Hi all,

Just recently bought a 1996 Executive V6 TE, and I'm just curious what the switch circled in blue does. I can't find it in the instruction manual, and when I flick it, I can hear a little engine sound which lasts for 5 seconds from the back of the car.

interesting... never seen that b4!

electric aerial mayb? since u said there was a sound of a motor running...

fck man, that aint standard... who did you buy it off? i would say the previous owner installed it...

remove the centre console and see if you can trace the wire to see where it goes...

Maby it was James Bonds car... lol

maybe it fires a spark plug at the end of your exhaust tip so your exhaust throws flames out the back :D

OH THAT WOULD BE SOME AWESOME!!

hehe, i have the same switch for my neons..but i didn't put my switch there...tho, damn, what a good place to put it. its not stock. its probably for neons, fog lights, or something :doubt:

electric aerial mayb? since u said there was a sound of a motor running...

It could of been hey, but I don't see my aerial going up or down, but maybe it's broken.

It could of been hey, but I don't see my aerial going up or down, but maybe it's broken.

every time u turn it on, it operates a drill which slowly grinds into your transmission box.

Just take that gear surroud off, and see where the wires go.

Self destruct button?????????????????????:shock:

i know what it is.... switch it on and your number plates will flip..... :bowrofl:
or or switch it on and go look in the boot and you'll prob have some guns and knives and granades.... :nuts: :bowrofl:
okay time to take my pill........

:think: its actually not a bad place for a switch for my drivng lights..

pretty nicely done also... but yea just remove the centre console to c where the wires go

Guys guys guys - thats the factory option'd NOS button lol

I think its for the ejector seat...

all you people are just being silly ... anyone can see it's a "End The World" button

Get a grip guys. It's the invisible switch. Just before you run that red light camera at 120K's, hit the switch. Honest!

One thing you gotta admit - its one hell of a neat button install!!!

LOOKS factory!

One thing you gotta admit - its one hell of a neat button install!!!

LOOKS factory!
Thats a raised suround around the switch Ben.. I thought it looked indented..

Was probably for neons or something..

Mitsubishi beta version of overdrive which never made it?

Traction control switch for TE?

i seen a button like that once in another dudes car ... it was hooked up to his amp and subs in the boot so he could turn them on and off ... pretty cool idea

either that or .... holy hole in a donut batman ... is that the button to open the bat cave ?

Strange... he prefer use a secret switch than mute button no his deck..

Boy are you guys stupid. Any idiot can see it turns on the centrifugal clarifier!

Thats a raised suround around the switch Ben.. I thought it looked indented..

Was probably for neons or something..

its not indented - damn ok, so its a normal switch install then lol

yer, when i looked real close with photoshop, i saw it wasnt indented either.. so, but still neat :cool:

would of been soo much cooler if it was indented :cool:

so thats where the button off my shirt got to??

could it be that its wired up to an electric aeria, which has stopped working/jammed/not there anymore but the motor is

could be a self destruct button

All u guys r wrong....totally wrong!!!! that car was formerly an MIB car and that switch is for the rocket boosters.....

Strange... he prefer use a secret switch than mute button no his deck..

i have the system in me old car setup with a switch,
handy if the cops try doin ya for noise pollution, cos you can flick they switch and it just looks like you don't have em connected (mine is hidden but)

DONT PRESS THAT SWITCH!!!!! :pray:

I've seen that switch before...it was on the aliens space ship. I saw it when they took me away and "adjusted" me. Dont press it, pressing it does bad things...REALLY BAD THINGS.

I'd tell you more about what it does but I'm just too traumatised by the whole thing....goddam aliens :angry: :angry: :angry: :upyours:

On a serious note, what do you think that switch is for? Did the Aussie versions ever come with the suspension which you can adjust from touring to sport? May it's an old trunk or gas door release ?? I know the US versions have them on the driver's door, same for you guys??

I think it's the stupid comment switch, can you turn it off the forums are over flowing

Maybe it turns on the flux capacitor? becareful if you turn it on and hit 88mph (140.8kmh)...

OR

My GF just mentioned this one to me. Maybe its the 'going down' button. eg when you have a female passenger you give it a flick and they are compelled to 'go down' :)

I think it's the stupid comment switch, can you turn it off the forums are over flowing
After the last two posts I stand by my guess

Maybe its the 'going down' button. eg when you have a female passenger you give it a flick and they are compelled to 'go down


Thats it im installing half a dozen of these switches...

it could be a kill switch for something are you able to trace the wires to see where it goes.

Possibly for aerial, the ones that can adjust to a certain height, or a stock one.
This would make sense with the buzz.
Electric petrol tank lid lock?
Airbags (Bounce)
Neons (suprised about the sound though)
Various audio applications


My money is on an electric aftermarket aerial working off a stock headunit. (If it's not a stock headunit, you should be able to bypass the switch and plug it into the electric aerial out on the headunit)

Peace

Tim

well iwfc
could this new car perhaps be a wagon and it works the rear window washer (maybe the bottle is empty therefor no water on the window) i know the factory is probably located elsewhere but maybe it was broken and rather than going to the expense of replacing the factory one(previous owner perhaps a tight ass) installed an after market one you know what i mean anyway thats my 2c worth
p.s or maybe it is for somekind of exhaust shutter to switch between noisy and stock????
alright i have said enough
bye for now
barney

Hey guys. Thanks for the umm...interesting suggestions..lol...

Well yeah..I THINK it's for the what-was electric aerial, cause when the switch is on, and the ignition is started or turned off, the little motor runs.

Hmm..my car's a sedan, and I didn't know that it wasn't factory. It looked like a damn factory installed button but :redface: !

Did you buy it as a private sale? If you did i would suggest going back to the ex-owner and asking about it. If not see if you can find any of their details in the log books if there are any and give them a buzz.
Good luck finding out what it is.
Nathan.

why not just follow the wires back
or try pin point where the noise is comming from

is it a straight, push on/push off button? cause it looks more like a dial one you can turn? (the dot at the top) perhaps it does both?

its for your trunk monkey.

OR Maby it is there for looks and does not do anything. :doubt: Kinda like a K&N Filter.

It turns the car into a Goggomobile!!

so have you found out yet? lol

No I havn't. I don't exactly know how to take off the plastic to trace the wires back. Don't want to break anything or end up with bits and pieces of car. Might ask when I perform my next service.

Hmm...even if it was for the aerial, I can't really complain - the car was a bargain.
Late 1996, 83000ks(Had logs) on the clock, for 6800.