var sliderOpenStatus =  false;


function update_model_result(http){ $('model1').innerHTML = http.responseText;}
// check search
function check_search(){ $('selMarca1').disabled = false; $('selModel1').disabled = false;  return true; }
//update search fields
function update_marca(val){

switch (val) {
case '1':
case '0':
  $('marca1').setStyle('display','inline');
  $('model1').setStyle('display','inline');
 
  $('marca2').setStyle('display','none');
  $('model2').setStyle('display','none'); 
  
  $('selMarca1').disabled = false; 
  $('selMarca1').selectedIndex = 0;
  $('selModel1').disabled = true;   
  $('selModel1').selectedIndex = 0; 
  $('sliderButton').setStyle('display','block');
  $('sliderButtonOff').setStyle('display','none');   
  displayAdvTips('on');
break;

default:
  $('marca1').setStyle('display','none');
  $('model1').setStyle('display','none');
  
  $('marca2').setStyle('display','inline');
  $('model2').setStyle('display','inline');
  
  $('selMarca1').disabled = false; 
  $('selMarca1').selectedIndex = 0;  
  $('selModel1').disabled = false;  
  $('selModel1').selectedIndex = 0;   
  $('sliderButton').setStyle('display','none');   
  $('sliderButtonOff').setStyle('display','block');   

  if(sliderOpenStatus){
	//var advancedSlide2 = new Fx.Slide('hiddenSlider');
	advancedSlide.toggle();
	//alert(advancedSlide);
	document.getElementById('submitSearchQuick').innerHTML = document.getElementById('submitSearchAdvanced').innerHTML;						
	document.getElementById('submitSearchAdvanced').innerHTML = '';						
	document.searchForm.tip_search.value = 'quick';		
  }

break;

}//end switch
}

<!-- drop down -->
window.addEvent('domready', function(){
	$('hiddenSlider').setStyle('display','block');
	advancedSlide.hide();
	
	$('sliderButton').addEvent('click', function(e){
		e = new Event(e);
		advancedSlide.toggle();
		
		if(document.searchForm.tip_search.value == 'quick'){
			document.getElementById('submitSearchAdvanced').innerHTML = document.getElementById('submitSearchQuick').innerHTML;						
			document.getElementById('submitSearchQuick').innerHTML = '';
			document.searchForm.tip_search.value = 'advanced';
			sliderOpenStatus = true;
		}else{
			document.getElementById('submitSearchQuick').innerHTML = document.getElementById('submitSearchAdvanced').innerHTML;						
			document.getElementById('submitSearchAdvanced').innerHTML = '';						
			document.searchForm.tip_search.value = 'quick';	
			sliderOpenStatus = false;
		}
		
		e.stop();
	});
	
	/*$('sliderButton').onclick = function(){
		advancedSlide.toggle();
	};	*/			
});
       
	   
function displayAdvTips(status){
	if(status == 'on'){
		$('advTips').setStyles({display:'block',opacity:0});
		$('advTips').effect('opacity', {duration: 500}).start(1);
	}else{
		$('advTips').effect('opacity', {duration: 2000}).start(0);
	}
	
	setTimeout("offAdvTips()",2500);
}

function offAdvTips(){ displayAdvTips('off'); }