Kev Baldwin Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I had originally posted the offer of 10% discount to all LR4x4 members on our new dash console back at the start of October on this thread. A few members were quick to take up that offer, however, with the thread quietening off, the offer kinda got hidden and forgotten about. With JST resurrecting the thread with details of his MUD dash install, I thought it a timely moment to extend the offer of 10% discount to anyone ordering a MUD Dash Console throughout November. When you call, just remember to quote LR4x4 to get your discount. For further details on the console click here Kev MUD-UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Excellent and a Kind offer Kevin James's one looks superb fitted. I'll have a look at his and see if I can convince myself I need one. Although I won't have the wonky switches like him copy of James install: Well having decided to fit ARBs over the summer I needed somewhere for the three switches to go plus I still had the CB head unit cable tied to the dash and the engine fan switch was still ‘jammed’ in a gap on the dash since that went in a year ago. So I looked at prices of what I could find, thought I’m not paying that and decided to make my own, shame really as I only had 3mm ali and not a lot of time. Hence it came out bad, functional, but bad. I therefore followed this thread with interest to see what would come up, having seen the scorpion ones and the other copies with a scorpion price to match them when the MUD came along it looked good value for money. A couple of PMs to Kev and one was on its way at forum discount price at the beg of this month. Well eventually got around to fitting it last week. Initial impression is that there is more bubble wrap in the box than product! Its very well packaged and came the day after ordering which explains the steep £8 or so postage. It also comes with a well put together instruction booklet that even I could follow. The cover its self is a strong black plastic with the two circle indents in the bottom corners for the RWW and ciggy lighter, nothing on the front case is predrilled. It is easy to work with, drill etc and surprisingly strong, the best way I found to make/enlarge switch holes was to drill them out then file the edges. Hand file worked best, dremmel just clogged (but it had been used for ali previously!!) you can mount what ever you want where ever you want on the front so its pretty versatile. My initial plan was to mount the stereo and CB one above the other with the switches on the top edge, but looking at where the wiring would go it looked to be tight from the angles. Ditto I think a CB/Stereo in the top angled mount would make for interesting wiring on a top row of switches as the angles are too tight in my opinion. (the back of the CB could foul the wires on the back of the switches.) I also don’t think you could get a CB in the angle and a stereo in the top horizontal slot, unless both were very short! If you intend to fit a row of gauges, again this will be tight it you have the stereo/CB anywhere other than the bottom horizontal position. Alternatively there is tonnes of room to mount the gauges in the sides as per my voltmeter. If I do get more gauges they will go in the top angled part of the dash. I have also gapped the current switches but you could add more and remove the whole section to put them in as one long bank. The back and side plates are sheet steel? (1mm?) painted black, and predrilled. These fit as shown with all but two of the mounting screw going all the way through the plastic trim and into the metal behind. They are all self tappers. You don’t necessarily need to remove any of the front dash, it depends what you intend to fit where on the front cover, as I wanted the stereo at the bottom it need to come out, angle grinder was the best option. (note this was already out from the previous dash monstrosity!) You are also meant to mount the unit central to the vehicle, ashtray is a good ref point, although if you do this you loose any decent space in the cubby hole next to the instruments where I like to keep a mug/drinks bottle, so mins is further to the left. The finished product: The CB is mounted to the existing dash rather than the new one. The new dash is held onto the backing plates by two side locating screws at the top and then two further screws through the base of the front edge (under the dash) into the existing trim and metal work. The whole structure is very solid and despite my slightly wonky looking switches looks bloody good, but then the last one was very bad. It will also serve to hold extra gauges and switches in the future should the need arise. For £50 or so its bloody good value, well made and easy to fit. The only prob now is it makes the rest of the wagon look even worse!!! Wouldn’t mind one for the TD5 now as that’s running the old style dash with the same problem, no room for switches etc! Overall a good product and I would certainly use them again. (and no I don’t know them/was asked to do this etc, its just my personal findings). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Baldwin Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Cheers Tony. Are those string back driving gloves I can see in the door pocket ???!! Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 You know I think they are odd very odd Did you notice the disabled drivers assistance on the steering wheel? I bet he gets 2hrs free parking everywhere he goes aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 look like driving gloves to me as well. as for the disabled driver assist on the wheel, if thats correct why the mountian bike parts in boxes on the workbench? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 More gloves under the bench as well. