The Amazingrando's auto on sport button kit is now available, sold exclusively through Mach V Motorsports.

Tired of pushing the button every time you start up the car?

Would you rather have the default setting for the sport button be on rather than off?

Then let my kit do the work for you. All you need are a few simple tools to handle the installation (as detailed below)

I use the Altronix 6062 Timer board along with the Bussman add a circuit and Posi-Tap connector to make for an easy, professional install.

Each kit comes pre-wired along with all the necessary installation parts and gets tested before shipping out.

For further details on purchasing...Click here http://www.fastmini.net/auspbur.html

Keep in mind that this mod can easily be undone should you decide you don't want it anymore.






Installation instructions:

There are a total of three wires on the kit that you will need to install (they come color coded) Now, If this mod seems intimidating to you, don't let it be! this is a rather easy, straitforward and satisfying install. But should you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or better yet, post it in this thread. I will be happy to walk you through anything you need help with. So, without further ado, here are the three steps detailing each wire.

Step One:

Splice on to the blue sport button wire.

Remove the side panel to get to the very bottom right hand side connector, that is X14272. https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...on-mod-jbe.jpg
You do not have to completely remove the panel, just pull it aside, I removed mine in order to give room for my camera, that also required removing the lower seat belt bolt. It also helps to get your floor mat completely out of the way. If you look closely at the picture you will see the red tap connector that I used to include in the kit (I have since upgraded to the posi-tap) In order to get to the solid blue sport button wire, you may need to pull back some of the cloth tape surrounding the wire bundle.

Once you have located the blue sport button wire, you will need to tap into it with the red Posi-Tap connector provided with the kit. You will need to remove the small grey and red cap from the Posi-Tap. The blue sport wire will slip into the slot in the grey cap, then tighten the cap back on. the blue wire from the kit will pass through the center of the red cap, tighten it up and your done! For detailed instructions on using the posi-tap, please visit http://www.posi-lock.com/instructions1.html




Slip the grey cap over the sport button wire.



Now tighten the body of the posi-tap to the grey cap.



The blue wire from the kit will slip through the hole in the center of the red cap



This is what it should look like after you finish fastening the red cap.



Step 2:

Install the black ground wire connector

If you look again at that first picture, you will see a 10mm nut just behind the wire bundle. Actually, there are 2 to chose from, but both will work. you will need to loosen up the nut with a 10mm socket or nut driver and slide the fork terminal under the washer, then tighten up the nut.



Step 3:

Install the Red power wire

this wire has the Bussman Add a circuit spliced onto it. The fuse extender will come pre-installed with a 2 amp fuse to provide over current protection to the Altronix circuit board in the sport button kit. This makes for a safe installation. You will need to pull the fuse from slot number 32. and insert it into the extender behind the 2 amp fuse, then insert the fuse extender into this slot, as seen in the image below.



The kit will come wrapped in electrical tape in order to prevent any of the circuit board contacts from shorting out on the car.




Tuck the board in, put the cover back on and that's it! Now start up the car and watch the sport button light up!

Now, suppose your sport button does not light up!? Simple, there is a timer adjustment dial on the board. Each board comes with the time set at it's fastest position. This is the ideal position for most cars. However, I did an install on an 08 clubman automatic that required setting the timer to about 5 seconds. No big deal. Simply pull off the electrical tape and adjust the timer dial until it works.

 

can you turn it off if you want to, or will it always be "on"?

 

Yep, you can turn it off with the push of the button. You are simply changing the default to be on every time the car starts up. So if you drive with it on most of the time, the mod makes sense.

 

Here we goooo!!!!!!!
10 min of easy work and.....
no more: "came on... why my baby is sleeping??? oh... dam'it.. I've forgotten to push the magic botton!!"

Thanks a lot to amazingrando!!!
Feedback: AAA++++
Just a litte truble to fit the original fuse in the adapter (Bussman fuse tap)...

Dall'Italia un saluto a tutti voi pazzi maniaci!!!!!!

 

Glad to be of service to the Italian mini community!

 

Randy,

Your "mod" works beautifully!

And the customer service gets a too!

Thanks,
Keith

 

I just got my hands on a shipment of these Posi-Tap connectors and I had to try one out. I have to say, this makes tapping into the sport wire a breeze. It's very easy to use.

 

So will this ship with your kit? I think I'm interested in one.

 

To answer your question...Yes! I have updated the install instructions to reflect this change to the kit.

 

Awesome!

 

LBMCS702 - payment recieved. Your kit went out today. Enjoy!

 

Grando,

Just got the kit, but i am unclear on which blue wire I need to tap into.

 

Just sent you a PM, but it's the only solid blue wire in the bundle.

 

Tick, your kit shipped out today

 

Got the kit yesterday, installed it today. Easy install (even for an old avionics dog), it took more time to get the plastic bits back in than to install the circuit card.

Great product and great customer service!

Thanks,
Tick

 

Thank you Tick! It's been a pleasure.

Stinkytofu - your kit went out today.

 

Hiya Randy,

I put your auto sport mod in this past week. Works great, appreciate the great service, too.

In the Clubman, the plastic panel around the fuse box pops out pretty easy, the whole thing is just snapped into place. Takes a little while to line it up when you put it back on, but no problem.

I really liked the new Posi-Tap connector to splice the blue wire. I'll use that type in the future. Made an easy installation even easier!

bob

 

Hey Bob,

I'm glad to hear that your installation went well and thanks for your patience, you were among the first to get the kit with the new connector.

In fact, I just updated the thread to include some pics of the Posi-Tap installed in my car.

 

I just sold through the first 10 kits

I have the next 10 built up and ready for shipment!

 

After my first trip to MOTD, I'm definately in for one. PM on the way.

 

Can't wait to install it!

 

It went out today!

 

Got it Saturday, but no time for an install this weekend. If I can't get to it one evening - I'll do it Friday.

 

This has to rank as the easiest mod so far. It literally took 5 minutes. I modified the install slightly as I found an actual ground block about half way between the fuse block and the front seat behind the panel. I used it instead for the ground wire. Here is the result:

A bloody easy install! Highly recommended - thanks AmazingRando!

 

I'd be in on this if you could incorporate one more tiny little feature - have the auto transmission use 6th gear too. Right now the sport button only allows the tranny to go to 5th, unless I move the lever over into the Manual section and either use the paddles or the lever to go into 6th. Too much monkeying around..........