WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by What Crisis? »

Its a post modern version of the Wizard of Oz. You follow the Yellow Brick Road (Yellow wires), along the way you make lots of new friends (RX8OC Members), avoiding the evil witch who wants you Ruby Slippers (Everyone is after your switch, don't trust them). Eventually you get to Oz where you find the promise of help was false and the Wizard is a short man who tells lies and can't offer any help at all (You take it to the Mazda dealer where the service manager tells a load of bullsh!t).

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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by exiled-viking »

NO DON,T DO THAT :shock: it will eject the warp coils #-o
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by Scootg »

Yeah, did we find what this does?
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by Pessimistic »

i tried yesterday when fitting my scangauge but couldnt find where it went atall just disappears up into the dash somewhere still dont know what it does :(!
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by geordiemike »

you'll be switching it and somewhere, someones living room light is turning on and off
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by bling »

Take the two wires and place them on your tongue and see if there's any voltage!
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by cool'n'funky »

Ah, very familiar with that switch, seen one before. It's a rotary/piston selector. You'll find when switched over, the redline is much lower and fuel economy doulbles. :lol:
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by PaulRX-8(231) »

That's for some additional lighting that has probably since been removed. Unless you've managed to notice any neon glows from anywhere when you turn it on
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seat belt buzzer bypass? Some law breakers may have wanted to avoid the bong?
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by Penguin »

AAAAAARRGGH! AAAAAARGH! AAAARRRGGH! For Christ's sake stop pressing that damn switch!!!
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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It's for the women drivers. It turns the vibrating seat on/off.
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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stop being a woman and get up in the dash and find where the wires go...... its killing us.
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by hadlowj »

My friends 206 has loads of little add-on switches, his turns the subs on and off in the boot. He also has one to control the TV, PS2 and amps so maybe something like that used to be installed.
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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no offence to women before i get any earole
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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audiobull wrote:no offence to women before i get any earole
ha ha none taken!
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by Joanie »

audiobull wrote:no offence to women before i get any earole
:retard:
Never say sorry. Just say you have learnt from your experienece. :lol:

I think it's a switch to a light bulb that a person (man) hasn't replaced. :D
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by VelocityVinnie »

how strange is that!! 2 days off being exactly a year since last post!!
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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And we still don't know what it is :(
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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ive got next weekend off so ill get to the bottom of it
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by muppetdodger »

Well?
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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It must have triggered the flux capacitor... :shock:
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

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some sh!t came up havent had a day off since im afraid ;/
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Re: WHAT DOES THIS SWITCH DO?

Post by Born To Be Wild »

I know its a bit late but my MR2 had a similar thingy switch like that. It was for turning off just the rear lights. Bugger knows why but it's a strange world
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