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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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They are added by some moron wanting to add to the star wars dash effect.
They are staging lights to practice for the drag strip. A mini tree if you will.



Now what they are really for? ask the Bozo you bought the car from.
My guess.......
MAF burn off volts............red
Aux fan on......................yellow
fuel pump powered...........green
The next question........do any of them work?
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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It does look like a nice clean install.Garage Opener? Xtree override for the strip? Is that a .22 cartridge in the tray too? Maybe remote firing switches?
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by xccter
One calls Engineering.

One calls Sick Bay.

One calls the Transporter Room.
Definitely has a Treky look to them.

On the serious side, previous Nitrous installation? Look for evidence of the car being set-up with N20.

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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 06:58 AM
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well if they have anything attached to them ill find out this weekend, im going to pull um and see where or if they lead to somthing.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ric6312
bought my first corvette, a 1986 with 63k miles. my question is what are the 3 buttons on the console for? red yellow and green, they dont seem to do anything but i dont have a owners manual to know what they do. thanks
ask the guy you bought it from
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 10:49 AM
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Just an educated guess from their location ..

Maybe the previous owner upgraded to power passenger seats from the non power version ??

If they move the passenger seat, that is what they are for.

But, who knows what others may have wanted in a car.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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those buttons control the flux capacitor marty
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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cant it be NOS switch ?
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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they control traffic lights so you can screw with mustang drivers

helps you launch faster
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by xccter
One calls Engineering.

One calls Sick Bay.

One calls the Transporter Room.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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Remeber the 'light organs' we built in the 70's, that were connected to the home stereo for parties? Well, this appears to be an automotive version. If you play something by Pink Floyd, the effect inside the car should be quite striking.

Or perhaps it's an FX3 prototype switch array.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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Probably one of the best and funniest answers I've read in a long, long.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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thanks guys, will let you know what i find under the cover.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 12:07 PM
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i traced the wires from my three colored switches and they end up going to the tranny wiring harness, but i dont feel a difference in shifting when i push a different button so do you think i should leave or trash the switches
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ric6312
i traced the wires from my three colored switches and they end up going to the tranny wiring harness, but i dont feel a difference in shifting when i push a different button so do you think i should leave or trash the switches
That is bizarre. I meant what the hell are you going to do with tapping into the trans wiring harness that's going to have any effect.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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maybe firming up the shift points? i know they can be firmed up since its all electronic as i had a b&m shift improver on a z71 chevy truck. all i did there was connect two wires into the harness and it worked. beats me
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