[jedcanoe]

Is there a way to bypass the contact switch for the handbrake so i can open and close my top at 2 mph in traffic? I had a hell of a time just trying to remove the centre console in my 03 gt and started to fiddle with the contact switch to no avail.

new member - any help is appreciated

[HMUSN]

can't help ya.. I have a coup but welcome to the forums man

[Garhfer]

Man I'd just leave it alone before your top gets rip off from the wind while you're driving, just pull over in the side of the road and use it if you have to.

[red2k2gt]

I wouldn't do it, I was roll'n the streets with one of my buddies and he dropped the top at just a roll, semi came haul'n a$$ from the other direction and it was enough to rip the top bend the frame, it did a boat load of damage. he was only doing 5 or 6 mph when this happend light had just turned green and he was rolling forward to keep traffic off his bumper. $1000+ worth the damage that quick

[pilot37]

screw in a brace that will hold the button down, that should do it

fyi next time u remove the center console, if its a bitch to get off, get in the back seat with the top down, stand up on the floor boards & pull the ebrake as high as itll go, it will make it a lot easier to remove it

then when u do that get some sprayable white lithium grease & spray it on the gears on the ebrake, ull notice a big difference when applying the ebrake if its grown stiff


& Welcome!! enjoy your stay

[yial]

Originally Posted by Garhfer Man I'd just leave it alone before your top gets rip off from the wind while you're driving, just pull over in the side of the road and use it if you have to.

Ah, if a Porsche Boxster can do it at up to 30 MPH, why can't a mustang? ^_~

[94StAnG5.0]

if i were you, i would just leave it alone, because in the long run, you're probably going to screw up something and be out a lot of money, but if you have the money to blow, what the hell, go for it bro..

[v606er]

Originally Posted by yial Ah, if a Porsche Boxster can do it at up to 30 MPH, why can't a mustang? ^_~

i saw some bmw do it the other day and it was amazing. it was so many different moving pieces. the top went back halfway then the backwindshield slid down then the top went the rest of the way down and a metal cover came and covered it all up. i was amazed

[Michael7166]

I would not do it...

[Garhfer]

Originally Posted by yial Ah, if a Porsche Boxster can do it at up to 30 MPH, why can't a mustang? ^_~

whoa old thread, but really are we comparing a mustang to a porsche? come on dude...

[NinetySixVert]

Yeah honestly. The performance, style, build quality, and overall feel of Mustangs is decades above what any Porsche could ever be........

[NinetySixVert]

I do have my tricks for putting the top up which I use really only when it starts to rain. But anyways, if it's a red light ahead and the other way has green, and if there will be a green arrow before my direction of traffic starts to move, I do this:

Survey the situation, check the rear view mirror, slow down quickly, pull the handbrake up 1 click while still slowing down and moving, top comes up, secure top, act really cool to everyone who just witnessed your performance.

Ok I'm sure I'm not the only one to have figured that one out haha, but there you have my plan if your top is down and the weather wants to dick around with you.

[CobraNutt]

I've thought that it would be kinda nice to over-ride the handbrake issue, but it's not a big deal. Although...I do occasionally forget to release the handbrake when I put the top up/down!! DOH!

Must be a sign of old age...

[ItaliStang]

Originally Posted by NinetySixVert I do have my tricks for putting the top up which I use really only when it starts to rain. But anyways, if it's a red light ahead and the other way has green, and if there will be a green arrow before my direction of traffic starts to move, I do this: Survey the situation, check the rear view mirror, slow down quickly, pull the handbrake up 1 click while still slowing down and moving, top comes up, secure top, act really cool to everyone who just witnessed your performance. Ok I'm sure I'm not the only one to have figured that one out haha, but there you have my plan if your top is down and the weather wants to dick around with you.

haha, I do the same thing... 1 click is enough so you can move and still move the top...

of course with my car, you could yank the e-brake as high as it goes and it won't stop me too much... pretty sure something's wrong with it... (and no it wasn't from doing the 1 click thing, my car has always been like that)

[Ryno8705]

Originally Posted by ItaliStang haha, I do the same thing... 1 click is enough so you can move and still move the top... of course with my car, you could yank the e-brake as high as it goes and it won't stop me too much... pretty sure something's wrong with it... (and no it wasn't from doing the 1 click thing, my car has always been like that)

My ebrake works but I just go to one click and at between 5-10mph put the top down. I mainly do it when I leave work and still in the parking lot. <10mph doesn't hurt a thing as long as you are not in a hurricane. Worst case is if your one click engages the brakes more than mine is you will drag a little on the pads but not enough to make any kind of extra wear. Think about: 10mph winds vs. rolling at 10 MPH = no difference. If's its very windy use your own judgement.

[jedcanoe]

i unplugged the switch from the bracket under the hand brake, the power is still connected - works great, what a pleasure..just the brake light is always on in the dash - dont know about 1 click on the handbrake though, wouldnt try it

[jedcanoe]

i pulled the hand brake 1 click and the car wouldnt move...

[~C~]

took you long enough to do this!

[rthouck]

Its really easy - pull the console - clip the sensors wires and splice together.....

but i woudlnt do it... for all the above mentioned reasons...

go the one-click method instead - thats what i do

and you're ebrake is way to tight if the car wont budge at 1 click

[8minus2]

bringing this back from the dead, lol. What color are the wires that should be spliced together? Couldnt you just ground the wire just like you would when bypassing the parking brake with an in-dash tv unit? I want to bypass the parking brake for when I put my top up and down only because i'm having problems with it not recognizing that the parking brake is applied and also for the fact that lately when the parking brake is applied, the parking brake itself sticks, so I just want to bypass it all together.