📓 Journals kitkat's Emira

[Dragoon]

Today I made a shifter shroud to do an Emira Shift Boot Delete, still tweaking some small things and I'd need to test without the short shifter kit.

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That looks great! I assume some of the light that shines on the lower mechanism at night can be seen through the top now as well?

 

[kitkat]

That looks great! I assume some of the light that shines on the lower mechanism at night can be seen through the top now as well?

Yeah and it illuminates the shifter mechanism to make it more visible which you can see while driving.

 

[1stLotus]

That looks so good and clean! Just need to hope nothing important falls in.

 

[Foxy87]

While I think it does look great and neat on itself, I dont think it fits the cars interieur not being as minimalistic as lets say an Exige or Elise. Good job nontheless

 

[kitkat]

While I think it does look great and neat on itself, I dont think it fits the cars interieur not being as minimalistic as lets say an Exige or Elise. Good job nontheless

Part of me agrees with you, I'm going to run it for a bit and decide if I like it.

 

[kitkat]

Hey all @silent cilantro confirmed this works great on a non-short shifter Emira.

Here's the zipped STL file for anyone with a 3D printer to make their own.

Printing Advice:
- Print it cone shape up
- Add supports from the print bed only, they should only be used to print the tabs
- I use 7 wall loops and 100% infill for strength but this isn't a structural piece
- I used PET-CF but I think PETG and PLA will work just fine even inside your car.
- Pay attention to where your seam line is, either put the seam line on the back side of the shifter or make it random so it doesn't show up when you're seated in the cabin.

 

[kitkat]

The next step is to delete the lower grill completely to give the car a truely floating center console look.

 

[kitkat]

I promise y’all aren’t ready for this…

 

[seriously]

I promise y’all aren’t ready for this…

Ooh that's sexy! I'm embarrassed to look.

 

[1stLotus]

Very neat! Mind taking some pics at night with the lights? Curious to compare the total look with and without the cage

 

[kitkat]

Very neat! Mind taking some pics at night with the lights? Curious to compare the total look with and without the cage

About as dark as I can make California right now

 

[T6061]

Children! Avert your eyes! Now I feel like I need to break out the Dremel to polish up all the metal bits...great work KitKat!

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Looks dope. Thanks for sharing the STL

 

[RyanGphoto]

I love that you did this, but this isn't for me. I think it takes away the refinement of the interior. Thanks for sharing your journey and love that there are guys like you and others that are personalizing their car for them.

Appreciate all the hard work you put into your project.

Ryan G

 

[Tomwa]

Really makes me want to polish up that stamped... Handle bar mustache piece (?).


It's kinda funny that it is so visible, but it's got a zinc coated, rough edges stamped out look.

The raw cast finish on all the other aluminum seems fine to me, maybe some "dress up" bolts where the fasteners all are but. Change that one piece and I think it would look a lot better

 

[Time2Fly]

Yeah, I'm totally down with the rest but that one dirtier piece detracts.

Looks awesome @kitkat can that piece be cleaned up do you think?

 

[silent cilantro]

Mr. Carr would be proud.

 

[1stLotus]

Have you had a chance to drive it at night? Does the light from the de-booting distract you from driving (too bright)?

 

[silent cilantro]

No issues, the light shines down from the top

 

[kitkat]

Have you had a chance to drive it at night? Does the light from the de-booting distract you from driving (too bright)?

Yeah yesterday, it wasn’t distracting, you can also control the level of brightness with the dimmer adjuster just like the rest of the ambient light.