I just wanted to see if anyone has mounted the 8100 head unit.

I am thinking I will mount by my left knee, keep it a little out of view, but still accessible.

Just curious what others have done, likes and dislikes.

Cheers

Did you end up mounting your Switch pro by your left knee? I'm trying to decide where to mount it as well. How do you like it?

I mounted mine by my left knee where the factory switch blanks were located. I didn't have to cut or drill any of the factory plastic either with the recessed mounting hardware.

I removed the 4 factory switches in this location and relocated 1 to the upper switch location (wiper heater switch needs to be flipped upside down in order to fit this blank) and 1 to the lower single switch blank.

All i used was longer #1.5" x #6 machine bolts (in lieu of the supplied all-thread) and nuts to clamp the mounting brackets to the backside of the plastic.

Pretty satisfied with how clean it looks, although i have yet to install the SP-8100. I was debating mounting it vertically on the left plastic pillar below the stereo, but I didn't think it would look as clean/factory.

Yeah I intentionally flipped it upside down lol. The wiper warmer switch is "keyed" specifically for it's factory location, so it would not fit in the upper switch blank (or any other switch blanks) unless i flipped it upside down or shaved off the plastic grooves... i chose to just install it upside down since i'm lazy.

Yeah. My dumba$$ saw that you stated that in your previous post after I commented on it - sorry.

I shaved mine down. Now it fits anywhere.

wow. that looks great. Nicely done.

That fits pretty nice right there and kind of stays hidden which is nice. Wondering how the functionality will be being down there.


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You're selling me on this setup the more i think of it. Were you able to get one with the blue backlighting? How closely does it match the factory lighting?

Yeah i got the blue backlighting to match the OEM backlights. I haven't powered it up yet but should have everything hooked up in the next few days (worked on it for a little last night). I'll post some photos once I have it all lit up.

I'm bad with pictures, but I mounted mine on the overhead console. Out of the way, not as clean as Shred_Head's install

I did.
I will try and find the picture I posted.

Here you go @Irishcav17

What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

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Nice! were you able to use the SP to control your anytime backup cam? if so, how did you wire it to the camera harness?

I'm almost finished installing my SP but i've been having the hardest time pushing the control panel wiring harness through the firewall... any tips? I've tried using a coat hanger but the wiring bundle keeps getting stuck when i try and pull it through

If going through a grommet or rubber plug I always used old powered antenna shafts from older cars. You get multiple sizes from each one. Pick the one you like and chuck it in a drill and it'll pull a plug of rubber out for you to feed through. Old installers trick I learned from working at cartoys.