Tiptronic transmission - changing the shifter direction

[Guest]

has anyone got the wiring diagram for the VR4, moreso the automatic transmission?

i dont like the idea with the tiptronic of forward for up gears, backwards for down gears.. so i want to see if i can switch it around.

 

[bradc]

you don't even need that. There are two wires coming from the shifter on the tiptronic side and all you need to do is swap them across

 

[snickells]

Ahhh nice! I've been pondering this short falling myself, Do a write up when you do the swap Mitch.

 

[Guest]

Why is it better the other way? Is it becuase most other cars are the other way round.

 

[snickells]

It just feels backwards Emanuel, so it would be nice to swap it around.

 

[Guest]

you don't even need that. There are two wires coming from the shifter on the tiptronic side and all you need to do is swap them across

cheers brad.
i thought that would be the case, but its better to be safe than sorry!

and yeah, with manuals, and moreso sequential boxes, you usually pull back to go up a gear, and vice versa.. some tiptronic boxes are the same, but 90% of them are backwards.

steve - is there any markings around the shifter for up and down? are they interchangable? i just dont want someone to drive my car (not that id let many people anyway ), and for some reason go to shift up and go down, etc..

 

[Guest]

I love having it forward to go up, its like ur pushing the car harder ... Then pulling it back to slow.
Yes there is a Plus and Minus above and below, don't know it u can change them or not ?!?!

 

[Guest]

lol paul...

i'll use a black texta then.

 

[bradc]

you can use a knife blade to lift the corner of the sticker out to swap them around.

 

[Guest]

warm them a little first tho.....

 

[snickells]

Yea, what Brad and Matty both said.

 

[SiliconAngel]

Hahahaha Steve what WAS the point of that post?!!

 

[snickells]

Well Trev, Mitchy did direct his question at me regarding the ability to remove the + and - symbols and switch them around so I thought I should be polite and answer.

That and I'm a bit of a post whore.

But I'm ok with it so ner!

 

[Guest]

lol steve.... nice cover!

 

[J-B]

Pointless posts are always good to make

 

[Guest]

Pointless posts are always good to make

post whore!

 

[BuzzPuppy]

Pulling towards you for a gear change seems natural considering it's the classic shunt between first and second gears (never mind 2nd-3rd and then 4th-5th forward movements!).

 

[mallen]

I don't mind down for down a gear and up for up a gear, seems natural to me...

The problem I had when I first tried it, I was coming from a manual. I still had the reflex with my left leg but alas there's no clutch... Just a brake...

Good way to test the abs though... Browned my pants too...

 

[Guest]

haha

new thread "my car loses heaps of speed when i change gear?!?"

 

[mallen]

ROFL!