[QUOTE]Originally posted by 00s2k
[B]I guess I am coming from a mindset where I will want to disable BOTH the e-brake and speed sensor so that I can control the top with my alarm.

 

SUCCESS!!!!

I removed the passenger's side kick panel and the red/white-stripe wire was reachable at the one of the connectors behind that panel. I tapped that wire as the trigger wire to two relays. A standard relay for the VSS wire -- cut the white/black-stripe wire and use the side nearest the top module as the 'output' of the relay. The other end of the wire gets connected to the input of the relay. When the master window switch is 'on', the relay is energized and the connection is made from the vss wire to the top module. when the switch is 'off', the relay breaks the connection and the top module doesn't see the VSS signal. The second relay is a 'normally closed' relay. That is, voltage to the trigger terminal OPENS the connection between the other poles. I have a ground connected to the input terminal and the output terminal spliced into the green/white stripe wire on connector A of the top module. When the master window switch is 'on', the relay is energized and the connection between ground and the top module is broken. Push the switch to 'off', and the relay completes the connection between the green/white-stripe wire and ground. An unforseen bonus here -- the "BRAKE" light in the instrument console comes on!!! This is a good reminder that you've flipped the switch! Anyway... It works like a charm. I can drive down the road with the switch on and the top behaves like normal -- gotta e-brake and travel <3 mph. Flip the master window switch to the off position: the e-brake warning light comes on in the instrument cluster and both the e-brake and VSS are bypassed. The top will operate.

I have pics that I'll try to get posted tomorrow. I was pretty happy with just disconnecting the VSS wire and doing the 'one click' trick on the e-brake. If you're happy doing that, then don't worry about wiring up the relays. It's kind of a pain when most of the functionality is available by just pulling the VSS wire. If you want to be able to turn the bypass off and on, the it's probably worth the effort. It's worth noting that you don't HAVE to use the window master switch -- any switched 12v source can be used as the trigger. I think I may rig up a rocker switch in the future to trigger my relays. I'll just have to see how it goes...

 

If you're going to be raising and lowering the top with the remote or alarm, who is going to latch or unlatch it? Just a thought. And won't you already have the e-brake up and be stopped? I sure hope so. Or were you talking about using the alarm to put the top down from inside the car? Am I a little confused or is it 00s2k?

 

No, you're right. I've only had my S2k for a couple of weeks so I'm still getting used to all the functionality of it. Of course my parking brake will be pulled while the car is parked, so my only hurdles for activation via the alarm (from outside the car) would be switching the ignition on and unlatching the latches to lower the top.

I am wanting to do this via the alarm from outside the car...once I get out I could just push a button and the stook would close the top and roll up the windows on it's own. Obviously, I would like to do the same in reverse...when I walk up to the car I could lower the top without getting in.

I just need to test to make sure that the top won't leak in the rain if I leave it unlatched during the day.

By the way...good solution SC_Highlander!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SC_Highlander
[B]SUCCESS!!!!

 

Pics:

Here's the monstrosity before I started connecting it up to various wires under the dash. I decided to use quick disconnects incase I needed to remove the relays later.


The connector behind the passenger's kick panel:


The red/white-stripe wire is spliced with the trigger the relays:


Spliced in the output wire for the e-brake bypass relay:


Everything wired up and ready to test:


I didn't get a pic of splicing the VSS wire. You cut the VSS wire (white/black-stripe) and attach the side connected to the top module to the output terminal of the relay. Connect the other end of the VSS wire to the input terminal of the relay.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 00s2k
[B]Also, I can see the possibility of hooking this circuit up to my alarm that will let me raise/lower the top remotely while bypassing the parking brake/speed sensor

 

so if I want to disable the speed sensor an dthe ebrake lockout, all i need to do is cut the VSS wire and then connect the ebrake wire on the convertible top module and connect it to ground?

 

That is correct, but if you ground the e-brake wire for the top module, the 'BRAKE' light will come on in your instrument cluster.

 

You could also just "one-click" the ebrake on. You will not put enough tension on it to actually engage the brakes, but it will fool the sensor. So if you just cut the VSS wire, and then one-click the brake you will have a pretty slick setup (IMHO)