward downshifts and backward upshifts like in stick shifts.

I actually liked the way the TL-S was set up, and couldnt get used to the BMW, so I retrofitted an SMG steering wheel with paddles in my car, and that now control my shifting from there. Wonder if that could somehow be done with the Acura.

jigga009

Hmmm interesting thread.. The only auto car that I have seen that has the lever go back for a upshift shift and forwards for downshift are the BMW manumatics.

z3Ro

o yea...heres my pic of it...

fsttyms1

sweet!

i was thinking about adding buttons on the steering wheel too

z3Ro

thatll b kool...i was thinking bout redesigning the stock #s n letters on there...

vtecstacy

Thanks SO much guys. I finally got it done yesterday and it works like a dream! Now all I need are projector headlights! :P

z3Ro

yip...i just bought some plastic sheets...gona think of ideas 2nite n prolly mod it 2morow...they r like hard plastic sleeves for photos...n its just the rite thickness...ill post a pic of it when im done 2morow...

fsttyms1

how do you plan on doing that?

TSX 'R' US

fsttyms1

I've heard peeps complain about that for the TSX... The change should be similar...

fsttyms1

im starting to recondition my self to the oposite direction (160,000 miles of it the other way and i had a hard time remembering its the other way. i like it alot better now

ONAGER

the one good thing is even at high revs the tranny wont shift if will damage the drivetrain... the loaner they gave me (glad mine is a stick).... wouldnt downshift unless it was a safe rpm to do so. so if u tried to go from 2-3 and accidently told it to go from 2-1 at high rpm the computer wouldnt allow it.... the gear gauge cluster would flash and tell you that you have been bad

Tom Blasing

I don't think the computer will allow a 2-1 shift on an AT at any rpm. Well, not in SS mode anyway.

ddayton217

Will this void the 100mi warranty on the transmissions by chance?

fsttyms1

Shouldnt. All your doing is switiching the direction that it shifts by moving 2 wires. Odds are the mech wouldnt even notice

vzuptnguyen

i dont get any of this


can some show me everything about shifting with the automatic TL briefly.

vzuptnguyen

wait. so what exactly did kris do? and wat is it for?

fsttyms1

All SS mode does is give you control over when it shifts. Move your shifter over to the little slot with the +- and start driving. (1st will automatically shift unless you have a 99) then just start shifting when you want it to. + is going up thru the gears - is going down thru the gears. You use this mode for spirited driving to hold a specific gear. The best we can do to explain it is tell you to go out and play with it.

fsttyms1

I swithched the Upshift and Down shift around

vzuptnguyen

thank you so much for the reply.

so when you move the shift to D. its automatic shifting? but when u move it into the lil + - area
its manual shifting?

also how would you know what gear you are in, or do you just count them off. and do you guys shift when ever you feel? whats a good shift RPM

Blazin_TL

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it tells you what gear you are in on your cluster...

vzuptnguyen

i get what u were trying to do now. never noticed it was opposite. now in ur directions u stated PICS 1 pics 2 blah blah

i dont see where any of the pics are. and the link for removal is dead.

vzuptnguyen

haha thanks. i never even noticed that. BARELY got the car last week.

Blazin_TL

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the links and pictures were posted about two years ago so whoever hosted them probably took them down a while ago.

vzuptnguyen

can anyone repost please. i plan on trying it out.

fsttyms1

Ok these are the pics. Instead of cuting the wires like i did i would repin the plug. its very easy. You will need to remove part of the center console to get to this plug


the following wiring for the 10 pin plug at the shifter (00-02):

Upshift - Pin #6
white w/ blue stripe (shifter plug side, male) to yellow (PCM plug side,
female)

Downshift - Pin #7
blue w/ yellow stripe (shifter plug side, male) to orange (PCM plug side,
female)

vzuptnguyen

so basically as for the wiring parts:

switch yellow and orange

cosmetics:

switch the tabs?




if thats all. your god.