I came across this item in one of the British Land Rover magazines I subscribe to:
I've been thinking maybe an auxiliary panel custom-fit to the Wrangler dash could be useful, so I did a quick concept design and printed it on cardstock. There are a few places on the dash it could be fitted, in this photo it's at the top of the LJ's center stack. I've put two gauges and 4 switches on the mockup, but it would be molded as a flat panel so any combination of switches or gauges could be implemented.
Being there it gets in the way of the dash-top tray, so in this photo it's moved in front of the tray:
And in front of the tray it gets in the way of the defroster vent, so in this photo it's on top of the instrument panel:
Another option would be up on the center of the windshield, but I think running all wires up there for whatever switches and gauges might be there could be a problem?
It's just a cardstock idea for the moment, but if I decide on a good place for such a panel maybe I'll make a mold and mold a few prototypes to try out. Suggestions and criticisms welcome, you can help me decide if I take this idea any further.
I've been thinking maybe an auxiliary panel custom-fit to the Wrangler dash could be useful, so I did a quick concept design and printed it on cardstock. There are a few places on the dash it could be fitted, in this photo it's at the top of the LJ's center stack. I've put two gauges and 4 switches on the mockup, but it would be molded as a flat panel so any combination of switches or gauges could be implemented.
Being there it gets in the way of the dash-top tray, so in this photo it's moved in front of the tray:
And in front of the tray it gets in the way of the defroster vent, so in this photo it's on top of the instrument panel:
Another option would be up on the center of the windshield, but I think running all wires up there for whatever switches and gauges might be there could be a problem?
It's just a cardstock idea for the moment, but if I decide on a good place for such a panel maybe I'll make a mold and mold a few prototypes to try out. Suggestions and criticisms welcome, you can help me decide if I take this idea any further.