@@upir_upir Well if you could have thought of it somebody else can, but you were the first to put it into practice so you should be the one selling that product and finding manufacturers
@@upir_upirIts literally perfect for burning wrenche's quadra vtech from Cyberpunk 2077 build, its build on top of a 2002 mazda rx-8 with a rotary engine, but tryna look like a futuristic car hahahaaa
@@upir_upir It looks like you've solved your problem, but with the organic supports you can make it all with one material. It's not perfect, but it's like 90% better.
@@upir_upir Another benefit of tree supports is they're really good at angles so you can have support only on the bed and have it branch out and under to avoid support base layers on your model. Organic/tree supports also use less filament so they print faster and look cool haha
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Not yet sure what else could be there except for the numbers, I mean, how the actual gauges would be made.
@@upir_upir I imagine you could build nixie cube bar gauges, it could look like those early digital instruments, depending on how large the cube is you could make it to display the revs and have another one with numbers for the speed. But I don't know if there are any nixie cubes like that so even if its possible to build one it would probably be expensive to build do so. So if you were to build one out of readily avaliable materials it would probably be to just use a regular gauge as a rev counter and have the speed be displayed by the nixie cubes. There were a lot of motorcycles that used this mix of analog and digital display back in the day so it wouldn't look too out of place.
One of the most interesting concepts on the channel, bringing back such an amazing invention as Nixie tubes and combining them on a practical digital device
Everyone saying how fitting this would be for steampunk, but no one is mentioning RatRods. This shifter would surprisingly fit a Rat Rod build perfectly.
This is not only a really unique idea, but you also managed to realise the idea really well, which all made for an interesting and entertaining video as well. This is so cool!
You should put this inside of a gearbox assembly, with contact plates for each position that close circuits which power the individual Nixie tube layers. It won't need a microcontroller, but it will be super reliable. For extra points, have a custom Nixie tube made that has digits for each forward gear and "R" for reverse. Really cool video, thanks for sharing.
That´s an interesting approach, but I´m worried that letting those 200V to fly around your car will not be very pleasing experience, I mean, it will not kill you, but it´s not nice to touch :)
I mean, you could still be first. This is just a nixie holder that's counting to 6 and shaped like a knob. It's not actually tracking gears or anything. :)
You can use PETG to print the part, it is much more durable than PLA. And you can use PLA as the support interface for PETG, no need to spend extra money on a separate filament for support.
@upir_upir most likely, they didn't have any nixie tubes on hand. That technology died out fairly quickly in the US, and especially back before the internet nixie tubes were something you either stumbled upon by chance, or through a far more extensive search for an outdated technology that most moviegoers wouldn't appreciate.
Something I always tell people when they want to hate on something like this is; It's not for everyone but it is for someone. Good invention and probably can be utilized by some people or certain builds!
Also side note for printing but you should rotate everything sideways and print using tree supports. Tree supports are really nice and use less filament and seem to work super well for me and break off easy. The side ways printing is so that if you actually use the shifter they layer lines don’t line up with the force for shifting, this means the parts should not sheer apart on a layer line. Just a tip because I have made the mistake of printing what was easier but the part doesn’t hold up and shears at the lay lines when force is applied.
Thank you for your comment, a lot of useful information! May I ask what kind of 3D printed part have you sheer apart? This shifter knob feels pretty solid.
to get rid of the support problem you could just add threaded insert. so it's kinda like a pipe with outer threads. then have both lower and upper piece to have inner threads. so you can print them flat on the plate. It would be then 3 piece set. and then you sandwich them all together. Prolly faster than having to switch the filament all the time and cleaner mating surface too. btw i'm doing it also. i already orderd the lcd display with bmw logo you showcased. :)
Thank you for your suggestion, I will definitely explore that path a little bit more. I like the idea of having smoother edges, even when I need to print 3 parts instead of 2. Also - good luck with your project!
C4 Corvette with the digital tach/speedometer? Though that's kind of the opposite style from a Nixie tube... Whatever Pagani makes after the Utopia should definitely use Nixie tubes.
Nissan 280zx would be my pick. Maybe you could hook up the + and - on the 15A to appear at certain engine rpm like a shift light, of course you probably wouldn't see it most of the time but still cool.
