Thread: Diff Lock Switch Location 2008 Puma

Mud Stuff consul for PUMA,

The spare two slots are for front and rear bar lights.....soon !

The carling style switches don't fit (neatly) into the switch space in the factory dash. Mulgo sell the disco (also Puma) style switches that fit the factory dash. The switches are not likely rated for many amps but an air locker uses a relay so the switch is adequate for that job. I put my locker switch being the factory style switch from Daniel in the bank of 3 on the right of the dash so it was between the steering wheel and gear stick. Easy to flick on and off as you need. It would require you relocating the other switches. My puma 130 doesn't have the mod cons of the 110 so working out what is your best location for your switches isn't a dilemma for me.

It would look damn sight better than carling switches bolted to the side of the dash. Your mechanic is short on imagination and lacks aesthetic intelligence.

MLD

Mine are as per the photo below. Most installers probably would rather drill holes and use the switches they have rather than go to the (substantial) trouble to get the right switch to fit. The etching was done with a laser by a friend of mine.

There's some useful info here. As MLD said, to be safe, just use the switches to activate a relay. Your installer can wire the lockers up to a relay and you can do the rest (if you're comfortable with that kind of thing). If you have one, a Mulgo Ex-box is a great location for the relays.

Hi Drover, What's the item in the bottom left of the photo?

Originally Posted by Drover

It is a RAM mount for the iPad.

Originally Posted by MLD

......... Your mechanic is short on imagination and lacks aesthetic intelligence.

MLD

Hahahaaaaa - that's a polite way of saying he's got his taste in his arse, if ever I heard one - hhahahaa

On the subject of "what's that in the photo?"
John, what is that switch you have on the left? Looks like a camera - ok, dumb suggestion but I'm intrigued
ps thanks for the lro link - I'd forgotten about it.

cheers Gerald

I mounted mine in the yellow square.

You can buy these switches premade from expeditioncentre.com.au for $51 each.
http://www.expeditioncentre.com.au/o...2-onwards.html

or you can go to rimmerbros.co.uk buy 3 seat heater switches, delivered to Oz, and then buy 3 sets of connectors for these switches off ebay for a total of $71. This is what i did, and took me 1bout an hour and a half to sort out them out. (they were already wired to the relays on carling style switches.)

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-YUF500150LNF
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER...item2339ee49ce

extremely useful link about installing these.
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/mak...le-182841.html

I dont suggest putting carling switches in the right hand side behind the indicators as i accidently activated my front switch in a car park while towing a trailer and lost my steering.

This works well for me, doesn't get knocked and easy to get to.