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YOUR RESEARCHValved Exhaust Switch Buttons

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By the way, I did a lot of research and figured out how to use a button like this with a valved exhaust, where the light is off when the switch is off and valves are closed, as well as the opposite.
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Use custom-made insert (seen in the photos

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I planned to either install this in the console cubby or in the ashtray, using a custom-made insert (seen in the photos but not actually installed).
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Use direct switch

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Excitedly, I planned out the installation, preferring to use a direct switch to control the valves rather than remote control operation.
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By the way, I did a lot of research and figured out how to use a button like this with a valved exhaust, where the light is off when the switch is off and valves are closed, as well as the opposite.
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Use custom-made insert (seen in the photos

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I planned to either install this in the console cubby or in the ashtray, using a custom-made insert (seen in the photos but not actually installed).
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Excitedly, I planned out the installation, preferring to use a direct switch to control the valves rather than remote control operation.
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POST 1Original post

A little something for those with valved exhausts... Recently I purchased a used PSE off eBay. Excitedly, I planned out the installation, preferring to use a direct switch to control the valves rather than remote control operation. I bought a custom switch from BilletAutomotiveButtons.com, a small operation in Australia that laser etches switch buttons. Their web site is worth a look. The first button was all black but came with a minor flaw, so the owner of the company sent me a replacement button the same day with his apologies. I sanded the powder coat off the outside of the button so it now has a silver ring, and I happen to like it a lot. The replacement button is the all-black one with the lettering. I planned to either install this in the console cubby or in the ashtray, using a custom-made insert (seen in the photos but not actually installed). I think it would've looked nice. As it turns out, the guy on eBay scr_wed me over, so here I sit with my stock exhaust and two buttons that serve no purpose. :-( I'll probably keep one of the buttons for the future, but if anyone wants to buy one, let me know. By the way, I did a lot of research and figured out how to use a button like this with a valved exhaust, where the light is off when the switch is off and valves are closed, as well as the opposite. Holler if anyone is interested in that info.

POST 2Original post

Hey Doc. I'm certainly interested in any info you have - I have the PSE but it's not wired right now, and it would be nice to have the ability to put it in quite mode. Also PM me with a price on one of those buttons! Thx!

POST 3Original post

Good timing, George. Today I ordered a new PSE retrofit kit from Sonnen Porsche . I'll be installing it soon after it arrives, and will create a full install video. Tomorrow I will draw up a couple of schematics on how the switch should be wired, and I'll IM you too.

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This wiring diagram is focused on the Billet Automotive Buttons 19mm switch, but the general concepts would apply to most switches with NC and NO contacts. In this situation, we want the power to pass through the switch when the switch is “off” so it can energize the vacuum solenoid. Remember, when the vacuum solenoid is energized, the vacuum is applied to the muffler valves and they close ( PSE is off). So the switch and the PSE will both be off, but power will be going through the switch to the vacuum solenoid. Similarly, when the button is pressed “on”, we want the power to be cut to the solenoid but to light up the LED on the switch to show that the PSE is on. The attached wiring diagram shows how to accomplish this.

POST 5Original post

Doc, Is the button still available? If yes which one are you selling and how much? Thanks, Chris

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