Buttons & Switches! Let's Chat About Them!

[Artric]

Originally Posted by retepsnikrep

As requested.

The little bit of foam covers up the hole where i had the clutch/brake switch mod, the mima joystick would not quite fit in the same placce. I also had to dremmel the joystick if i remember correctly but it will go in behind the cowling.

That really looks great. But is it a pain to hit the mode 1/2 buttons? I drop in and out of mode 1 a decent amount, so I'd hate to make that more difficult.

Good work!

[retepsnikrep]

Originally Posted by Artric

That really looks great. But is it a pain to hit the mode 1/2 buttons? I drop in and out of mode 1 a decent amount, so I'd hate to make that more difficult.

Good work!

You get used to feeling for the button with your fingertips pretty quickly.

I personally would like the MIMA controls on the steering wheel where my thumbs go at the 10 to 2 position during normal driving. This has been discussed on here.

There is a spiral wire connector for the horn, air bag and sport/normal mode buttons in the steering wheel. If we used that on manual cars then we could use the spare wires to carry some signals and it MAY be possible to control MIMA from the steering wheel.

[red1dr]

If I had them on the steering wheel, I'd want them at the 10 o'clock position in a LHD car because my right hand is often on the shift lever, shifting.

But having the MIMA controls on the front of the shift knob (towards the engine) works well for me. Just far enough down that my index finger can operate the joystick, which has a small ball on the end. The mode buttons are closer to the top of the shift knob than the joystick is (mode 1 button on the left, mode 2 on the right), with flat-topped wooden buttons on the mode switches. The whole business is in an epoxy putty mount painted black, buttons are black, so it's not very noticeable.

I find using it very intuitive, because I often FAS, switch mode 1 on or off, or add in regen just after I shift, so my hand is right there anyway. Plus finding the MIMA controls is easy because my hand is familiar with where the shift knob is.

I have a second MIMA setup on the handbrake handle. That one is more visible, unfortunately. I try to make myself use it when I'm not shifting, to avoid inadvertent loads on the shift mechanism.

But different people prefer different setups.

[fenderfatstrat6]

Originally Posted by Artric

So I'm waiting for my MIMA with FAS, and have been thinking about what kind of buttons/switches I want to use. Here in Orlando, we have a pretty cool place that has all kinds of junk, including some switches.

Check out what I found below. What do you guys think? What are you using or what have you thought about trying?

I really like the blue switch to match my blue car for MIMA power or a clutch switch. I also like the arcade buttons (big and small red ones), because they could be easy to hit for FAS.

where did you get the blue square switch ?