anyone swap a shifter?

[Draid]

so you can use it to park drive reverse neutral but cant shift with it ? is it not the whole purpase of a shifter other then the better look.

i wonder what else would be requiere to actually make it 100% work

Your correct it doesn't have a functioning gear limiter. Only drive rev. Neutral park. I tried and obviously it can do it by grabbing the wire or wires in the steering column. But I cold only get limited schematics from dealer parts department not a tech. They aren't very concerned with my project. I couldn't find an internal diagram of the shifter and buttons. I made assumptions on matching wire colors that turned out correct. I was worried before first turning it on about screwing up the truck but luckily it worked perfectly.

so you can use it to park drive reverse neutral but cant shift with it ? is it not the whole purpase of a shifter other then the better look.

i wonder what else would be requiere to actually make it 100% work

I did this in my previous truck a 2014 mega cab with a column shifter to a console shifter and it was plug and play. I just pulled the plug and wires out of column down to new console shifter and all functions on new shifter worked including +and - .but that system was obviously different. I don't know if it would require module and programming. To my logic the switch I'm the steering wheel uses same method of switching plus minus as internal switching in console shifter.u just couldn't find enough info on it. I even tried to contact an engineer but was unsuccessful as the dealers and probably an engineer couldn't give a crap about my project.

 

[crusher]

but still, you did a great part of it, congrats

 

[CalvinC]

That is awesome!!

Ideal arrangement for me would be the standard knob, but with paddle shifters that were responsive and not just a limiter.

 

[Dex17]

Your correct it doesn't have a functioning gear limiter. Only drive rev. Neutral park. I tried and obviously it can do it by grabbing the wire or wires in the steering column. But I cold only get limited schematics from dealer parts department not a tech. They aren't very concerned with my project. I couldn't find an internal diagram of the shifter and buttons. I made assumptions on matching wire colors that turned out correct. I was worried before first turning it on about screwing up the truck but luckily it worked perfectly.

I did this in my previous truck a 2014 mega cab with a column shifter to a console shifter and it was plug and play. I just pulled the plug and wires out of column down to new console shifter and all functions on new shifter worked including +and - .but that system was obviously different. I don't know if it would require module and programming. To my logic the switch I'm the steering wheel uses same method of switching plus minus as internal switching in console shifter.u just couldn't find enough info on it. I even tried to contact an engineer but was unsuccessful as the dealers and probably an engineer couldn't give a crap about my project.

Wanna come do mine? Hahaha But that is honestly awesome though! I would totally be happy with just the simple P,R,N,D console shifter as mine is pretty much just a small town hopper. Having a base ‘22 1500 I can’t stand the knob. Shame engineers were no help.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Wanna come do mine? Hahaha But that is honestly awesome though! I would totally be happy with just the simple P,R,N,D console shifter as mine is pretty much just a small town hopper. Having a base ‘22 1500 I can’t stand the knob. Shame engineers were no help.

If there was an actual linkage cable the shifter in console would be good. Being that it's just a huge stick connected to electronics, it's a huge waste of space. I'll take my huge storage in center console over a shifter in center console any day. Especially since the shifter doesn't do anything the knob can other than waste space.

 

[crusher]

If there was an actual linkage cable the shifter in console would be good. Being that it's just a huge stick connected to electronics, it's a huge waste of space. I'll take my huge storage in center console over a shifter in center console any day. Especially since the shifter doesn't do anything the knob can other than waste space.

well to say everything the shifter can be use to shift just like the paddles shifter, the rotary knob cant do that

but i know shifting is not for everyone, but if someine is looking to install it, they should know they can move the shifter to the left and use is to shift up or down.

 

[HSKR R/T]

well to say everything the shifter can be use to shift just like the paddles shifter, the rotary knob cant do that

but i know shifting is not for everyone, but if someine is looking to install it, they should know they can move the shifter to the left and use is to shift up or down.

Not if you are retrofitting it to a truck that didn't have one from factory.

 

[ballaz]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

Where did you purchase the hood with the TRX lights?

 

[crusher]

Not if you are retrofitting it to a truck that didn't have one from factory.

gotcha

 

[vincentw56]

Where did you purchase the hood with the TRX lights?

If you read the comments above, he says it is an actual TRX hood that he fit to the truck.

 

[raygun9]

Just curious if anyone else has done this. Also, @Draid what does your dash look like now? Did you swap out the knob for a G/T style selector that just does the 2x 4x etc options... I've been trying to find one of these for awhile to do it myself.

 

[Tdanser]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

Can we get some more info on this?? What parts are needed? What wires have to be switched? obviously you’ll need a center console and shifter, and the 4x4 switch panel without the knob…but anything else?

 

[Joeyjr0912]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

hi do you have a parts list of the parts used to swap the shifter instead of the dial shifter

 

[Jgamez94]

It is possible. I've done it. 2021 1500 4x4 longhorn. Looks and works great.

Can you give some pointers on how to do this? I have the console, 4wd panel and a trx steering wheel that I'm wanting to install and get to work, and I have alfa OBD to change the shift settings in the BCM. What I'm currently looking for is how to get the wiring to work also the 4wd panel with the knob and the 4wd panel without the shifter have different wiring.