Switch Panel on console

mjch3n

If you ever do this, I'm sure many (including myself) would love a DIY thread on it. It seems pretty basic but I haven't really any knowledge of circuitry. The idea i guess would be to hide the circuit board of an extra remote and hardwire it to a switch while tapping the power from an accessory wire?

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kenchan

why dont you do it right and get a homelink mirror? much cleaner install.

if you were to do the ghetto way, you just need a normally-open momentary switch and your PCB + battery from your garage door opener. the circuit with battery will remain on b-surface and you just wire your momentary switch to where the opener's original switch was and just push the button.

nothing really to it, actually.

mjch3n

well the primary reason would be due to costs and the fact that a homelink mirror is much more expensive than wiring up a switch that base model owners already have a console for (because of no seat heaters) and personally i have two extra remotes since all the other cars at home have homelink mirrors. just my 2 cents..

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buddahson

I think the home link mirror is kind of expensive and the base model already has the spots for these switches. I did a little bit of research and it sounds like kenchan is right. If you have a remote that uses a 12V battery, it can be wired straight into a 12V acc line on the car for power. Then you just need to wire up a momentary switch and you're all set. The flash2pass system also sounds interesting because it would be convienient for my R6 too. If I do set this up I'll be sure to post a "how to".