thought id share with all you guys in the 80's section of the board. I have been working on this project for awhile and its finally coming together. I was using up all my switch blanks on my dash for lighting and it seems I had switches everywhere and also my OBA gauge and switch was mounted on the bottom edge of the dash. I wanted them all together and organized.
I came up with this idea and mocked it up out of cardboard and found a guy locally that could make this for me. It houses my OBA air gauge, a switch to turn it on, plus a switch for my 4" HID's, 7" HID's, rock lights, rear light(future),and a roof rack light(future). Then on the end is a dual USB charger.
I cut it out with a dremel, and found a member in my club that had a can of interior matching paint, and painted it up. Alls left is to get it in the truck.
I got the ARB Carling switches and covers from Sierra Expeditions, and the air gauge is Viair, and the dual USB is made by Blue Sea and got that on Amazon.
My plan to run the wire in and out is to cut a hole in the bottom of the covered up 12 oz can cup holder. That way if for any reason I need to turn it back to stock I can use a plug.
I am using the 2 stock mounting screws for the shift console, and then I drilled a additional hole on each side to better secure it.
The guy that made it for is willing to make more, but Im pretty sure you would have to send him your shift console to get the proper fit. By the looks of it, it wasnt an easy task. If you'll notice, the OEM switch controls are at an angle over the console, so he had to take that in consideration to make it at an angle, yet straight across the shift console.
I came up with this idea and mocked it up out of cardboard and found a guy locally that could make this for me. It houses my OBA air gauge, a switch to turn it on, plus a switch for my 4" HID's, 7" HID's, rock lights, rear light(future),and a roof rack light(future). Then on the end is a dual USB charger.
I cut it out with a dremel, and found a member in my club that had a can of interior matching paint, and painted it up. Alls left is to get it in the truck.
I got the ARB Carling switches and covers from Sierra Expeditions, and the air gauge is Viair, and the dual USB is made by Blue Sea and got that on Amazon.
My plan to run the wire in and out is to cut a hole in the bottom of the covered up 12 oz can cup holder. That way if for any reason I need to turn it back to stock I can use a plug.
I am using the 2 stock mounting screws for the shift console, and then I drilled a additional hole on each side to better secure it.
The guy that made it for is willing to make more, but Im pretty sure you would have to send him your shift console to get the proper fit. By the looks of it, it wasnt an easy task. If you'll notice, the OEM switch controls are at an angle over the console, so he had to take that in consideration to make it at an angle, yet straight across the shift console.