Id say that new electric Hyundai crossover. But the FJ cruiser is also a good option, having two shifters thst jave screw+on knobs and a design based on it's 60s counterpart. While not as "retro futuristic" and rather "vintage modern" , it has the potential to really start looking the part if you go in on trying to make it happen.
Would be very cool for modern automatic transmissions retrofits into older cars. Like a modern ZF 8HPxx 8-speed automatic into a late eighties BMW 5-series.
Agreed! The only downside is that the Nixie tube does not have a dedicated segments for reverse and neutral. I guess you can use 0 for neutral, but not quite sure what would be an appropriate segment for reverse.
@@upir_upir The ZF is an 8-speed, so I'd be very happy with 0 representing neutral, 1-8 representing the gears and 9 being used for reverse. Park is a seperate button on most shifters for these transmissions so that shouldn't be an issue either.
This is very cool. The only thing, I feel once it's installed in a car, and depending on the car it may be a bit difficult to see the numbers considering the seating position.
My Ex wife came up with this idea around 2002 and even drew up several sketches of it. Sadly it never went anywhere. I sure hope that she's doing good. :/
Hey I got a couple questions can some of y’all help me? 1.) if I’m interested in learning this stuff where would I start? 2.) what is this subculture? 3.) what do you feel is this aesthetic? Someone mentioned steampunk, but to me it feels a little more cyberpunk/90’s retro futuristic.
Thank you for your comment! 1) Start with basic Arduino tutorials to understand the basics of microcontrollers. Arduino is limited, but easy to learn and there are plenty of resources. 2) Not sure :) 3) I would say retro-futuristic, but someone mentioned cyberpunk/steampunk, which I think the Nixie tube suits as well. Good luck with your learning!
@@upir_upirStein’s;Gate there’s an instrument called the “Divergence Meter” that uses nixie tubes to let the main character know which timeline he’s in when crossing between them.
I NEED MORE AESTHETIC CAR MODS WOW, INSTANT FOLLLOW. i do basic b stuff to my corolla, but this is absolutely next level holy shit. Commenting to stay on this side of youtube
So at 12:50 where you said it was a happy coincidence that it fit inside... I think that can become an intentional design choice... because then you can have yet another piece that closes from the top... say magnetically attached?... and it can be designed in such a way where you can hide the big gaps that needs to be there because it needed to be big enough for the nixie tube to insert from the top... so it would become a bezzle of sorts and expose only the text
@@upir_upirThanks and again great work! It looks a little different now. But it's the one that comes up if you search Cyberpunk Corvette. Got interviewed for some articles a few years back. Better more recent pictures on my own accounts though. I use the same username everywhere. Scifieartist.
Maybe in some alternate universe, they have a low voltage nixie tubes :) Perhaps if there would not be a better display technologies, people would spend more time refining nixie tubes.
I kinda like it i do have good muscle memory when shifting the car but a nixie tube gear indicator would be nice in my dashboard. when i kinda forget i drive a old 2007 suzuki swift sport 1.6 ive always been a fan of nixie tubes but never got around to it. (maybe i should dig deeper into that rabbit hole of nixie) xd
Nixies came out in 1955 soooooo... Any car from 1955 to about 1970. I remember as a child in the early 70's only seeing nixies on "older" stuff...they had already been replaced by vacuum fluorescent displays, LCDs and LEDs. My number one vote would be the 1st to 4th gen Ford Thunderbirds (esp the 4th gen "Jet Birds")
This would make an absolutely dope shifer knob if love to have one in my manual vehicle would be soo cool however i have concerns cus where i live we have extreme weathers and I just feel like the life of the actual LED in it would die quickly in winter can go from -55F to in summer 100F i think is what got to this summer so i would be worried it would die quickly cus thoes temps
There is a storage temperature and operating temperature for Nixie tubes. Your range is definitely very big, but I guess when you drive the car, the inside temperature is slightly less extreme. Nixie tubes were used in various machines, including airplanes, and they are quite reliable.
All the source files are on GitHub: github.com/upiir/nixie_shifter
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this shifter would be perfect for a 1963 studebaker avanti
Oh man, imagine rolling up to a steampunk festival with this
with a machined brass shift knob and the nixie tube nestled inside
@@omurize2007 And attached to a cast iron pipe? Or is that taking it too far? 😊
@@grabasandwich and with a tanned leather shift boot to complete the looks
It has to be brass shift knob!
