Installed spoiler switch

[JayG]

Great idea!
Where did you get the switchs?

[heliguy]

Originally Posted by JayG

Great idea!
Where did you get the switchs?

Both off of ebay. The spoiler rocker was part of a kit.

[Benjamin]

My spoiler switch was already done when I got the car, but with crimp on spade connectors. I added the garage door switch and put the transmitter in the windshield pilar. For about $15 I found an Audi wiring harness that had 4 of the correct plugs for the back of the switches and soldered those in instead of crimped spades. Now I don't have to label each wire if I need to disconnect them for any reason.

[Joe B]

What do you need another spoiler switch for anyway? To more easily raise the spoiler while driving around town at 25 mph ?

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by Joe B

What do you need another spoiler switch for anyway? To more easily raise the spoiler while driving around town at 25 mph ?

Heliguy is a pilot by trade. Some of us likes to refer to him as Captain

Having a switch makes it feel more "natural" for a pilot I'm just guessing. I also have a feeling that, unlike myself, he is the type of guy who can feel the drag difference even at 25mph.

Or maybe the automation system was fried on his car and he prefers the switch mode over the stock speed-limited mode. I would go for both options if I could

[heliguy]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Heliguy is a pilot by trade. Some of us likes to refer to him as Captain

Having a switch makes it feel more "natural" for a pilot I'm just guessing. I also have a feeling that, unlike myself, he is the type of guy who can feel the drag difference even at 25mph.

Or maybe the automation system was fried on his car and he prefers the switch mode over the stock speed-limited mode. I would go for both options if I could

The speed mode still works and the rocker switch makes it a one-touch operation. There is a light on the button so I don't need to wonder if it's all the way up or all the way down.

I also hate having blank buttons on the dash, that's why I will also be installing a footwell lighting switch in the remaining blank switch location.

[heliguy]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Heliguy is a pilot by trade. Some of us likes to refer to him as Captain

Having a switch makes it feel more "natural" for a pilot I'm just guessing. I also have a feeling that, unlike myself, he is the type of guy who can feel the drag difference even at 25mph.

Or maybe the automation system was fried on his car and he prefers the switch mode over the stock speed-limited mode. I would go for both options if I could

The spoiler still raises with speed so I have the best of both worlds. The new rocker is a one touch operation and has a light on it, so I no longer need to guess if my spoiler is all the way up or down. The light blinks when the spoiler is in motion and is solid red when the spoiler is up, off when it is down.

I hate having blank rockers on my dash and would prefer to have buttons that activate at least something (I guess that's the pilot in me). The remaining blank switch will replaced by a footwell light rocker.

[jb92563]

Originally Posted by heliguy

I hate having blank rockers on my dash and would prefer to have buttons that activate at least something (I guess that's the pilot in me). The remaining blank switch will replaced by a footwell light rocker.

[heliguy]

Originally Posted by Joe B

What do you need another spoiler switch for anyway? To more easily raise the spoiler while driving around town at 25 mph ?

Yup