SQOD Squad - Stupid Question Of the Day (12 Viewers)

[FrazzledHunter]

Does anyone know of an accessory tray like Slee's but for the DRIVER's side that would sit between the fuse box and the firewall?
I'm looking to mount some circuit breakers and maybe an couple of power bus bars on it.
I don't want to use the lid of the fuse box even though it's a nice flat surface.

There's a compressor mount for an ARB compressor which might work; not sure about that though.
I could probably make one but something I could just bolt in would be nice.

 

[lx200inAR]

Does anyone know of an accessory tray like Slee's but for the DRIVER's side that would sit between the fuse box and the firewall?
I'm looking to mount some circuit breakers and maybe an couple of power bus bars on it.
I don't want to use the lid of the fuse box even though it's a nice flat surface.

There's a compressor mount for an ARB compressor which might work; not sure about that though.
I could probably make one but something I could just bolt in would be nice.

I've thought about trying something like this. Not sure if there is a specific one for a LC out there, but i'm sure it would cost 3 times as much if it was made specifically for us. I don't know if those holes that bolt to the inner fender line up perfectly, but we definitely have something close to that. Then the foot for the "engine" side might need to be bent to land on the fender. But if it lines up, that would be a cheap alternative.

Amazon.com

And another that's even cheaper...

Amazon.com

 

[Fisher23]

Does anyone know of an accessory tray like Slee's but for the DRIVER's side that would sit between the fuse box and the firewall?
I'm looking to mount some circuit breakers and maybe an couple of power bus bars on it.
I don't want to use the lid of the fuse box even though it's a nice flat surface.

There's a compressor mount for an ARB compressor which might work; not sure about that though.
I could probably make one but something I could just bolt in would be nice.

The Slee arb compressor plate would work, and it sits between the fuse box and the brake cylinder. It's a nice setup.

The other option is some people mount that kind of stuff on top of the battery. Usually with a simple custom plate.

 

[FerrisBueller]

Does anyone know of an accessory tray like Slee's but for the DRIVER's side that would sit between the fuse box and the firewall?
I'm looking to mount some circuit breakers and maybe an couple of power bus bars on it.
I don't want to use the lid of the fuse box even though it's a nice flat surface.

There's a compressor mount for an ARB compressor which might work; not sure about that though.
I could probably make one but something I could just bolt in would be nice.

There's this:

SwitchPros and Garmin PowerSwitch brackets

Hope you got yours! Yes! Thanks - busy with Thanksgiving travel, but looks great!

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[terrapin]

How do y'all recycle your AHC fluid? Our local recycle center says that they take hydraulic oil but I'm pretty sure they just dump it into the large container with all the other oil. They also take motor oil, power steering fluid, gear oil and trans fluid.

 

[Valgrind]

Car-Act LC kit

No problem.....

LOL yea I saw that monstrosity

 

[Zill]

How do y'all recycle your AHC fluid? Our local recycle center says that they take hydraulic oil but I'm pretty sure they just dump it into the large container with all the other oil. They also take motor oil, power steering fluid, gear oil and trans fluid.

Since the AHC fluid is a hydraulic oil, it should be okay to mix those in the giant recycling waste containers at your recycling yard.

 

[FrazzledHunter]

There's this:

SwitchPros and Garmin PowerSwitch brackets

Hope you got yours! Yes! Thanks - busy with Thanksgiving travel, but looks great!

forum.ih8mud.com

That looks really great!
Thank you!

 

[linuxgod]

Does anyone know of an accessory tray like Slee's but for the DRIVER's side that would sit between the fuse box and the firewall?
I'm looking to mount some circuit breakers and maybe an couple of power bus bars on it.
I don't want to use the lid of the fuse box even though it's a nice flat surface.

There's a compressor mount for an ARB compressor which might work; not sure about that though.
I could probably make one but something I could just bolt in would be nice.

I snagged a galvanized deck bracket from Home Depot for like $10-15 which almost perfectly fits (minus needing to drill a couple holes in it). I only ended up not using it because a friend of mine had moved and wanted to play with his welder on his new shop so he created a 1/4” aluminum bracket for me. But I do suggest wandering around one of the big box home improvement places as you should be able to find a mounting solution cheap.

 

[KLF]

I snagged a galvanized deck bracket from Home Depot for like $10-15 which almost perfectly fits (minus needing to drill a couple holes in it). I only ended up not using it because a friend of mine had moved and wanted to play with his welder on his new shop so he created a 1/4” aluminum bracket for me. But I do suggest wandering around one of the big box home improvement places as you should be able to find a mounting solution cheap.

Just don't weld on galvanized metal!

 

[lx200inAR]

I just ordered the "even cheaper" model from my post above. I'll update thread on fitment.

 

[Heckraiser]

Here's mine. To @linuxgod point, you can cobble something together with pretty much anything (i.e. old license plates lol)

 

[teejnut]

I used the Slee tray then a universal standoff Powertrays on top of that.

 

[FerrisBueller]

I've never seen deflators like this before. It seems so simple, and I assume they're effective. Has anyone tried deflators like this before and can comment on how durable and accurate they are? I like the idea of doing 4 tires at once and taking up less space than a typical deflator.

Amazon.com

 

[gaijin]

I've never seen deflators like this before. It seems so simple, and I assume they're effective. Has anyone tried deflators like this before and can comment on how durable and accurate they are? I like the idea of doing 4 tires at once and taking up less space than a typical deflator.

Amazon.com

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Save yourself the trouble of having to buy a set that actually works later, spend the extra money once and get a set that works:

J.T. Brooks Deflators on Amazon

HTH

 

[linuxgod]

Here's mine. To @linuxgod point, you can cobble something together with pretty much anything (i.e. old license plates lol)

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It wasn’t this part specifically that I’d bought but it was something very close. Quite a bit cheaper than the Slee bracket if you don’t mind drilling the holes in the bracket to mount it to the vehicle bolt locations. And maybe add a piece of metal to the top if you need a bigger surface area, but I hadn’t thought about using a license plate tho

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Simpson-Strong-Tie-2-x-6-Concealed-Flange-Hanger/3034124

 

[FrazzledHunter]

It wasn’t this part specifically that I’d bought but it was something very close. Quite a bit cheaper than the Slee bracket if you don’t mind drilling the holes in the bracket to mount it to the vehicle bolt locations. And maybe add a piece of metal to the top if you need a bigger surface area, but I hadn’t thought about using a license plate tho

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Simpson-Strong-Tie-2-x-6-Concealed-Flange-Hanger/3034124

Cool idea. I've used like a gazillion of these types of things in the past like decks and steps but it never occurred to me to repurpose them.

 

[gasman4u]

I've never seen deflators like this before. It seems so simple, and I assume they're effective. Has anyone tried deflators like this before and can comment on how durable and accurate they are? I like the idea of doing 4 tires at once and taking up less space than a typical deflator.

Amazon.com

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I’ve used trailheaddeflators.com often. They’re pretty accurate. And you can move while they’re dropping pressure. I wouldn’t go after any technical stuff, but good to pop on when you leave pavement and before you get to stuff where significant weight shifts could occur.

 

[UPR LC]

Save yourself the trouble of having to buy a set that actually works later, spend the extra money once and get a set that works:

J.T. Brooks Deflators on Amazon

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HTH

I have used Staun tire deflators with good luck. Once set, they air down automatically and stop releasing air once at the pressure setting you set. Takes a few minutes to drop air pressure by half, roughly.

 

[foolforthecity]

Does anyone know what this clip is for on both sides of the vehicle right behind the second row. I have often thought they were seatbelt holders that got put on backwards at the factory.