Yeah. That
Would fuck hard.
Don't let aliexpress see this
Why? I would be glad if someone would turn this into a product :)
@@upir_upir Well if you could have thought of it somebody else can, but you were the first to put it into practice so you should be the one selling that product and finding manufacturers
@@BillyTheSKIDsounds like he doesn't care about that. He just wants to share his idea with the world :)
@@upir_upirthat's a beautiful attitude!
I'd be okay if Aliexpress started making nixie tubes, There aren't currently a lot of producers of them
this shifter is perfect for the mazda rx 500 concept
Agreed. This is the first time I see this concept car and it looks stunning.
@@upir_upirIts literally perfect for burning wrenche's quadra vtech from Cyberpunk 2077 build, its build on top of a 2002 mazda rx-8 with a rotary engine, but tryna look like a futuristic car hahahaaa
@@upir_upirhe's another youtuber you could try a Collab idk if you or him actually want to but I think it's lit perfect xd😊
what about the N-vision 74 Hyundai concept
it would look cool in my e39 too since it has wood trim
I like how the shifter kinda looks like a lightbulb, it matches the aesthetic of the nixie nicely.
Thank you, I’m glad you like it!
@@upir_upir fr gives a post apocalyptic Steam punk vibe
0:19 a Hyundai, I believe in some of their cars they had nixie tubes display your radio station on the infotainment screen.
which ones? im really curious now
It’s the newer KIAs when listening to the FM radio.
My Kia has this type of theme on the lcd screen
I thought that some AM radio screens were showing nixie tubes on the display. I need to check. Do you know if there are any videos of those screens?
Precisely
Nixie on the shifter is badass
Thank you!
This would look sick in the Hyundai N74 concept car
Definitely. That car is definitely my favorite.
We need to send to known Hyundai engineers and marketers. It could still make it as an option!
@@watema3381 i think that car is electric so it probably wont have a shifter sadly
@@crytilz The new electric Hyundai has paddle shifters to simulate gears, so I don't see why the engineers wouldn't consider this too
@@crytilz The new electric Hyundai has paddle shifters to simulate gears, so I don't see why the engineers wouldn't consider this too
If you can change your support type from grid to organic, they are much easier to remove and the surface looks better. Give that a try.
Thank you for the recommendation, I will definitely try that!
@@upir_upir and if you use the option "only on buildplate" there will be only support that is directly on the buildplate
@@upir_upir It looks like you've solved your problem, but with the organic supports you can make it all with one material. It's not perfect, but it's like 90% better.
@@upir_upir Another benefit of tree supports is they're really good at angles so you can have support only on the bed and have it branch out and under to avoid support base layers on your model. Organic/tree supports also use less filament so they print faster and look cool haha
Can you imagine a car with all the instruments designed with nixie cubes? That would be a vibe
A steampunk hotrod, I dig it
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Not yet sure what else could be there except for the numbers, I mean, how the actual gauges would be made.
@@upir_upir The gauges could just be gauges. Pressure valves did exist, after all.
Dude... you'd might like what Hyundai did with the Heritage Series Pony
@@upir_upir I imagine you could build nixie cube bar gauges, it could look like those early digital instruments, depending on how large the cube is you could make it to display the revs and have another one with numbers for the speed.
But I don't know if there are any nixie cubes like that so even if its possible to build one it would probably be expensive to build do so. So if you were to build one out of readily avaliable materials it would probably be to just use a regular gauge as a rev counter and have the speed be displayed by the nixie cubes.
There were a lot of motorcycles that used this mix of analog and digital display back in the day so it wouldn't look too out of place.
One of the most interesting concepts on the channel, bringing back such an amazing invention as Nixie tubes and combining them on a practical digital device
Thank you for your nice words, I´m glad you like it!
The rgb led could possibly be use to track RPM and maybe light up red when it’s “time” to shift
Lol, NOT looking at your shifter knob is the first most thing they teach you when learning to drive a manual transmission.
