ECT Button Relocation, Shift Knob Modification Kit

I'm just confusing myself lol

 

Hi, are you still doing the kit? Cheers!

 

Sorry to resurrect this zombie. Did these wiring harnesses require the OEM button to be part of the final setup or could you just leave them off?

 

Pretty sure you have to keep the OEM button in the circuit to function. BUT it doesn't say where it lives. I didn't buy the kit, but went the DIY route where punched the ECT button out, disconnected it, then reconnected it *behind* the dash. Then I connected lead wires to the #1 and #4 pins, ran them up to the shift knob and installed my own push button there. I left the ECT button zip-tied behind the panel so it won't wiggle too much. The ECT function still works, pretty sure the button's light comes on, but doesn't matter. Its behind the dash and frees up a button space for something more useful. I gleaned info from this thread. This didn't directly answer your question, but maybe helps along the way.

 

I don't think you need the OEM ECT button for the extension to work. It is just a momentary switch to signal the ECU.

 

Thanks for the input guys. Two different answers is more than I was hoping for though!

 

The @MESO stealth shift knob mod is basically the same idea. I'm sure there is something in the description that says the OEM switch is not required.