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Chris Mackey · 07-03-2008, 09:23 AM

Ok, I detail my frustrations in this thread:

What are the original buttons?

I want to buy a single latching button for controlling my heater bypass mod. The original buttons in the car are momentary switches, meaning that once undepressed, they go back to "off". The logic behind keeping your lights and A/C and the led in the button is all controlled elsewhere. So getting a used (or new) OEM button won't work for me. Engineering the correct behavior with flip flops is too much effort.

So, I have found a supplier (Relay Specialties Inc) to sell the buttons, but only in bundles of 25. The price will be around $25 each (unless we buy 4000, at which the price is more like $14

).

If you're interested, please indicate here how many and what color you want.

WE CAN ONLY GET ONE COLOR. I will come back to this thread and negotiate with interested parties and try to make a consensus.

Since I am hooking the button to my heater bypass, I want a blue one. Red also seems appropriate. I'll settle for green or yellow, though.

So you can see what I am doing, here is a pic of the current setup. The blue light does work. I will either replace it with a gel or I will replace the other gels with lights to make them all match, but I'll probably use dim LEDs.

Spec sheet for the switch. (pdf)

07-03-2008, 09:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chris Mackey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,942	Group buy: interior buttons with led Ok, I detail my frustrations in this thread: What are the original buttons? I want to buy a single latching button for controlling my heater bypass mod. The original buttons in the car are momentary switches, meaning that once undepressed, they go back to "off". The logic behind keeping your lights and A/C and the led in the button is all controlled elsewhere. So getting a used (or new) OEM button won't work for me. Engineering the correct behavior with flip flops is too much effort. So, I have found a supplier (Relay Specialties Inc) to sell the buttons, but only in bundles of 25. The price will be around $25 each (unless we buy 4000, at which the price is more like $14 ). If you're interested, please indicate here how many and what color you want. WE CAN ONLY GET ONE COLOR. I will come back to this thread and negotiate with interested parties and try to make a consensus. Since I am hooking the button to my heater bypass, I want a blue one. Red also seems appropriate. I'll settle for green or yellow, though. So you can see what I am doing, here is a pic of the current setup. The blue light does work. I will either replace it with a gel or I will replace the other gels with lights to make them all match, but I'll probably use dim LEDs. Spec sheet for the switch. (pdf) __________________ 2006 Elise, Ardent Red, Black Pack, LSS wheels, shocks and springs. 55 Shot Zex nitrous kit. Last edited by Chris Mackey : 07-03-2008 at 09:30 AM.