You don´t need to look at your shifter knob to see the red LED light blinking or shining :)
I've never been the biggest fan of Nixie tubes, but even I have got to admit that this is incredibly epic.
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
Everyone saying how fitting this would be for steampunk, but no one is mentioning RatRods. This shifter would surprisingly fit a Rat Rod build perfectly.
Good point. RadRods would be definitely a great fit for such style.
My man! 👏👏🙌
I commented this concept a while ago and he made it happen. It would be for my 1962 Ford F100 Unibody truck.
Thank you! And yes, I´m sure it would fit there very nicely.
This is not only a really unique idea, but you also managed to realise the idea really well, which all made for an interesting and entertaining video as well. This is so cool!
Thank you for your nice comment, I´m glad you like it!
You should put this inside of a gearbox assembly, with contact plates for each position that close circuits which power the individual Nixie tube layers. It won't need a microcontroller, but it will be super reliable.
For extra points, have a custom Nixie tube made that has digits for each forward gear and "R" for reverse.
Really cool video, thanks for sharing.
That´s an interesting approach, but I´m worried that letting those 200V to fly around your car will not be very pleasing experience, I mean, it will not kill you, but it´s not nice to touch :)
Nooo you did it before me! My dad found 3 at his work, I want to add one on my dashboard to show my gear. And now you did it😂
Cool, good luck with your project!
I mean, you could still be first. This is just a nixie holder that's counting to 6 and shaped like a knob. It's not actually tracking gears or anything. :)
@@TooMuckinFuch17good to know lol, it’s not really about being first. But I did find it bizar somebody else thaught of it lol
Man I been falling in love with nixie tubes recently, keep it up!
Cool, and thank you!
This is actually really neat, my dad and me are obsessed with these displays. We have a few nixie clocks that are fully custom built
Cool. What do you mean by fully custom build? Like having custom characters?
A nixie tube shifter would look fantastic in a nilu, especially with the orange accents and analog design they've got going on.
Agreed. This is the first time I have seen this car and it looks stunning.
Super cool shifter! Definitely need to see if I can adapt some of this tech into my motorcycle.
Thank you! I´m sure you can use bits and pieces for motorcycle as well.
That would look so cool in the dark. Very good job 👍
Thank you, I´m glad you like it!
You can use PETG to print the part, it is much more durable than PLA. And you can use PLA as the support interface for PETG, no need to spend extra money on a separate filament for support.
Good point, I will definitely try that! Thank you for your suggestion.
Bro, makes some of the coolest stuff. Super inspiring and can't wait to see what you make next.
Thank you for your nice comment, I´m glad you like my projects!
A little trick for supports is that pla and petg work as support material for each other you don't need the fancy support filament
Thank you for the tip, that´s good to know and something I will try the next time.
This is cool, I hope your channel goes viral
Thank you, let’s see how it goes..
The DeLorean!
Definitely! I wonder why they use 7 segments in the movie, instead of some cool looking nixie tubes..
exactly what I was thinking
@upir_upir most likely, they didn't have any nixie tubes on hand. That technology died out fairly quickly in the US, and especially back before the internet nixie tubes were something you either stumbled upon by chance, or through a far more extensive search for an outdated technology that most moviegoers wouldn't appreciate.
Especially a something like a DeLorean restomod project with some modernization, it'd be a greattouch.
Something I always tell people when they want to hate on something like this is;
It's not for everyone but it is for someone.
Good invention and probably can be utilized by some people or certain builds!
Thank you, but surprisingly there are a very few negative comments. Somehow RUclips managed to find the right audience.
I know I want it!
The perfect shifter for my UAZ!
Definitely!
Very cool project sir! I love your work. 😁
Thank you!
gorgeous!!! gonna do this if i ever get to make my dream build.... an E30 Wagon, wide body and slammed for no reason
I like modifications that are done for no reason!
The Delorean Would Be perfect with this
Agreed, that car is old but still looks like something from the future.
Uno dei progetti più fighi che ho mai visto
Thank you!
that shifter knob looks cool!
Thank you!
I would kill for one of these in an 1993 autozam az-1 on some futuristic wheels, pure art
That´s a pretty cool and unusual car. I´m sure the shifter knob would look great inside - if it would fit into that tiny space :)
@@upir_upir yeah, it would be an awesome concept, thanks for replying btw :))
"because why not" is reason enough, so cool
"Why not" is my favorite reason!
