Air Con Button

[rhimon]

Does anyone know if the plastic where the air con button "should" be is able to be modded to be pushed in. I'm thinking about sticking a push switch behind there and obviously need to know if I would be able to use that as a button. Not sure what I want to use the switch for but I thought it would be pretty cool and much better than having a piece of platic there.

Cheers

[BadBoyVTEC]

When you take off the centre console for adjusting the radio, that peice of plastic is also wired in like the other real switches so there is a high possibility that is can be made into a real one itself.

[rhimon]

Really? Is it able to be pushed in? Not got my atgo yet so can't try it out. If not is there something stopping the movement?

[Jan van de Wouw]

When you take off the centre console for adjusting the radio, that peice of plastic is also wired in

like the other real switches so there is a high possibility that is can be made into a real one itself.

I highly doubt this... Mine has the A/C, so I can't be sure, but I think the back

of the cover just has a catch to keep the plug for the optional A/C switch in place.

For car mmanuafacturors it's WAY cheaper to make one wiring loom including wires

for optional bits (like A/C) instead of makeing specific looms for every optional bit...

If you want a switch in that position I'd go to your Toyota Dealer and buy an A/C switch,

fots perfectly and has a built-in indicator light... Might even be possible to remove the "A/C"

printed on with white spirit or something similar (try on the back first to see if it leaves marks!)

[rhimon]

So is that something that I can do then. Go into the dealer and ask for little pieces like that? I never knew. Thats pretty cool. Yeah I'm sure theres something that I can get that will get rid of the writing. This is looking pretty promising actually. I'm thinking about putting a kill switch in there for the sub or something like that :D

[Jan van de Wouw]

So is that something that I can do then. Go into the dealer and ask for little pieces like that?

You should, yes... Tha A/C-button can wear out, causing

you to need a new one, so you should be able to buy one...

Ths is my first Toyota, but for the Nissan I had before my Aygo I've bought some

optional pieces that weren't supposed to be on my spec car without any real problems.

For the Aygo there's only 3 specs: basic, plus and sport (not taking the black into

account as thats a plus with alloys and sills), so there shouldn't even be any problem

with vehicle specs as I had with the Nissan, having a 1.6 engine and wanting parts

for a 2.0 which (of course) didn't match my frame number...

[BadBoyVTEC]

I'm telling you that there is a wire there. So don't say that there isn't. Obviously the good idea would be to go and buy a switch, however the wire is there.

[Jan van de Wouw]

I'm not saying the wire isn't there; in my second

paragraph I've even explained WHY it would be there!

What I'm doubting is whether the plastic

cover could be made into a switch...

[BadBoyVTEC]

probably not.