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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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what is the small switch under the dash???

I have an 04 mt. I was checking out my clutch pedal and noticed a small red toggle switch that says on and off. I have searched every where and cant find anything about it. It is bunched up with all the wires that go to the fuse box and next to the cord that releases the hood i think. Is it stock? Is it supposed to be on or off? what does it do? help!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------seems like it goes to this module. i still have plenty of bump with it turned off because it has always been turned off. it still doesnt seem to do anything.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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Not stock.

Maybe an alarm or possibly a time portal.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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Itz for teh nawzz in yo' trunk
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:20 PM
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It literally could be anything that interacts with anything in the car.

And I say this without sarcasm. That fuse box has all fuses for everything rearward of the firewall, and it would be a logical tapping point for any manual control over the on/off status of any of those. Anything forward of the firewall that needed a manual control could be run through the firewall there.

Some more logical possibilities:
- Fuel pump cut-off (anti-theft or anti-flood)
- Clutch interlock switch cut-off (anti-theft)
- All light cut-off
- Battery cut-off
- Audio / PS3 / PC power switch


From there the suggestions move from "possible" to "improbable but possible" It literally could be to an ignition source in your gas tank. It could even be the time portal Zoom mentions.


Granted, it could be wired wrong, so the time portal might not work, if that is indeed what the switch is for.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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Show us some pics of this time portal activation system you got going on.

HEY, maybe we can finally figure out the age old question of "if your driving at the speed of light and switch your headlights on, what happens"

(Not to thread-jack) RIWWP - You drove to SS last year, was it totally worth it? Looks like im doing it this year from Colorado.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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my car came with a sub and amp in the trunk, it looks professionally installed. the switch was off when i seen it i tried turning it off and on didnt seem to do anything. you guys havent herd of any mods that sound like that? i guess ill just leave it off.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Don't mess with it.
It will initiate the self-destruct sequence. It was a Mazdaspeed-provided extra to thwart curious thieves.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 8ya
my car came with a sub and amp in the trunk, it looks professionally installed. the switch was off when i seen it i tried turning it off and on didnt seem to do anything. you guys havent herd of any mods that sound like that? i guess ill just leave it off.
You could follow the wires and see where it's wired into.


But, that might give the appearance of work
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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im in colorado springs maybe we can car pool! save on gas. ill take it to 100mph at the track and turn on the switch and see if anything happens. ill try and get some pics im supposed to be working right now?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 8ya
im supposed to be working right now?
That distinctly looks like you aren't sure if you are supposed to be working Whether or not you actually are supposed to be is entirely up to you (or your boss, if you are at work at the moment )
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 8ya
my car came with a sub and amp in the trunk, it looks professionally installed. the switch was off when i seen it i tried turning it off and on didnt seem to do anything. you guys havent herd of any mods that sound like that? i guess ill just leave it off.

Step 1. Go 88 mph
Step 2. Flip the switch to "On" position
Step 3. Stop assassination of Abraham Lincoln and JFK
Step 4. Begin new world order
Step 5. Profit.




Be a WINNER.

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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Atilla
Step 1. Go 88 mph
Step 2. Flip the switch to "On" position
Step 3. Stop assassination of of Abraham Lincoln and JFK
Step 4. Begin new world order
Step 5. Profit.




Be a WINNER.
I second this motion.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Atilla
Step 1. Go 88 mph
Step 2. Flip the switch to "On" position
Step 3. Stop assassination of of Abraham Lincoln and JFK
Step 4. Begin new world order
Step 5. Profit.




Be a WINNER.
I think a part of me just died of laughter!
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RIWWP

It could even be the time portal Zoom mentions.


Granted, it could be wired wrong, so the time portal might not work, if that is indeed what the switch is for.
While I agree it could be the switch for the time portal and I am known to be generally fairly stealthy- it wasn't me , man.

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Not stock.

Maybe an alarm or possibly a time portal.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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i did read through the manual but couldent find anything. if i hadn't asked here i would have never found out about the time portal.. see ya in the future or the past depending on the portal.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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If you go into the future can you please do the following for me?

...let me know when google takes over the world so i can start investing more in their stock.



also...let me know when kim kardashian leaks another sex vid so i can invest some money in Vivid Ent.


thanx

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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
While I agree it could be the switch for the time portal and I am known to be generally fairly stealthy- it wasn't me , man.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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lol. taking a serious guess here, but maybe it is a clutch switch bypass toggle? do you have a remote starter?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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This thread is worthless without pics















from the Kardashian sex vid.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Is the amp self-switching (turns on and off by itself by detecting voltage in the audio signal wiring)?
Sometimes, professional installers splice in a switch between the amp and the amp fuse so you can manually switch off the amp.

That's my guess.

If everything in the car is working as it should, I'd just leave it and forget about it.
If you're really curious and want to test my hypothesis, keep the car parked, turn off the switch in question, turn the key to accessories position, and try playing a track with heavy bass. Check out your sub in the trunk and see if it's firing. Then try that with the switch on.

If the switch doesn't affect the sub, it's anyone's guess.

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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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He read the manual guys.. He mustve missed page 14 3/4 where it says about the time portal.

But on a serious note.. pics and lets see where those wires go. Maybe it deactivates the AC and makes the car run faster... i got a funny story about that when i sold my integra.. I told buddy that a switch did that and he immediatly spent 3000 on a car i spent 800 on. HAH
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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i did read through the manual but couldent find anything. if i hadn't asked here i would have never found out about the time portal.. see ya in the future or the past depending on the portal.
Mate WHY?, would you read through the factory manual?..

There is no on-off small red toggle switch that says on and off installed by the factory anywhere in the car, particularly near the clutch pedal..

It IS obviously something the previous owner installed on the car?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dynamho
Is the amp self-switching (turns on and off by itself by detecting voltage in the audio wiring)?
Sometimes, professional installers splice in a switch between the amp and the amp fuse so you can manually switch off the amp.

That's my guess.

If everything in the car is working as it should, I'd just leave it and forget about it.
If you're really curious and want to test my hypothesis, keep the car parked, turn off the switch in question, turn the key to accessories position, and try playing a track with heavy bass. Check out your sub in the trunk and see if it's firing. Then try that with the switch on.

If the switch doesn't affect the sub, it's anyone's guess.
^+1 on being an amp switch - it could be there to provide some assistance w/batt life.

honest suggestion:

Check your amp n' sub n' see if everything is still wired up and do as the above stated.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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I would think amp and sub as well, but who the hell mounts a kill switch to an amp on the floor next to the clutch?
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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^clearly someone who was too lazy to flip a switch with his hand.
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