Is there a way for me to permenantly turn the red spoiler indicator light off? I talked to the dealership and they said that anytime you switch out the motorized stock trunk lid to a non-motorized one, the light will become a permanent thing. My car has the pre 7/2001 aerokit package on it.

Is this true or is the dealership just trying to get me off the phone?

I can't reply to threads yet, so thanks ahead of time for the info!

 

I smell bull****. I have a "non motorized" wing that was previously motorized, I used an OEM harness to prevent the red light.

 

There are two oem harnesses that avoid this problem, -51 when a brake light is not utilized(50$), and -04 when you do use a light(100$). Check out the part no.'s, the suffix #'s above should correspond. I'll try and dig up the complete numbers but those should suffice, just ask for the harness that ends in -51 for example.

 

Does anyone know what wiring changes you can make turn off the light without buying a new harness. I am sure it's something simple like jumping 2 wires together so the cluster thinks it sees the wing up when it's over 76mph... But which 2 wires???

 

Looks like I found the answer in the 03/00 TSB: Jumper between pin 2 and pin 5 of plug X23 will make a contstant signal of the spoiler extended to the control module and the warning light will not light.

 

Harness was only $34.00 when I bought mine (no brake light) - you can use this as a price point Jeff.

 

Or take it to Tom at Lucent he rewired mine

 

there is also a thread with some info here https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...=failure+light

was going to attempt this, since I also have the spoiler failure light, but I'm getting conflicting opinions on how to correct it properly. Does there happen to be a DIY floating around w/ pics and part #'s?

 

its all about the wiring harness, when i purchased the carrera wing for my car i was fortunate to recieve the deck lid and harness, it plugged directly in, I was advised to disconnect the battery first in order for the computer to recognize the new spoiler, no problems since then

 

There is a thread on renntech that details the jumper method. The best, cheapest, fastest way to fix this is with the correct harness as outlined, jumping is a hassle. BTW, no need to undo the battery either.

 

Thanks everyone. I will go out and get that harness this weekend. That red light has been bugging the hell out of me!

Feels good to be able to reply to a post....