Switch Pros Mounting Trays

[Tebonr]

Hey guys, new to the forum. Been on here for about a year since I bought my 2018 z71 but just made an account this past weekend. Anyways, I started planning and ordering some parts for the truck and one of the things I plan on getting is a switch pros sp-9100. I have been looking around for mounting solutions and sdhq has a nice one but no one seems to make a tray for our trucks like all the Toyota guys have (see pictures). So I reached out to @sdoffroadmt on Instagram and started talking about possibly getting a tray developed for our trucks. I’m just putting some feelers out there to see if anyone here would be interested in getting something like these for their truck, is there a market for that here like there is for the Toyota’s? These trays really tidy up the switch pros wiring and give it a nice presentation.

 

Let me know!

 

Thanks guys.

 

 

[Shane T.]

Where would you mount it? Where the second battery tray is?

[Tebonr]

36 minutes ago, Shane T. said:

Where would you mount it? Where the second battery tray is?

We are going to meet up and go through and try to figure out the best spot. The second battery tray is an option but people might have a battery there. Maybe on top of the fuse/relay box or something. That was part of my hope for the thread was to see if you guys have any suggestions or preferences?

[Shane T.]

15 minutes ago, Tebonr said:

We are going to meet up and go through and try to figure out the best spot. The second battery tray is an option but people might have a battery there. Maybe on top of the fuse/relay box or something. That was part of my hope for the thread was to see if you guys have any suggestions or preferences?

On top of the tray is a”factory” distribution block, correct?

[Tebonr]

33 minutes ago, Shane T. said:

On top of the tray is a”factory” distribution block, correct?

On top of the tray for the switch pro?

[Shane T.]

16 hours ago, Tebonr said:

On top of the tray for the switch pro?

No I mean the factory put some sort of distribution posts on top of the battery tray, correct?

 

[Tebonr]

28 minutes ago, Shane T. said:

No I mean the factory put some sort of distribution posts on top of the battery tray, correct?

 

This is what mine looks like. Yeah, primary battery has some kind of distribution box on top of it. The second battery spot is totally empty.

[BIGRED811]

The only concern I see with this is it goes against switch pro's install instructions, step 7 stating that "The use of a Terminal Block IS NOT RECOMMENDED, as wires are left exposed and susceptible to water and corrosion."

[Tebonr]

13 minutes ago, BIGRED811 said:

The only concern I see with this is it goes against switch pro's install instructions, step 7 stating that "The use of a Terminal Block IS NOT RECOMMENDED, as wires are left exposed and susceptible to water and corrosion."

Yeah. Some people make covers for theirs. But I would just heat shrink and sleeve everything. Then it’s no different than any other connection you have in your engine bay. The terminal blocks are a WAY better option than just using butt connectors and leaving any in used switch pro wires exposed. Looks a lot better too. How would you do the switch pro otherwise if you only had, say half the buttons being used, then the other half of the wires would just hang there?