Pretty much how you do it

I like my switch better tho

 

The way the NAV works is that when you're moving power is sent through the VSS wire to the NAV to tell it to lock you out. When you're stopped there is no power. So by cutting the wire and putting the switch between the sender and the receiver you can control if the signal gets through and make the NAV think you're sitting still whenever you want.

 

do you think i could use a connector like this?

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2104093

i really dont want to have to start cutting up my harness

 

Well you have to cut it anyways... In order for this to work you have to physically cut the wire in half and connect each side to the switch so that the switch can interrupt the signal.

If you're going to use one of those connectors go with the smaller one (red I think) and then tape it up with electrical tape.
The vss wire is really small and blue won't hold it.

 

Nice!
I'll do this when I change my cabin filter soon!

 

If you have any questions let me know-

 

seymore4 -- Are you planning on shortening the wires? I hate having to bundles wires together IMO. Unless it's a 700 Watt power supply for my micro ATX computer case

 

Yeah I didn't realize how much extra wire I actually had till I had it all put together

I just ziptied it all together and left it there. It's not hurting anything hidden behind the panel and if I ever need to remove the center console I have some slack in the wire so I don't have to remove the switch and rewire it.

But I totally understand how you wouldn't like it

 

and what gauge wire did you use?

 

I don't know... I didn't feel like going back to the store so I just used some extra speaker wire I had laying around

 

lol sounds like winging it as you go. I like that. Make me feeling I created a new mod

 

Hahaha yeah I had the switch and understood the general concept LOL

But the rest was mainly "I should be able to..."

 

You are the man Seymore. Thank ya thank ya thank ya lol. One of the most annoying things about the nav. Cheap DIY FTW.