Thread: Console or Switchboard for Defender - Please Help

Glad to help Jock. I am thinking of doing the same.

Originally Posted by rar110

Glad to help Jock. I am thinking of doing the same.

I have the Rice Bubbles template if you want it?

Mate of mine wants one now as well, so I'll make him one then post it if you like

Spent all arvo on it

Sorry for the crappy photos

The CD player mount in and right:



TM-2, EGT and CD player in, took ages to get them sitting right:



And lastly the switches I got a bit carried away with the measuring and now I have provisions for 15 switches



Next stop powder coating then it will be in for good

Here is my set up , the consul was there but not really being used , the ARB switches were on the floor level and the Engel temp was just stuck in the middle somewhere .
So I got to it last weekend

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

I have the Rice Bubbles template if you want it?

Mate of mine wants one now as well, so I'll make him one then post it if you like

that would be great. I like the way it fixes to the bottom switch panel without cutting the lower dash.

Originally Posted by rar110

that would be great. I like the way it fixes to the bottom switch panel without cutting the lower dash.

No worries

Yeh I wasn't keen on cutting my dash up either

It may be a while but when I have mine all fitted in and together I'll grab your postage details off you. I might suggest modifying the mounts though I could have buggered up there

Well I picked it up from the Powder Coaters today, dropped in to get some stainless screws and got stuck into it

When I cut my CD player hole out; I cut it too close to the side making it quite difficult to put a screw through the side mount. So instead I had a look in my leather working gear and hey presto... it is now attached on with snaps

Heres the pics:

Side plates in, after a lot of hassle


Console in


The bit I'm a bit disappointed with, I'll have to cut a spacer out to fill in the recess so you can't see the screw threads


All in with the UHF repositioned down near the fuse box

Hey!

I'm thinking about getting one of these MUD consoles, as I intend on running my 200TDI on WVO (Canola oil) and a few extra gauges (pump pressures and temperatures) would be really handy :P

To the guys who made their own, what did you use to cut the metal? I would of thought a dremel? And where are the nice switches coming from?

Alex