custom over head panel

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amp and fog lights when thier on they all light up and when you turn key off it shuts em off even while the switch is on lol (battery safty)
 
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thank ya lol i finally got a big pic posted on console on the other thread i figured out photobuckett free lol
 

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That looks good
 

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You should write up a how to on it. I've thought about doing the same thing to mine but I need someplace to put mine and my sons sunglasses lol



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Looks good
 
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things youll need (to do mine)
1) a piece of diamond plate of flat metal
2)temp gauage (electric)
3)2 toggle switches
5 drill bit (same size as switch)
6) jig saw
7) 16 gauage wire
8 spray adhesive
9 gorilla glue
10 headliner materiel



pull out over head console. cut plate to same shape as console hole but leave tabs to glue into place. cover with headliner materiel then glue in place. (i used gorilla glue to hold mine in on tabs). drill holes in patten you disire. run power wire from key on wire on the stereo then mount your switches in the holes you drilled then mount the gauage in hole you cut. run ground wire to any spot of metal and run wires you desire from accesories you have im pretty sure you can wire a switch lol. and gauage pretty simple lol (you saw the out come lol) o and the gauage light i tappe into the cab light (if no cab lights run to parking light or factory gauage lights IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS MSG ME (JBMOBBS)
 
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You should write up a how to on it. I've thought about doing the same thing to mine but I need someplace to put mine and my sons sunglasses lol



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as for you and your boys sunglasses i guess console or glove box lol
 

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May have to look into this for my switches if I don't do the custom center console
 
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i was gonna do 5 toggle switches but i dont have that many mods yet and i needed a temp gauage lol
 
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