Overhead 6 switch panel

zopperman · 2014-06-02T02:02:24+00:00

Here's my latest project I've been working on. All switches are from OTRATTW.com Started out by removing the OEM overhead console (I actually bought a spare to do this with) and then removing the sunglasses tray by squeezing the plastic apart and pulling it off the posts that hold it in place. I daisy chained and soldered my connections to save some space up top, in retrospect, may not have been necessary. All connections are covered in liquid electrical tape to prevent shorts. I flipped the rockers so that I would have dependent indicators as the lower lights To get the 6 switch block to stay in place I sued heavy duty velcro. As you will notice, the actual side of the block is too short to fit perfectly in the sunglasses holder, so I used black ABS plastic to shim it out for the velcro. It is basically invisible. It also allowed to to adjust the angle. I epoxied the ABS to the holder and stuck the velcro on it. and here is what it looks like mounted I will be running 18G wire to a bussman relay box which I am building at the end of the month. Wires all color coded with electrical tape, connections heat shrunk and soldered. I was going to use a 6 position harness, but it wouldnt fit as well and was too bulky for the overhead area so I went with insulated disconnects instead. And the best part? It still holds my sunglasses which sit on the lip of the switch block, perfect fit!

Thread starter zopperman
Start date Jun 2, 2014

Krayziekid

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Nov 5, 2015

I have a quick question for ya. How did you get the switch LEDs to work and what did you tap into to get the LED to light up? I have the same switches with bottom independent and top dependent (I think). The switch's top LED lights up when my accessory is on, but I cannot for the life of me get the bottom one to light up. I tried tapping a fuse and everything, but it simply won't work. What did you do/use? Am I being dumb lol