How many switches do you have in your truck?

[Andy Perreault]

You can see an interior photo of my truck in this topic: https://www.turbodieselregister.com/ubb//Forum3/HTML/003391.html
The switch panel under the dash is made from 2" aluminum angle. It was meant to be temporary until I made something better, but you know how that goes! on that switch panel, I have: overdrive (power for the Gear Vendor's o/d), Horton fan, fog lights, aux back up lights, strobe light, mirror heaters, and fuel tank (aux or main). My truck is a '97, so when I swapped in '98 heated mirrors, I had to add my own switch.
Andy

 

[Amianthus]

I have 13 of them.

1-Red Stobes and Wig-Wags
2-Yellow Strobes (Not installed yet)
3-Fog lights
4-Extra driving lights
5-Air Compressor
6-PTO and Fast Idle (Not installed yet)
7-Dif-Lock (Not installed yet)
8-Cold idle (Not installed yet)
9-Arrow stick flash
10-Arrow Stick >
11-Arrow Stick <
12-Arrow Stick <>
13-Pac-Brake master

I may add more, but don't know yet. Haven't found anything else I may want to put in the truck.

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(They can be stealthy too when I want. )

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'99 2500 ISB QC SLT (No Leather!), 4x4, 5sp w/McLeod, 4:10, BD-II, PE, PE-EZ, 4"exh. , Pac-Brake, A-Pillar gauge pod w/boost and pyro, Line-X, V-1, lights, siren, lic. plt. frame says "Diesel Fumes Make Me Horny!", and much more goofy stuff.

 

[mongoose]

good looking install. did you do it yourself? I would guess the ashtray still closes? just what do you do with all those light and such?

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Daniel McKeehan

1999 2500 QC/Short Bed/4X4 5 speed. Camper Package and of course a Cummins

 

[Amianthus]

Yes, I did the install myself. I had to cut the aluminum plate on a laser cutter. It was the only thing that could give me a 1/16" separator between switches. Soldering the wires was a PIA. But it was worth it. Yes, the ashtray still closes. And noone smokes in my truck (obviously). The lights I use for my firefighting stuff.

 

[Big_Bad_Dually]

1. Two Way Radio
2. CB
3. Fog Lights
4. Auxillarry Backup/Flood/Work Lights
5. Sixth Pin on Trailer Plug-in
6. Propane On/Off
7. Propane Injection Relay activator
8. Trailer Brakes on/off
9. Battery Solinoid For Race Car Trailer Battery (Not Installed Yet)
10. Running Lights On Running Boards, Headache Wrack, and Front & Rear Bumber. (not installed yet, the lights anyway)
11. L-Shape 110gal. Fuel Tank Pump Relay Switch.

 

[David_VT]

Originally posted by mongoose:
David VT, that is what i'm hoping to do with my 4 switches that i'm going to install. ...

I will eventually get around to doing it to my Ram also. I used phone wire the last time for the low current side of the circuit in my Suburban. This time I will use cat 5 network cable so that I can have more circuits. The cool part of this is running the small cable from under your hood to the truck's overhead and then just plugging it into your switch block and relay block with the RJ networking connectors.

Just remember that you must not run any 'real' current in those tiny wires.

 

[ET]

I have noticed several of you talk about a 2low switch. I had not heard of that before. Were can i get info on how it works?

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1999 2500 auto 4x4 3. 54LSD QC LB loaded w/leather white w/gray bottom, westin ss nerf bars, dodge bed liner, 3pc bug deflector, M/T classics 265/75/16 michelins (for now) tough country front bumper, ram tail light covers, fog lights, driving lights, and backup lights, galaxy 88, wilson 5000. more on the way

 

[mongoose]

David VT, here is pic of the first switch that i mounted in the console overhead. I'm going to add a switch on each side of this one and then add LED's on the bottom side to show when the switches are on.

the second switch is the one that i mounted for my driving lights.

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Daniel McKeehan

1999 2500 QC/Short Bed/4X4 5 speed. Camper Package and of course a Cummins

 

[Amianthus]

Need to add one more.

I should add one more to my count. I've since added LPG to the truck and that gives me a grand total of 14. Will it ever end?

 

[DarrellB]

Amianthus, if I had all those switches I would have to have a copilot to help me go through a preflight check.



Fog Lights=Check

Strob Lights= Check

CB=Check

BackUp Lights=Check







Ready for takeoff

Big D

 

[Amianthus]

Someone else said that.

Ya know, Steve St. Laurent and Dennis (party at 33) said the same thing when we took my truck for a joy ride.