finally got my switch panel done.. and more

[LAW]

finally got my switches, radios, air/fuel, radar where i want em
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p3c33e0b4a5d78f63f0e98b5b8b956d32/e9dd9123.jpg

[adventureduo]

Looks nice dude. I like it. You just need two more to fill it up!

[jnelson4x4taco]

no stereo? i cant drive w/o my tunes, then i have to listen to the wheels turn in my head and that never leads to any good:ylsmoke:

sweet looking switch panel, what is it about multiple electronics that make a dash look so dang cool? (must me the wannabe fighter pilot in me)

[LAW]

Looks nice dude. I like it. You just need two more to fill it up!
in time :D just waiting to find a cheap solution for rocklights, and somewhere to mount backup lights

[LAW]

no stereo? i cant drive w/o my tunes, then i have to listen to the wheels turn in my head and that never leads to any good:ylsmoke:

sweet looking switch panel, what is it about multiple electronics that make a dash look so dang cool? (must me the wannabe fighter pilot in me)
stereo is mounted in here:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p60f7be8df7c8f401610356d0bf815e08/eea61459.jpg

[jnelson4x4taco]

very cool, i always wanted to put one of those in my truck so i would have a little more security if i took my doors off on those sunny days.

looks sweet.

[StumpXJ]

Nice job, heres a photo of my switch panel, very similar. I have actually now moved it to the top of the dash since I installed a din sized DVD player where the switch panel is located in this photo.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/topfuel443/IMG_0104-1.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/topfuel443/IMG_0089.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/topfuel443/IMG_0088.jpg

~James

[StumpXJ]

This is the current position after I installed the DVD player. I have a carbon fiber plate that will go below the switch plate to cover up the gap, but havent put it on yet. The only thing that sucks about this set-up? The big freeking hole I drilled in the dash for the wiring.... oh well!

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/topfuel443/IMG_0198.jpg


~James

[LAW]

This is the current position after I installed the DVD player. I have a carbon fiber plate that will go below the switch plate to cover up the gap, but havent put it on yet. The only thing that sucks about this set-up? The big freeking hole I drilled in the dash for the wiring.... oh well!

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/topfuel443/IMG_0198.jpg


~James
thats pretty nice!
how did you get the aluminum to bend without cracking?

[Willman]

thats pretty nice!
how did you get the aluminum to bend without cracking?

Bump!!!

Nice panel!!!!

[StumpXJ]

It depends on what the alloy is, this is just some cheap aluminum channel that I got at the local hardware store (in Germany). It is pretty soft stuff and bends really easily. I am not sure what the alloy is, probably 3003 or something close.

Thanks for the compliments.

~James

PS, I can send you a chunk of the aluminum if you want to give it a try.

[StumpXJ]

Couple more pics of the bracket. Like I said, this was just a peice of Channel, I cut the sides with a small saw, and then bent them inward.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/topfuel443/IMG_0087.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/topfuel443/IMG_0086.jpg

~James

[ntsqd]

On aluminum alloys, extrusions tend to be either 6061 or 6063. None of the common 6000 series are happy about tight radius bends.
Sheetmetal (as opposed to plate) is usually either 3003 or 5053. Both of those bend nicely with 5053 being one of the strongest non-heat treatable aluminum alloys.