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blue89vert 02-16-2006 04:16 PM

manual fan switch
 
Do you think that this is a rip off? I do. I did this myself for less than $10 just without the LEDs.

http://www.speedspecialty.com/store/...uct=mfanswitch

Onedarkevl 02-16-2006 07:04 PM

how did you go about doing that?
sounds like a money saver to me, since i was going to buy that..

blue89vert 02-16-2006 07:48 PM

Just get a decent switch. One with an on and off (don't worry about the different speeds, the first speed they have won't keep the engine any cooler.) Find a good place to install the switch and measure how much wire you will need to go from the switch to the fan x2. A couple extra feet are always good to have. Find out witch wire is the power wire on the fan harness cut it and splice a wire in and run that wire to the switch. The other terminal on the switch you run a wire to the battery and make sure you use an in-line fuse (closer to the battery the better). It will already be grounded somewhere from the fan harness so you don't need to worry about that. You may need to test the switch position if it sais on and off on it. If it turns on when it sais off just swtch the wires on the switch and you should be good to go. Give yourself 1 minute-2 hours for installation depending on your mad skillz. After you run the wires I reccomend using that black flexy wire cover stuff to make it look better and zip tie it as much as you need to. YOUR WELCOME in advance!

blue89vert 02-16-2006 07:50 PM

Oh yah wherever you splice the power wire on the fan harness hook both wires you cut back up to each other and also the one going to the switch, this will allow it to turn on and off like it normally would without using the switch. You might be able to see a couple pics of some stuff about it on my cardomain(fuse, switch....)

Onedarkevl 02-16-2006 08:58 PM

ahh thanks man I'm gonna be doing that very soon

paarman97maro 02-16-2006 09:56 PM

yeah i was going to, I still have all the supplies I bought from Radio Shack...I probably wont anymore.

pretty soon Arch will jump in here and tell you why this 'mod' has no point.

blue89vert 02-16-2006 10:06 PM

it draws a lot of battery juice, but i can watch my temp guage go down at stop lights.

paarman97maro 02-16-2006 10:12 PM

You just started the fire....lol

blue89vert 02-16-2006 10:15 PM

i cant wait to see what arch has to say!

paarman97maro 02-16-2006 10:31 PM

Here, just read this: http://www.projectcamaro.net/forum/s...ghlight=manual

archemedes 02-16-2006 11:35 PM

if you need it your cooling system is broken, instead of rigging it up fix it right. I hate redneck engineering (turning on the a/c also turns the fans on)

Onedarkevl 02-16-2006 11:39 PM

allright....
reading all that just got me confused:rolleyes: I think I may just buy the SLP switch instead now...:confused:

paarman97maro 02-16-2006 11:50 PM


Originally Posted by Onedarkevl
allright....
reading all that just got me confused:rolleyes: I think I may just buy the SLP switch instead now...:confused:

=waste of $

archemedes 02-16-2006 11:54 PM

exactly

97z2801ss 02-17-2006 01:01 AM

yea unless ure car lacks a/c


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