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Old 06-22-2013, 01:15 PM
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Filled in the useless hole in the dash
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Filled in the useless hole in the dash
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What did you use to mount the switches in the dash hole?
Old 06-23-2013, 09:42 AM
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You can buy factory automotive dash plastic blacnks from Scoshe. Get it online or crutch field or best buy. Take the dash panel off and fill in the hole with it. I drilled a one inch hole first in the back of the factory cubby hole to be able to run wires. Leave the Scoshe patch blank until u know where u are going to mount your switches. Then cut out with a Dremel and u will already have a clear path ready to run wires.
A good tip that really saves time...Get a piece of string and run it up below the dash and out the hole u drilled in the factory cubby. Leave it there. When u are ready to Dremel cut your holes for the switches, the string is lying there already and you can simply tie your wires onto the end of the string and pull them through
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drswiger how did u access the dash to be able to mount the switches and wire them in that that little cubby hole? thats where i have been thinking about mounting switches on my 2013
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Originally Posted by Action Jack
I modified my lights wiring slightly and hooked them up to some Fastronix switches near the headlight controls...

Action Jack - how did you remove that particular dash panel to make the cuts? I have the exact setup I want to install but am unsure how to remove that piece? Does it simply pop off?

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I put mine on this trim piece, because it is the cheapest to replace when i want to go back to stock.
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To get it off, unscrew the panel under the steering column, in front of where your knees would be when driving. Then you can reach up and unplug elect. Connector to dimmer switch, and push out panel for drilling holes to mount new switches.



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I have a set of rigid duallys and just wired them into my fog lights. That way one controls both. The led's don't pull enough watts to hurt the fuse any.
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Originally Posted by drswiger



Filled in the useless hole in the dash
Those are freaking awesome! Where did you get those?


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