ARCHIVE Wits’ End wasting time again but making ashtray less useless

[NLXTACY]

I wish I had more time to devote to this but I’m trying. Here is proto #2 and it’s looking pretty good function-wise. Now I just need to take care of the asthetics that bug me. Dunno.

Four Carling switches may not work but I order up four to test with just in case.

To reiterate, the production version will be aluminum not 3D printed.

 

[NLXTACY]

And then I’m playing with something for the ScanGuage and got tired of removing mine all the time for testing, sooo...

 

[mudgudgeon]

Looking really good!

 

[PDoyle]

I like it alot. I want to make this....better.

 

[NLXTACY]

Doh!

 

[mudgudgeon]

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Doh!

Jealousy is a curse hey Joey!



Hmmm, I'm sure there's some advantage to being able to slip your ram mount into Lo range, just can't think what?

 

[PDoyle]

My rammount is always in low range.
Besides the phone is totally out of the way right there. It's almost Perfect.

 

[RFB]

And then I’m playing with something for the ScanGuage and got tired of removing mine all the time for testing, sooo...

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well my scanguage is where you switchplate is if you can remedy both so I dont have my cb hanging in front of my steroe/gps that would b lovely.

 

[thatcabledude]

Yes.



Joey gives no love to the best model years of 80s. Only the fancy, luxury models from 95-97.

I hoping a pourpose built scan/Ultra gauge mount comes out of this. Seeing how I need it to fit in an OBD1 dash I'm not gonna hold my breath. LOL

 

[dan1554]

Any thoughts around adding bolt holes to the top of the plate so us rhd folks can rotate the threaded insert to the other side? Mostly concerned about that when you get to the early model version.

edit- Or just make the plate reversible.

 

[Sanchez]

@NLXTACY I want to try and mount an external ham speaker using that spot. The mount/base of the speaker I'm using now (Yaesu MLS-100) fits right in the ashtray hole just haven't been able to figure how to mount it till now. I have the speaker stuck behind the hi-lo shifter using double sided sticky tape for n

 

[NLXTACY]

I hoping a pourpose built scan/Ultra gauge mount comes out of this. Seeing how I need it to fit in an OBD1 dash I'm not gonna hold my breath. LOL

 

[NLXTACY]

Any thoughts around adding bolt holes to the top of the plate so us rhd folks can rotate the threaded insert to the other side? Mostly concerned about that when you get to the early model version.

edit- Or just make the plate reversible.

Hmm, I honestly hadn't thought thought of that. Let me think about it some more.

 

[DancesWithMutts]

I have a old style dash, and it's RHD, any idea if you're solution is going to work for me?

 

[NLXTACY]

Just for giggles

 

[NLXTACY]

I have a old style dash, and it's RHD, any idea if you're solution is going to work for me?

Not sure what the difference is other than the 1/4-20 thread is on the opposite side. I’ll think on it.

 

[mudgudgeon]

I have a old style dash, and it's RHD, any idea if you're solution is going to work for me?

I'm fairly certain the ashtray assembly is common to all 80s ( @beno might be able to confirm this), so in theory it should fit up no problem
Then it's just a matter of whether the configuration of switches, ram mount etc works

 

[ewillis]

I'm fairly certain the ashtray assembly is common to all 80s ( @beno might be able to confirm this), so in theory it should fit up no problem
Then it's just a matter of whether the configuration of switches, ram mount etc works

uh ehm...very clean and photogenic 1994 standing by for beta testing

 

[LS1FJ40]

Ashtrays are different from 91-94 to 95-97

 

[taccruiser97]

Not sure what the difference is other than the 1/4-20 thread is on the opposite side. I’ll think on it.

You couldn't just flip the faceplate 180 degrees?