First a quick shout out to MJ for posting the original info/
website for these switches! I did a lot of searching, both locally and on the web, to find a good looking switch that would complement the interior of my Z and came up empty till I found your thread. Thanks!!
Unlike the others on this thread I decided to go with the MomentaryOn-Off-MomentaryOn switches in the left and right hand slots and the On-Off-On switch in the center. Both types of switches can be purchased from the link that MJ gave by hitting the drop down menu on that site.
The momentary switches were necessary as the purpose I had in mind was for the Garage door opener
I've never been a fan of the homelink rearview mirrors for their looks and the ergonomics. A personal thing I realize, but since my Nismo didn't have the factory option of the homelink mirror and we had some blank button slots to play with anyway it just seemed natural to go there.
Anyhoo... getting down to brass tax. I pulled the cup holder straight up and the whole mini console that it is attached to popped right off no issues. Here's a shot of the console with all my supplies ready to go...
You'll see that I've already removed the circuit board from my 3 button garage door opener.
The dummy switches are pulled out from the bottom side of the console. You can use a sturdy flat screw driver to bend the plastic tabs out of the way on the back and push the fake buttons through. Super easy.
In order to determine where I needed to attach my switches/wires to the garage door opener board I simply did a little trial and error using a small wire to short circuit connections on the back of the board opposite of the mini-momentary switches on the other side. Here's a close up of my circuit board after I've soldered my three connections. Note that I'm only hooking up 2 of the 3 garage door buttons as we only have 2 doors
Also, I'm using the same ground wire for both buttons. Thus, three wires...
In this next shot you'll see the switches installed in the console and the circuit board wired to them. The replacement switches simply drop-in from above. Like the others in this thread, I rounded the corners of the outside (left and right) switches off a bit as well using a small file to get a better fit.
Because I opted for the mom-off-mom switches and I've only got the two garage doors to operate I simply use both momentary positions of my switches for the same door. In other words, I can press down on either side of the switch to operate the door. My left mom-off-mom switch operates one garage door and the right one operates the other. This is why you see a wire loop between poles on each switch. Also, there was no point in wiring more than one ground (and my soldiering skills are less than stellar) which is why you'll see one wire going from the board ground to one switch and then looping over to the other.
I'm currently not using the middle on-off-on switch.
TBD in the future
I really like the way these three way switches sit with a low profile. Also, the finish on the switches fit the Z interior perfectly...in fact, they fit it better than the dummy switches provided by Nissan IMHO.
You'll see in this next picture that I simply stashed the circuit board under the center console. Nothing fancy there. Just be careful not to interfere with the operation of the parking brake.
Finally, a couple of glamor shots to finish.
slightly different angle..
Finally, one last thanks to those that came before me!
I won't have to leave my new baby out in the rain again...
