NEW BACK LIT SWITCH PANEL

Sorry for the bad pics but I took them with my phone.

Just wanted to share a couple of pics from the new switch panel I am working on.

It is back lit and will be waterproof.

These are only the first pics as I am working on it.

I will post more pics of the back with the Molex plugs mounted in the enclosure. It will be totally enclosed to make it waterproof.

All switches are waterproof and the digital gauges will be made waterproof.

The switches are for the following:

Winch in and out
Air compressor on and off
Fog lights
Spot lights
Rock lights (lights in the wheel-wells to shine on the wheels at night)
Aux ( for later use)
The one between the gauges is for the horn.






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Looking VERY Swwwwweeeeeettttttt....keep the pic coming as you make progress, please!!

Greg , that is one of the nicest switch panels i ever
seen . looks awsome , great work......

Chris....

Dude, that kicks some major ass !!!!!!!!

I want one of those

You need to make that and sell it. I'll be the first to buy....

Thanks for the positive feedback guys.

One question I have is how do you get the pics up in the thread without putting in the links? Sorry if this is a newbie question.

concours_greg wrote:

Thanks for the positive feedback guys.

One question I have is how do you get the pics up in the thread without putting in the links? Sorry if this is a newbie question.

Use this service. http://imageshack.us/ Just upload and resize your pic to no larger than 800x600 and then copy the code from the hotlink for forums code and paste it to a post.

wvyankee2 wrote:

concours_greg wrote:

Thanks for the positive feedback guys.

One question I have is how do you get the pics up in the thread without putting in the links? Sorry if this is a newbie question.

Use this service. http://imageshack.us/ Just upload and resize your pic to no larger than 800x600 and then copy the code from the hotlink for forums code and paste it to a post.

Yank, our image hosting is very easy to use. We need to get a sticky.

Thanks for the image help wvyankee2

Yea your right Ron. I always forget about ours. I have never used it but maybe I should. I know Gunny has had problems with it before.

Big-R I can make one for ya just let me know what switches and labels you need. I don't have to use the digital gauges, but they fit better. It also can be a different back lit color.

I am doing a back lit southersxsriders panel too. It should be really cool. I am going to make it the same size as the warning plate.

I used it. I like image shack best though.......

Big-R wrote:

wvyankee2 wrote:

concours_greg wrote:

Thanks for the positive feedback guys.

One question I have is how do you get the pics up in the thread without putting in the links? Sorry if this is a newbie question.

Use this service. http://imageshack.us/ Just upload and resize your pic to no larger than 800x600 and then copy the code from the hotlink for forums code and paste it to a post.

Yank, our image hosting is very easy to use. We need to get a sticky.

We got our own image hosting? I was going to sugguest that one of these days but keep forgetting.

wvyankee2 wrote:

Yea your right Ron. I always forget about ours. I have never used it but maybe I should. I know Gunny has had problems with it before.

I use our image host one day when imageshack was on the fritz. Now I use it all the time. It is nice and I have had no problems yet.

Very Very nice! I would like one of those too. Where did you get the switches and gauges? The temp gauge shows 32 F, is that a water temp and the machine was cold or is that an ambient temp gauge?

It shows 32 F because it's just sitting on my workbench with the sender unplugged.

I am changing the color this weekend to green, so that it better matches my Rhino.

I did the blue just because that's the color that the gauges came in.

The gauges are Dakota Digital and the switches are Carling marine switches.

Big-R wrote:

wvyankee2 wrote:

Yea your right Ron. I always forget about ours. I have never used it but maybe I should. I know Gunny has had problems with it before.

I use our image host one day when imageshack was on the fritz. Now I use it all the time. It is nice and I have had no problems yet.

I don't want to screw up this thread with this question but ....when you guys say "our image host" do you mean Photobucket that has the pictorial from HW

concours_greg wrote:

Big-R I can make one for ya just let me know what switches and labels you need. I don't have to use the digital gauges, but they fit better. It also can be a different back lit color.

I am doing a back lit southersxsriders panel too. It should be really cool. I am going to make it the same size as the warning plate.

I might take you up on that. Yours really looks good

concours_greg wrote:

I am doing a back lit southersxsriders panel too. It should be really cool. I am going to make it the same size as the warning plate.

I can't wait to see that Greg....hurry dude!!

awesome, I really like the blue myself !!

Looks great!

How long would it take for you to make one and how much would it cost?

How long would it take for you to make one and how much would it cost? or maybe 2??? I really like it!

Not too long to make - maybe a few days. I would have to wait on parts.

As for cost the Dakota Digital gauges run about $100 each plus the sender ($25). The Switches run about $13 each. Plus time and material. I have found round digital gauges for less - I think they were around $50 each, but I really like the rectangle shape of the Dakota ones.

There will be an enclosure on the back to make it waterproof. Plus it will have waterproof Molex connectors.

So there is a lot of stuff you don't see.

I would be willing to make a couple for cost for you guys to pimp for me, and if there is enough interest I might start making them.

I would estimate cost at around $325-$375 as it is right now.

There are cheaper switches, gauges, tec.. out there, so it can be make cheaper.

But NOBODY makes a backlit panel now - so

And please remember - yours does not have to be the same. You can have the same number of swithes, or less. They can be labeled anything you want. You can stack the gauges on top of each other, etc..

Let me know the exact layout you want and I can get you a price.

BTW thanks for all of the positive comments.

Hey and if anybody has a file of the SouthernSXS logo I can build a backlit logo panel. Maybe if I get Wheelin a free one he might be persuaded.

what file do you need? or pic?