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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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In the Mustang on the way home tonight I had a thought... Could you swap the buttons for the TCS and overdrive buttons?? It would make getting the TCS system off easier, and I almost never turn off overdrive.

Thanks for any and all input...

Robert
Old Apr 28, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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anything is possible if you are willing to tear into both harnesses and rewire them.
Old Apr 28, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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^What he said. Probably wouldn't be worth it.

If you turn TCS off every time you get in the car, a custom tune can turn it off permanently.
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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should be relatively easy to accomplish. don't see the purpose of it though.

I would either do the tune as mentioned above...or just make it part of your starting habit like I do. Keys, seatbelt, T/C off, 1st gear and zoom
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 12:36 AM
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or just buy a midget and make him live in there and turn it off whenever u start the car...duhhh didn't we all learn this in driver's ed?
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 01:37 AM
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There's a write-up that installs a relay to automatically turn off traction control at startup. Since you don't mind ripping apart your dashboard, install this relay and it will probably save you some time!
http://forums.themustangsource.com/s...d.php?t=462075
(looks like some of the pictures in that link have gone missing)
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 09:14 AM
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Just buy a tune..simple
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Jersey Stang
There's a write-up that installs a relay to automatically turn off traction control at startup. Since you don't mind ripping apart your dashboard, install this relay and it will probably save you some time!
http://forums.themustangsource.com/s...d.php?t=462075
(looks like some of the pictures in that link have gone missing)
+1 Just do this and be done with it. Not nearly as difficult to do and works marvelously.
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by rpmathe
All,

In the Mustang on the way home tonight I had a thought... Could you swap the buttons for the TCS and overdrive buttons?? It would make getting the TCS system off easier, and I almost never turn off overdrive.

Thanks for any and all input...

Robert
Yea, cos it's a real PITA reaching up and pressing that darn button eh?
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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Take it from the Guru...

It would be more work than its worth then you would alsop
have a hacked up wiring harness to boot....
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