PERFECT WALK THROUGH
Thank you, I’m glad you like it!
Genuinely cool enough to warrant designing a cat around it.
Thank you, but what is "cat"?
@@upir_upir I believe they meant car. A cat would be highly uncomfortable if you stuck this thing in it.
@@beefan1596 best not to stick anything in a cat to be honest
The digital dash in the 300zx has the exact same vibe as this shift knob. just need the lights in the shifter to be blue/green to match the dashboard
I believe those are VDFs - vacuum fluorescent displays. Do you have such dashboard?
Also side note for printing but you should rotate everything sideways and print using tree supports. Tree supports are really nice and use less filament and seem to work super well for me and break off easy. The side ways printing is so that if you actually use the shifter they layer lines don’t line up with the force for shifting, this means the parts should not sheer apart on a layer line. Just a tip because I have made the mistake of printing what was easier but the part doesn’t hold up and shears at the lay lines when force is applied.
Thank you for your comment, a lot of useful information! May I ask what kind of 3D printed part have you sheer apart? This shifter knob feels pretty solid.
to get rid of the support problem you could just add threaded insert. so it's kinda like a pipe with outer threads. then have both lower and upper piece to have inner threads. so you can print them flat on the plate. It would be then 3 piece set. and then you sandwich them all together. Prolly faster than having to switch the filament all the time and cleaner mating surface too. btw i'm doing it also. i already orderd the lcd display with bmw logo you showcased. :)
Thank you for your suggestion, I will definitely explore that path a little bit more. I like the idea of having smoother edges, even when I need to print 3 parts instead of 2. Also - good luck with your project!
1982 Datsun 280ZX, if you take a look at the interior, it could match the Dashboard very well
Agreed, I feel like all old Datsun cars would be a great fit!
C4 Corvette with the digital tach/speedometer? Though that's kind of the opposite style from a Nixie tube...
Whatever Pagani makes after the Utopia should definitely use Nixie tubes.
Good point with Pagani, they have that steampunk kind of styling.
C3 is more retro analogue with aircraft style gauges, I think it would fit better there.
Nissan 280zx would be my pick. Maybe you could hook up the + and - on the 15A to appear at certain engine rpm like a shift light, of course you probably wouldn't see it most of the time but still cool.
Yep, that Nissan is a great looking car!
Obdivujem tvoju prácu a hlavne rozsah do zahraničia. Video sa mi veľmi páčilo :)
Diky, to me moc tesi!
Id say that new electric Hyundai crossover. But the FJ cruiser is also a good option, having two shifters thst jave screw+on knobs and a design based on it's 60s counterpart. While not as "retro futuristic" and rather "vintage modern" , it has the potential to really start looking the part if you go in on trying to make it happen.
Agreed on both, great suggestions!
This is brilliant. I saw your BMW m one on tiktok, pcbway and I came to see you here. Wow
Thank you for coming here! I´m glad you like the video.
You touched it when it was powered at 4:41 ;-)
And it did hurt slightly!
This looks amazing, im now wishing for a nixie clock too, might need to make one soon
There are dozens of nixie clocks that you can built or buy as a finished product, and they all look stunning.
Would be very cool for modern automatic transmissions retrofits into older cars. Like a modern ZF 8HPxx 8-speed automatic into a late eighties BMW 5-series.
Agreed! The only downside is that the Nixie tube does not have a dedicated segments for reverse and neutral. I guess you can use 0 for neutral, but not quite sure what would be an appropriate segment for reverse.
@@upir_upir The ZF is an 8-speed, so I'd be very happy with 0 representing neutral, 1-8 representing the gears and 9 being used for reverse. Park is a seperate button on most shifters for these transmissions so that shouldn't be an issue either.
Put in in a Delorean
Definitely. I just need to get the delorean first :)
It would be perfect for a delorean
🙀
i think good idea would be to make dash from nixie cubes, like the speedometer with nixie cubes. nice video
Someone pointed out that some concept car did had a dashboard made from nixie tubes, and it looked great.
oh my this is the best fit soo far
Thank you!
Yooo this is actually such an amazing idea I might have to do this one day to my own car
Cool, good luck with your project if you happen to do this!