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 the gloves under the bench make sense next to a tin of waxoyl, that stuff is damn hard work to get off your hands. unless you wash in white spirt of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 the gloves under the bench make sense next to a tin of waxoyl, that stuff is damn hard work to get off your hands. unless you wash in white spirt of course. I hear you can mop it up with a cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 wonky switches are great, it means some of them are vertical when off roading! gloves - bugger, caught black handed, just a fetish i have, any problem with that? steering aid - dont knock it until you have tried it! granted no use for road work. Tony - bet your switches go in wonky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 good for steering forklifts I've been told My switches are just fine thanks no wonkiness even after 3years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 the ones you fit to a new console that was! any way its character! there good for tractors so therefore i reckoned they would be good for events etc, not tried out yet competing, although a PITA on the road, time will see if it becomes a permanent mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudAllOverIt Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I got a Mud console delivered during the week. Will be fitting ARBs soon and I'm needing somewhere to put the extra switches, tidy up the switches I already have and sort out the CB and radio/cassette which are lashed to the dash at the moment The Mud console's a nice piece of kit -- more versatile and less than half the price of the "competition" Just FWIW I found a guy in the US who can supply small quantities of Carling Technology Contura II switches (these are the switches supplied with ARBs) at a good price and he's got a very wide range of actuators (the bit on the front with the switch legend) available. The guy's called Shane Linse, see copy of e-mail below I got from him: Thanks for your interest. Yes I still have these. For the heated seats I have been using the hi/lo actuator. I have included a full list of everything i have. I haven't done any overseas orders so I will check on the price. I am on vaction right now, and will be home on monday. If you have any quesions please let me know.You can view the actuators, brackets, switches, and tool at: http://community.webshots.com/album/114685432SwLxOb Prices: SPST (ON-OFF) or DPDT (ON-OFF-ON) switches with a green light and a red indicator light $8.00 DPDT Momentary (ON-OFF-ON) NON LIGHTED switch: $6.00 DPDT Momentary (ON-OFF-ON) LIGHTED with green only, no action light $8.00 SPST Momentary (ON-OFF) with green light only, no action light: $8.00 Actuators: $3.00 Single, end, or middle brackets: $1.00 3 mount bracket: $2.50 6 mount bracket: $5.50 Bracket Plug: $0.75 Removal tools: $.50 ea (recommend 2) Wire loom: .20 ft S&H: $7.00 Living in Alaska my shipping options are limited. I can only do priority mail and you should receive a shipment in 3-7 days depending where you are located. You need 1 actuator per switch. You do not need a mounting bracket, but makes for a cleaner and easier install, especially for multiple switches. I Prefer payment threw Paypal to my e-mail addy of roan65@yahoo.com Currant Actuators available ACT101 Head Lights ACT102 CL/ID Lights ACT103 Trailer CL/ID lights ACT104 Driving Lights ACT105 Fog Lights ACT106 Backup Lights ACT108 Power Window ACT109 Engine Fan ACT110 Mirror Defog ACT111 Mirror (In and Out) ACT114 High / Low ACT112 Engine Brake ACT118 LH/RH Tank ACT121 Beacon ACT124 Idle Speed ACT202 Air Axle ACT204 Mirror ACT205 Marker ACT206 Flood ACT209 Dump ACT210 Tailgate ACT215 Rear Flood Lites ACT216 Hyd Pump ACT218 Body Lights ACT220 AUX Heater ACT221 Webasto ACT225 Idle Shutdown Override ACT328 0/0 Lights ACT329 Alarm ACT330 Mobile Phone ACT331 Tire Chains ACT332 Engine Warm up ACT333 Fender Marker ACT334 (pic only) Engine Warmup ACT335 Spare ACT336 Trailer Backup ACT338 Rack Lights ACT339 Fuel Heater ACT341 AUX ACT344 RACK ACT345 Load Lite ACT346 Work Lights ACT347 Tank LTS ACT348 Power Take Off ACT000 Blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudAllOverIt Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Croytec also have a reasonable selection of Carling Technologies Contura II switches available but don't sell the mounting brackets -- I found a UK source for the mounting brackets here: Power Store Contura II Switches Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Baldwin Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Excellent links for the ARB/Carling switches and mounting brackets. Nice work Bill! For anyone looking for the popular Eaton/Durite type switches, here are another couple of links. VWP Simtek FWIW, Simtek manufacture the wiring looms for Bowler. A couple of switch tips. Using mounting frames or 'gang mounts' makes any multiple switch installation far easier and tidier, (& straighter!) since you only need to cut one hole rather than several. Using multi-plugs on the back of the switches looks neater, but they do take up a lot of extra depth behind the switch and console. Both Carling and Eaton switches are fitted with standard spade terminals so using spades will save on space. Kev Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlandy Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 the ARB style (dimple) switches are also fitted to Lansing Linde counterbalance fork trucks so they can be sourced via their dealers too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 These carling switches are also fitted on Barford dumpers and also JCB`s , Thats where i got mine along with a switch console that fits into a stereo hole perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Baldwin Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 The Eaton/Durite switches can be found in ERF and Foden trucks, although they'll be 24v. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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