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Hi folks. I wanted to share where I mounted my auxiliary switches in my truck. I wanted all of my switches especially my horn switch in an easy to access spot. I mounted them right near the center console arm rest and believe it turned out pretty well.post-144330-148099241223_thumb.jpgpost-144330-148099242132_thumb.jpgpost-144330-148099243081_thumb.jpg

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I just moved my cup holder forward a click leaving a 2.5 gap between it and back of console. Cut a piece of 1/2 mdf to fit in between cup holder and console.

 

I ordered this switch panel mount- https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B011KIYT70/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and these switches available in many colors and types- www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00L26U1CI/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I cut a hole in the mdf for the switch panel. Wrapped the mdf in black vinyl. Popped the switch panel in and then popped the switches into the panel. Wired them up and mounted to the console with 2 little metal L brackets from underneath.

 

 

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looks great, hope you can prevent people from spilling their drinks on it

Always a hater in the bunch. Lol [emoji23]

 

 

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looks great, hope you can prevent people from spilling their drinks on it

Funny you say that. As I was finishing up a buddy was in the passenger seat and I said to him, "I wonder how long till I spill my coffee all over them!"

 

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Wow, that turned out great.

I have a 2017 Silverado; can I move my cup holder forward like that? ; I've been afraid to pull to hard on it as I think I heard something about the new one not being moveable anymore; does anyone know.

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looks great, hope you can prevent people from spilling their drinks on it

Seen this happen a few times. Does look awesome though :thumbs:

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Wow, that turned out great.

I have a 2017 Silverado; can I move my cup holder forward like that? ; I've been afraid to pull to hard on it as I think I heard something about the new one not being moveable anymore; does anyone know.

2016-2017 are not movable.
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On 12/5/2016 at 8:47 PM, chancyrudd said:

Hi folks. I wanted to share where I mounted my auxiliary switches in my truck. I wanted all of my switches especially my horn switch in an easy to access spot. I mounted them right near the center console arm rest and believe it turned out pretty well.post-144330-148099241223_thumb.jpgpost-144330-148099242132_thumb.jpgpost-144330-148099243081_thumb.jpg

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I'm a little late to this party, my apologies, i'm a new gm owner. dropped the f truck for a bowtie.  how did you run the wires for this setup?? 

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there is lots of room to run wires under the center console.  pop the trim pieces off and there is lots of access

 

i added glow tubing inside my cup holder for kicks!

 

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On 6/28/2019 at 4:42 PM, bc-chris said:

there is lots of room to run wires under the center console.  pop the trim pieces off and there is lots of access

 

i added glow tubing inside my cup holder for kicks!

 

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That's the first rope light I've seen that matches the Chevy blue interior.  Where did you get it?

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3 hours ago, sk said:

That's the first rope light I've seen that matches the Chevy blue interior.  Where did you get it?

 

ebay!  :)

 

i think it was this stuff...  glow strip

 

colour would have been blue

 

 

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On 7/1/2019 at 6:46 PM, bc-chris said:

 

ebay!  :)

 

i think it was this stuff...  glow strip

 

colour would have been blue

 

 

Thanks I'll check it out!

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