This is very cool. The only thing, I feel once it's installed in a car, and depending on the car it may be a bit difficult to see the numbers considering the seating position.
Thank you. And yes, it would be more for a passenger to look at.
Lister Bell's Lancia Stratos repro kit car would match this pretty well.
Yep, that car would definitely match the retro futuristic style nicely!
This Shifter would be perfect for an old Honda NSX!
Agreed. That´s very stylish looking retro car!
My Ex wife came up with this idea around 2002 and even drew up several sketches of it. Sadly it never went anywhere.
I sure hope that she's doing good. :/
It’s interesting to see how many people had the same idea. I hope you are doing good as well!
Nice, even though it is old tech it looks futuristic, same as years ago.
Agreed. It still looks like something from the future.
I love all these shifter displays. Do you ever put them in a car? I'd love to see the rest of the implementation
Not yet, but it´s on the todo list. Once I decide on all the details, I will definitely put it inside the car.
Hey I got a couple questions can some of y’all help me?
1.) if I’m interested in learning this stuff where would I start?
2.) what is this subculture?
3.) what do you feel is this aesthetic? Someone mentioned steampunk, but to me it feels a little more cyberpunk/90’s retro futuristic.
Thank you for your comment!
1) Start with basic Arduino tutorials to understand the basics of microcontrollers. Arduino is limited, but easy to learn and there are plenty of resources.
2) Not sure :)
3) I would say retro-futuristic, but someone mentioned cyberpunk/steampunk, which I think the Nixie tube suits as well.
Good luck with your learning!
@@upir_upir thanks !
this would be great for a movie style delorian, with all the gubins would be so cool
DeLorean would be a great choice.
damn id love this on my sim shifter it looks so cool
Thank you! What kind of sim app are you using? I have a video which described exactly this with SimHub.
He is going to drift between World lines
What?
Ah a man of culture
@@upir_upirStein’s;Gate
there’s an instrument called the “Divergence Meter” that uses nixie tubes to let the main character know which timeline he’s in when crossing between them.
Awesome, Greetings from Brazil🇧🇷
Thank you!
I NEED MORE AESTHETIC CAR MODS WOW, INSTANT FOLLLOW.
i do basic b stuff to my corolla, but this is absolutely next level holy shit. Commenting to stay on this side of youtube
I didn't realize how badly i wanted to see some steam punk/ retro-futuristic cars
Thank you for your nice words! I just need to find someone with cool enough car so I can put it inside.
would look so cool in something like a Detomaso P72 😍
I´m sure it will! Thank you for the suggestion.
Id love this in the c5 corvette
I´m sure it would look great inside!
I would love one of these for my s2000! Add some weight to it and it would be perfect for my car!
I’m sure it would look great inside! I do plan to try to do that shifter from metal to add some weight
So at 12:50 where you said it was a happy coincidence that it fit inside... I think that can become an intentional design choice... because then you can have yet another piece that closes from the top... say magnetically attached?... and it can be designed in such a way where you can hide the big gaps that needs to be there because it needed to be big enough for the nixie tube to insert from the top... so it would become a bezzle of sorts and expose only the text
That´s a very good point. I prefer to see as much of the nixie tube as possible, but it should also be possible to only show the number if needed.
@@upir_upir yes and I perfectly understand that… I just feel the canyon between the printed part and the tube leaves something to be desired
This Would be AMAZING in my CYBERPUNK Corvette very tempted to add this
Do you have any photos/ videos? That sounds like a very interesting project!
@@upir_upirThanks and again great work! It looks a little different now. But it's the one that comes up if you search Cyberpunk Corvette. Got interviewed for some articles a few years back. Better more recent pictures on my own accounts though. I use the same username everywhere. Scifieartist.
@@upir_upirThanks! There's tons of pictures and a couple articles online If you take a look. And again great work.
@@upir_upirThanks, and again great work. And. I don't post on here. But yes there are photos and articles about my Cyberpunk Corvette build.
I'd def use stuff like this on a racingsim setup.
Cool!
There's a guy building the Cyberpunk 2077 car here on RUclips. This would be perfect for it.
Yep, I have just found him. That´s great build.
Awesome build
Thank you.
