lots of lights placement

[patman]

ok so i have a lot of stuff i've gotten ideas for things to do with my explorer recently(most of them from this EXTREMELY helpful website) and they will require switches unfortunately i want all my switches to be together and can't find anywhere to put them all together (about six or seven of them)


i have seen this amazing switch cluster but i want to keep my little miniature storage holes free (i use them quite often) so does anybody have any idea as to where i could put them?

('96 sport by the way)

 

[steventadams]

Glove compartment?

 

[patman]

good idea, anybody else got any others....steventadams yours is good but i would like something more accessible if i can't think of anything else, i'll definitley do that

 

[m4dc0w]

Your overhead console if you have one.

-mc

 

[Stic-o]

You could run a single din stereo, and then run a bank of switchs under/over the stereo. Kinda like this, but without the CB.

 

[patman]

that's amazing where you put that one single switch but i really like my dash with the clean look it has now, sorry....wow i'm really stubborn aren't i?

 

[Stic-o]

Here is a better newer pic of it now...

or how I first had it

 

[Uafan]

I have mine where my knee sits on the center console. I put a round rocker switch in there for my Fire Dept Emergency Lights.

 

[Lankhimself]

If you have the ash tray in the floor console, you can hide four or five flat rocker switches in there if you play your cards right. I have the four switches I use the most in there. I bolted a project box to the black plastic liner of the center console that houses my other switches and a few extra cigarette-lighter type outlets. I like it so far, and the best part is everything is hidden when you don't need to use it. I wish I didn't have so many switches, but I'm obsessed with lights and have everything under the sun in my truck.

 

[anti*commander]

in my 99 explorer i have my switches in the same place that the auxilary 12v power outlet is on the passenger side, but on the drivers side.

I have 4 switches there, 2 of them are large toggles, and 2 are small toggles.

 

[mustangwarrior]

i had thought about puttin a switch for roof lights in the overhead console where the garage door clicker goes since i dont park in the garage

 

[JohnnyBoy1102]

Run em on the right hand side of your steering wheel. sorta like the info buttons on the 05 cobalts. just underneath your gauges.

 

[JohnnyBoy1102]

It's been a while and idk if u have been keeping up with this but I thought of a good idea that would work out pretty nicely if u wanted to hide ur stuff. on the console between the cupholers and the lil CD holder thing tehres the coin holder thing an anyways u could put a switch pod in there plus you can run all of your wiring from right next to your cupholders.

 

[patman]

i already have plan....i'm using the asthray....thanks for all the input though

 

[99MercMount]

Im gunna bump this with a thought I had on my own, want to know if its feasable... I was thinking about mounting flip switches on the driver side windshield frame

 

[BrianDye]

id make a switchplate for the inside of my center console, since its just junk and garbo in there, id add a nice power inverter hardwired/mounted too.