Crckrjck

After thinking about your pc fan wire idea i think i may know what im doing wrong. My new wires have to go all the way through the plug and out of the back with the other wires. So I have a pc fan wire as seen below, how do i get the wires out and leave ends like you were mentioning?

dbond

get a needle and try unlocking the leads and pulling them out

Crckrjck

got them out! the adventure continues after a dinner break

thanks for everyone's help by the way!

Hyper_545i

So am I right in thinking if you get the sport button it has the 3 wire connection for a cleaner install?

BlaSTiWi

Well, yes it'll be 3 ... but the button has no wire instead it has 3 pin so you have to get the wires, contact pin sockets and socket housing to plug into the back of the button part.

Crckrjck

Well i'll be damned, it actually worked!! Well, i got the Sport light at least, now to reassemble and take it for a spin. You have to pop the latching cover off the back of the plug, then you can push the clips through from the back, and the pc wire connectors snap right in with a little bending out of the prong

BlaSTiWi

Crckrjck

That's just crazy. I know everyone will think i'm exaggerating when I say this, but it drives like a completely different car. Throttle remap is immediately evident. I had turned my Sprint Booster off, but had to double-check, it was that responsive + some. Transmission stayed in gear longer, similar to sport shifting mode, however, the shifts were much quicker and distinctive. Steering was also as described with more turn with less input on the quick little roundabout i like to take. In regular drive it doesnt shift to 6th but you can do it manually in sport shifting mode, then when you flick it back to the right it upshifts to 5th gear, that part was odd. Gas mileage will be terrible in that mode, but ill only be using it MOST OF THE TIME!!!

I highly recommend giving it a try if you're so inclined and thanks to the OP dbond!!!

and thanks to BlaSTiWi also, that computer fan wiring is actually perfect for this use.

pradden

Congrats Crckrjck! Can you post a pic of how you mount your button?

Crckrjck

it's funny, i was trying to tuck it just under the bottom of that panel, left of the ashtray on the corner, and I broke the switch!! Whoever said buy multiple switches earlier was correct. But it was only $3 and i'll swing back by Radio Shack tomorrow. For my test drive i just took the wires off the crumbling switch and touched them together quickly to activate SPORT mode.

They had 2 or 3 different types of momentary push button switches. I think i'll try the tiny one next. The light isn't really necessary. I'll post a pic tomorrow when I attach a new one.