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D2 - Interior Electrics Airbags, Sensors, climate modules, instrument clusters, switches etc |
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A bit of progress at last, proof of concept!
I bought a microswitch from China on eBay that has 3 wires so can be NC or NO. Tested it to see if it works and which wire is which (NO documentation!). It's sort of cylindrical (*2) about an inch long, presumably designed to pop into drilled holes in wooden doors and frames, and works fine. I fished at the car wiring and managed to get some string round it to pull it up, though it's fairly short so won't come up past the handbrake. Luckily it has standard 6.3mm spade (female) connectors so I managed to extend it with some short wires pre-terminated with male spade connectors that I pushed in using a variety of tools to hold, manipulate and push just beyond finger reach. Then I connected the microswitch to the wiring and turned the ignition on. Handbrake warning light appears! ![]() Move the magnet within about 1cm and the light goes out. ![]() Now I just need to work out exactly how to mount it. I think the switch will be bracketed onto the rubber stop below the handbrake and the magnet will go inside the plastic handbrake cover, so that when the handbrake is off it's close to the switch, but when pulled on is lifted away.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". ![]() ![]() Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. ![]() 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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