Sport Suspension Missle Switch Illumination.. ?!

As part of my LED upgrade I turned my attention to the Sport suspension switch in the vehicle today.

My dash is out as my dimmer switch is blown so its a bit hard to tell what the correct illumination of this switch should be..

From memory in the default rest position (switch lever away from the icon) ie SPORT MODE , I recall it lit up GREEN with the parkers on.. and then illuminated RED when the switch was activated , ie placed in COMFORT mode. ( lever position closest to Icon)

So I decided to take the switch apart and see for myself.. but to my surprise I only found a single red SMD LED..that turns on/off with the switch depressed. (little black clicker next to the SMD)

Thats all..?!?! I cant find any green LED to swap out??!

Is it possible they had bi- color LED's that illuminated both red and green back in the 90's?? or is my memory of it being green in the default SPORT MODE incorrect..??

Can anyone please shed some light on this?

PS: taking the switch apart is VERY EASY.. Just use toothpicks as per photo.. Takes about 2min Tops..
No need to take apart the Top Lever /Rocker mechanism
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Ok thanks for confirming Ian..

One less LED to change color it seems..

I'm amazed how easy it is to take apart the missile switches ...
I had one one clown quote me $120 per switch to change the LED..

That pissed me off so much I took it apart myself.. Now cost is just $10 per switch to resolder in a new SMD.

BTW anyone know of a mob that can pull apart and repair the Dimmer switch..?!

There is one guy near you Ian that ''claims'' he will have a 'go' and offers a no-fix no pay guarantee..


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"A red led is all I have on my Sport "coil+S" switch (with sidelights on). The dash warns you that you're in comfort mode."

Im just going to revisit your previous statement for a moment Ian. ( 2 questions)

With sidelights OFF: Does the switch itself alternate between No illumination (Sport Mode) and Red Illumination (Comfort Mode)?

With sidelights ON: Does the switch itself alternate between No illumination (Sport Mode) and Red (Comfort Mode)?

Im just finding it a bit funny that with the sidemarkers ON that all the other missile switches in that row. ie ( Rear Fog, mirror defrost, door Lock, door unlock) all
light up green.. but the sport suspension switch has NO Illumination in the default rest position ( sport Mode..!!?!?)

Are you able to please confirm..?

 

Now its going to get tricky..

In the vehicle YES it is as you describe..

Parkers OFF: No change. OFF/OFF
Parkers ON: No change. Red/Red. And the dash warns you that you're in comfort mode.

However when bench testing the switch itself with a 9V Battery the LED lights up, but when you press the black clicker next to the LED it goes OFF?!!

Go figure..?!!?



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Here is the Pin orientation in my switch..

This is how I hooked it up..

Pin 3 +ve ( White lead)
Pin 5 -ve (Black lead)


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This is what I have on my suspension switch..

Pin2: Black/ Purple stripe: constant ground.
Pin5: White/Red stripe:
Pin4: Red/Green Stripe:
Pin5: Yellow Red stripe

As advised, I did not not put voltage or an ohmmeter through the black purple wire.. just did a continuity test..

 

Ok so Im revisiting this thread because I am needing to alter the reisistance to the LED for my Interior LED conversion.

With the feed voltage to the plug of 13.4V..I measured the voltage at the Red LED with the illumination ON..

It was 1.66V @ the LED and the resistance of the resistor was 2.68kOhm.

I only need about 10-15% more brightness.. and it should be OK.

As a test I attached (+ve to pin 3) and (-ve to pin 5) via an adjustable power source and I gently lifted the voltage to from 13.4V to 13.8V.and the LED remained lit and intact. (current limited to 20mA)
But this is represents only a 5% increase in voltage.

The real question now is how far I can push the voltage without knowing the specs for the OEM Ferrari Red LED..

I fed 1.7v into another Red SMD I had here and it barely lit up compared to the Oem,, F355 one wgich is pretty bright at 1.69V ( oem)

More concerning still is will this have an affect on the Sport Suspension ECU if i lower the reistance to the OEM LED ?

I certainly don't want to blow that..!

PS the Hazard switch and SS switch are both OEM brightness.. The hazard switch is th newer one ferrari makes that has no internal halogen lamp.. only two LED. Its much nicer than the old one.. and flashes much brighter when depressed













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