to anyone who has an aftermarket stereo ... are you tired of not being able to use your OEM power button for anything??

I started to prep my car for the JDM rear windshield and I decided to rewire my OEM stereo power button to turn on the rear windshield wiper. I came to find out that the OEM power button is a momentary switch, which means that it will send power as long as you have it pressed down, but I needed a true ON/OFF switch ... so this is how I did it ...

first thing was to remove the switch from the car


then I pretty much took it all apart ... I only messed with the stereo ****







ok now that all that is apart ... I got a push button switch from RadioShack ... cost $2.99



and I took off the F&F red button ...


...

 

the switch fits perfectly on this spider looking thing




aftr that I put the white housing back on



and I had to cut and drill a small hole on this black shaft thing

 

I used the GREEN and ORANGE wires to run from an ACC signal to the wiper



and then after some soldering ... I just put everything back together



and there ... now my OEM power button serves another purpose!

 

very cool. good job on the write up.

 

word...couple relays could've saved you some effort though.

 

Damn thats genius!

 

it was hardly any effort ... the hardest part was figuring out it was a momentary switch, after that it was easy

hell the write up took longer!

 

thanks for the write up Drft i love it when we talk about something in one thread and it brings the creation of another one LoL

 

Stock momentary function would also make a great incognito nitrous button.

 

nice !!!!!

 

GSpec: if you wanted to use it as a momentary switch just tap into the GREEN and ORANGE wires

Ryeno: man I'm impressed!! that was QUICK. and thanks for adding some clarification, I'm sure it will help anyone else that wants to do this little mod

 

that's exactly what i was gonna say..

 

nice work ! I would PAY to figure how to actually make it control the volume though! Good idea to actually replace the factory switch.

 

Just curious, how could some relays be wired up to replicate the new on/off switch??

 

lookin good. I'm abt to wire my turning lights up as fogs and you have me wanting to do this. don't think i'm going to though. Just wire in with parking lights.