use your power button for something again ...
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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
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00137.jpg)
then I pretty much took it all apart ... I only messed with the stereo ****
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00144.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00146.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00147.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00148.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00152.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00151.jpg)
ok now that all that is apart ... I got a push button switch from RadioShack ... cost $2.99
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00153.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00154-1.jpg)
and I took off the F&F red button ...
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00155-1.jpg)
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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
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00137.jpg)
then I pretty much took it all apart ... I only messed with the stereo ****
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00144.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00146.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00147.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00148.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00152.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00151.jpg)
ok now that all that is apart ... I got a push button switch from RadioShack ... cost $2.99
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00153.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00154-1.jpg)
and I took off the F&F red button ...
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00155-1.jpg)
...
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I used the GREEN and ORANGE wires to run from an ACC signal to the wiper
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00165.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00167.jpg)
and then after some soldering ... I just put everything back together
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00168.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00169.jpg)
and there ... now my OEM power button serves another purpose!
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00165.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00167.jpg)
and then after some soldering ... I just put everything back together
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00168.jpg)
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/drft_n_sc/DSC00169.jpg)
and there ... now my OEM power button serves another purpose!
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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!
hell the write up took longer!
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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
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
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