This is going straight in my Volvo 480
Cool, please share some photos, I would love to see it!
The Shifter is perfect for DeLorean time machine, El Psy Congroo.
Definitely. It looks like something from the future even when it´s pretty old.
Peugeot Quasar
Alfa Romeo Carabo
Holden Hurricane
Lancia HF Zero
Nissan 390GT1
All these cars perfect for the Nixie shifter
This list is perfect, I didn´t know about few of the cars. All nice finds!
Imagine a whole dash with these tunes
That would be pretty cool.
Nixie tubes make me feel the warm fuzzies
Same here!
If I had a car from the 70s or 80s, this would look awesome in it, maybe like an '84 Toyota Celica GT or AMC Pacer with a 350ci small block swap.
Thumbs up for both cars. I´m sure it would look great inside.
It will look good in EVERY OLD MANUAL CAR!!! Bro please mass produce for older cars.
Thank you! I might refine this a little bit more and run a small batch, but I need to first figure out a few more details..
This would look sick on Lamborghini Countach 2021
I always thought that the new Countach was introduced yesterday, and it´s already three years!
Oh dear lord in heaven i need one of these in my dashboard cluster
Go for it! :)
@@upir_upir aight gimmie a minute i gotta learn how this works first👍
The 200V requirement just baffles me. I figured by now that they would have lower voltage versions.
Maybe in some alternate universe, they have a low voltage nixie tubes :) Perhaps if there would not be a better display technologies, people would spend more time refining nixie tubes.
The 5x5 would look cool in the hyndai ioniq 5 N line
Agreed!
I kinda like it i do have good muscle memory when shifting the car but a nixie tube gear indicator would be nice in my dashboard. when i kinda forget i drive a old 2007 suzuki swift sport 1.6 ive always been a fan of nixie tubes but never got around to it. (maybe i should dig deeper into that rabbit hole of nixie) xd
You should definitely explore the rabbit hole of nixie tubes! It´s so much fun and they are actually very simple to control with this little PCB.
I immediately imagined this in a delorean
Yep, that would be a great choice.
Nixies came out in 1955 soooooo...
Any car from 1955 to about 1970.
I remember as a child in the early 70's only seeing nixies on "older" stuff...they had already been replaced by vacuum fluorescent displays, LCDs and LEDs.
My number one vote would be the 1st to 4th gen Ford Thunderbirds (esp the 4th gen "Jet Birds")
Yes, nixie tubes had a short lifespan where they were actually used, but they still look futuristic! Ford Thunderbird would be a great choice.
@@psygnale nixies were used even up until the 1980s in some places.
I absolutely love your stuff
Thank you for your nice comment!
The most fitting car that I can think of would be Mad Max’s car… this “Fallout/Metro” retro knob would be perfect for the post apocalyptic wasteland
Good point, Mad Max would be a great fit!
Nixie tube rev counter would be funny 😂😂
Someone suggested a full cluster using only Nixie tubes, that would be pretty cool.
3rd gen pontiac firebird with digital dash, also needs R and N
Yep, a custom made nixie tube for shifter would be pretty cool.
I think this might be enough for me to learn how to drive manual
Cool, surely a good excuse to use manual!
N vision 74 Hyundai would go great with this
Definitely!
This would go crazy on a sequential in a drift/burnout car
Good idea! Now to find someone with such car…
This would make an absolutely dope shifer knob if love to have one in my manual vehicle would be soo cool however i have concerns cus where i live we have extreme weathers and I just feel like the life of the actual LED in it would die quickly in winter can go from -55F to in summer 100F i think is what got to this summer so i would be worried it would die quickly cus thoes temps
There is a storage temperature and operating temperature for Nixie tubes. Your range is definitely very big, but I guess when you drive the car, the inside temperature is slightly less extreme. Nixie tubes were used in various machines, including airplanes, and they are quite reliable.
@@upir_upir oooooo ok thank you for the information much appreciated love to get something like this in my EVO
This would go incredibly hard in a Citroën SM.
Definitely, that would fit very nicely!
the Delorean would look great with this mod
Agreed!
A lotus Europa S2 would be perfect for a knob like this
I would almost say, any Lotus car, they are all great looking. Thank you for your suggestion!