No more Traction Control!!
#16
I just inspected the factory VDC switch and it is a normally closed switch which means that it will not function like mine is intended. I will explore this option further though as it would be the optimal solution.
Last edited by Trbulnt; 07-13-2009 at 05:43 PM.
#17
#18
This is correct and was the route I was going to look into. I just need to verify where the wires go to that are attached to the VDC switch. By my current method the ABS is still functional. I need to verify that that will remain true by hacking into the VDC switch.
#19
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#20
The smaller plastic buttons may be able to mount so pushing the VDC also pushes the YAW off button.
You could always go for a total stealth install, keeping it in the center console, and make it so that when you push the shift **** down and move it left instead of right towards the reverse gear, it pushes the button. Mount it in such a way that it won't trip when the **** is pushed left and not pushed down.
You may have to go with a microswitch instead of the pushbutton here, but there's plenty of those that'll also work.
Like this:
http://www.hobbyengineering.com/H1883.html
![](http://info.hobbyengineering.com/pics/i1883-200x210.jpg)
or this:
http://www.hobbyengineering.com/H1882.html
![](http://info.hobbyengineering.com/pics/i1882-200x133.jpg)
You can bend the roller arm/lever so that it needs only a small amount of pressure to switch from closed circuit side (normal yaw control) and open circuit microswitch pressed (nothing on the second pole of the double-throw microswitch).
With the shifter boot temporarily removed, it shouldn't be hard to find a place that the linkage will press the microswitch when you press both down and left, but never under any other circumstances.
You could always go for a total stealth install, keeping it in the center console, and make it so that when you push the shift **** down and move it left instead of right towards the reverse gear, it pushes the button. Mount it in such a way that it won't trip when the **** is pushed left and not pushed down.
You may have to go with a microswitch instead of the pushbutton here, but there's plenty of those that'll also work.
Like this:
http://www.hobbyengineering.com/H1883.html
![](http://info.hobbyengineering.com/pics/i1883-200x210.jpg)
or this:
http://www.hobbyengineering.com/H1882.html
![](http://info.hobbyengineering.com/pics/i1882-200x133.jpg)
You can bend the roller arm/lever so that it needs only a small amount of pressure to switch from closed circuit side (normal yaw control) and open circuit microswitch pressed (nothing on the second pole of the double-throw microswitch).
With the shifter boot temporarily removed, it shouldn't be hard to find a place that the linkage will press the microswitch when you press both down and left, but never under any other circumstances.
Last edited by Wrathernaut; 07-14-2009 at 02:21 AM.
#22
I tried that route also. I wanted to be able to press the ash tray (since I am a non-smoker) and have it press the micro-switch. Some great ideas in this thread! Keep em coming.
#24
I checked out the area under the stick-shift boot.
I did a mock-up with a zip-tie and microswitch to show where the parts can be placed to line up. This clears all the leather inside with parts in these locations.
Shifter in neutral position:
![](https://lh5.ggpht.com/_kXePT1F4TyQ/SmQkiNXgHMI/AAAAAAAACpU/B2Zhvy5ntLg/s800/07192009075.jpg)
Shifter pressed down and left:
![](https://lh5.ggpht.com/_kXePT1F4TyQ/SmQkjqeuzKI/AAAAAAAACpY/IFPNYIR4I0k/s800/07192009077.jpg)
Now, obviously, this requires something more rigid than a zip-tie, and you must push left, THEN down, or it hits the side of the switch, doing nothing.
There may be a better place to put down with the linkage, under the rubber boot that's underneath the insulation, but I wasn't up to disassembling that much today.
I did a mock-up with a zip-tie and microswitch to show where the parts can be placed to line up. This clears all the leather inside with parts in these locations.
Shifter in neutral position:
![](https://lh5.ggpht.com/_kXePT1F4TyQ/SmQkiNXgHMI/AAAAAAAACpU/B2Zhvy5ntLg/s800/07192009075.jpg)
Shifter pressed down and left:
![](https://lh5.ggpht.com/_kXePT1F4TyQ/SmQkjqeuzKI/AAAAAAAACpY/IFPNYIR4I0k/s800/07192009077.jpg)
Now, obviously, this requires something more rigid than a zip-tie, and you must push left, THEN down, or it hits the side of the switch, doing nothing.
There may be a better place to put down with the linkage, under the rubber boot that's underneath the insulation, but I wasn't up to disassembling that much today.
#25
#26
Yes, once again, 5ATs get the raw end of the deal.
There's no real excess positions in that...
Wait...!!!DOMO
You could put the microswitch in the "Shift Lock" slot, just a slight modification so it'll push in a little bit, and you're in business.
Yeah, you'll lose the shift lock accessibility by popping a key in the hole, but that's accessible by popping the shifter plate out anyway.
There's no real excess positions in that...
Wait...!!!DOMO
You could put the microswitch in the "Shift Lock" slot, just a slight modification so it'll push in a little bit, and you're in business.
Yeah, you'll lose the shift lock accessibility by popping a key in the hole, but that's accessible by popping the shifter plate out anyway.
#28
on my 06 coupe, the 4way flashers button is right next to the shifter. so i plan to wire the yaw power wire to that switch in addition to the 4 way flashers. that way when i want the vdc completely off, i can just hit that button twice real fast. this should work since the vdc wont become active again until i restart the engine. anyone see a problem with this? im trying to get around having an extra switch in the car, and since i could just hit the flashers button twice really fast, the flashers would only blink once. potential problems?
edit: im dumb, this wont work cause that switch is normally open. so i would have to put my flashers on for the vdc to work. ill fig something else out
edit: im dumb, this wont work cause that switch is normally open. so i would have to put my flashers on for the vdc to work. ill fig something else out
Last edited by MikeGrote; 08-29-2009 at 02:58 AM.
#29
My apologies for resurrecting this thread but I found it very informative and just had another question regarding this setup. I'm hoping the OP will chime in with how it's working out and with an answer to my question....which is, when you disable the yaw sensor with this mod, does the VDC light come on like it does when you turn the VDC off? If so, I'm assuming the VDC and TCS (traction control system) are both off. See, in my Altima, the slip light was part of the TCS system. You could disable the TCS by the push of a button and this would also disable the slip light and all that was associated with that light. On the G, they seem to be 2 separate systems.....
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