swine
Senior Member
I'm in the process of adding some front and rear LED lighting to my truck and I chose to install a Switch-Pros SP8100 panel power system to control the lights. I looked at using the Carling switches, but I just couldn't come up with a mounting solution that I liked. I found the Switch-Pros unit and was impressed by its capabilities.
It has 8 switched outputs, 7 rated at 18A and 1 at 30A. The switches can all be individually programmed for On/Off, momentary, ignition or battery powered. Additionally, they can also flash or strobe and it has a low voltage disconnect. The control module is all solid state and very small.
I mounted it using an A pillar mount for an Edge tuner. Although they advertise these pillar mounts for 2500/3500 trucks, it fit my 1500 just fine. I did have to trim it a little to get it to fit the way I wanted, but I think that was more of a part variance than anything else.
The A pillar mount puts the switches within easy reach and they are highly visible without looking down. The switches are back lit and auto dim when the trucks lights come on. While the system is pricey, I think that what it brings to the table (no relays, all solid state, very small controller and all the added features that just a switch can't provide) makes it worth while. The strobe function is very cool (should be neat to try on tailgaters).
It's definitely worth looking into for those of you looking for switches. Personally, I think this makes for a very clean set up and didn't require any visible modifications.
-- and as a side note, yes, I left the little mounting tabs on the switch housing for now. I wanted to make sure this is how I wanted it set up before I think about grinding them off. Without the tabs I can flush mount it in the A pillar pod, but if I take them off there's no going back and using the supplied mount.
It has 8 switched outputs, 7 rated at 18A and 1 at 30A. The switches can all be individually programmed for On/Off, momentary, ignition or battery powered. Additionally, they can also flash or strobe and it has a low voltage disconnect. The control module is all solid state and very small.
I mounted it using an A pillar mount for an Edge tuner. Although they advertise these pillar mounts for 2500/3500 trucks, it fit my 1500 just fine. I did have to trim it a little to get it to fit the way I wanted, but I think that was more of a part variance than anything else.
The A pillar mount puts the switches within easy reach and they are highly visible without looking down. The switches are back lit and auto dim when the trucks lights come on. While the system is pricey, I think that what it brings to the table (no relays, all solid state, very small controller and all the added features that just a switch can't provide) makes it worth while. The strobe function is very cool (should be neat to try on tailgaters).
It's definitely worth looking into for those of you looking for switches. Personally, I think this makes for a very clean set up and didn't require any visible modifications.
-- and as a side note, yes, I left the little mounting tabs on the switch housing for now. I wanted to make sure this is how I wanted it set up before I think about grinding them off. Without the tabs I can flush mount it in the A pillar pod, but if I take them off there's no going back and using the supplied mount.
