Stick to Rotary Shift Knob Conversion w/ 3D Printed Rotary Shifter Holder

[Mike G]

My left trim was a PITA to remove. I assume it was the first time removed since being built but damn that thing was wedged in there, very tightly. I thought for sure I had removed one of the metal clips from the plastic assembly where that thing was jammed into. Second time removal was no big deal.

The other challenge was lifting up the assembly, there's a small wire bundle at the bottom of (below) the cup holders...has very little slack from where its held into a bundle clip into the metal frame. Shoulda just cut that blasted thing off.

That wire bundle and the pigtail you're talking about is the one for the Key Detection module under the right rear cupholder. It was a tight stretch to get it to reconnect, but it did. Yeah, getting that one unplugged, and then afterward re-plugged took a minute...

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[21st Century Truck]

That wire bundle and the pigtail you're talking about is the one for the Key Detection module under the right rear cupholder. It was a tight stretch to get it to reconnect, but it did. Yeah, getting that one unplugged, and then afterward re-plugged took a minute...

...and THIS feature is an important one, for reprogramming a fob and for starting the car / truck with the fob's proximity feature if the 12V battery is dead..

 

[Mike G]

...and THIS feature is an important one, for reprogramming a fob and for starting the car / truck with the fob's proximity feature if the 12V battery is dead..

Well it's a bit more than that....after I installed the rotary shifter but prior to buttoning everything back up I went to start the truck to see if there were any DTCs using FDRS......well I immediately got a "No Key Detected" message in the IPC. So I had to then grab the top trim cover with the cupholder and key detection module and actually plug it back in just so I could get the truck to start.

So if that thing's not plugged in, you'd have to resort to using a backup code or something.

 

[21st Century Truck]

Well it's a bit more than that....after I installed the rotary shifter but prior to buttoning everything back up I went to start the truck to see if there were any DTCs using FDRS......well I immediately got a "No Key Detected" message in the IPC. So I had to then grab the top trim cover with the cupholder and key detection module and actually plug it back in just so I could get the truck to start.

So if that thing's not plugged in, you'd have to resort to using a backup code or something.

Ahh... it must be "checking for a failsafe" or something.

 

[CRAIGC540]

I found the perfect magnetic phone holder that sticks on with double sided tape, folds down out of the way and rotates up and down.

Cell Phone Magnetic Car Phone Holder - Full Rotation

https://a.co/d/ebYM1PA

 

[asianman35]

I found the perfect magnetic phone holder that sticks on with double sided tape, folds down out of the way and rotates up and down.

Magnetic Car Phone Holder - Full Rotation

I think your link might be wrong, it goes to youtube.

 

[The Weatherman]

@asianman35

I think this it:

https://a.co/d/7zMGmfK

 

[digitaldad]

I found the perfect magnetic phone holder that sticks on with double sided tape, folds down out of the way and rotates up and down.

Nice! I had one of those on-hand before I went through the work of my bolt-on version.
Glad to know it holds up...I was worried about the heat and thermals of the sticky-pad.

 

[CRAIGC540]

Nice! I had one of those on-hand before I went through the work of my bolt-on version. And
Glad to know it holds up...I was worried about the heat and thermals of the sticky-pad.

So far so good sitting out in 90 deg Weather at work. I have these sunshades that really help keep the temperature down and when you want to sit and watch TV while charging or something. I keep the rear one up all summer and use the front sides and front all the time. Note that I use a different front shade because it fits better than the kit shade.

 

[KSkel]

Thanks asianman35 for the print. I finally got around to wrapping it. She is ugly but it works for me.

https://www.rvinyl.com//Wood-Grain-Vinyl-Film-Wrap-Ebony

 

[richguy82]

Will this shifter work? Seems like a good price. https://ebay.us/m/4eqgIm

 

[The Weatherman]

Will this shifter work? Seems like a good price. https://ebay.us/m/4eqgIm

That is version I and many others have purchased.

 

[KSkel]

I got mines from that seller

 

[richguy82]

That is version I and many others have purchased.

Does that version light up?

 

[The Weatherman]

Does that version light up?

I have yet to receive the 3D printed section, so haven’t installed yet. But, I know the position indicators do light up. I don’t know if it has any ambient lighting around the ring. Frankly I haven’t even looked at it that closely.

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