r/DodgeDakota • u/Upbeat-Thought6849 Gen II Dakota (97-04) • 1d ago
Switch mounting locations
Have some a pillar lights with the switch that I wanna mount somewhere on the dash to turn them on easily. Right now I just have the wire loose, but I don’t like it. Does anyone know if anybody makes some sort of custom piece to mount it or anything like that? I’ve seen them for other vehicles but not ours. Been thinking about mounting it on one of those little cubby’s next to the HVAC controls / under the vents
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u/MJRN024 1d ago
My first thought was, build an auxiliary box that fits the gap on the floor(where the cup holders are) and then you can have like a flip switch station right there, if you still need to cup holders, you can cut the top of the box and have the slots for small drinks but that’s the only thing I’ve seen, my friends gpa did something similar in his square body
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u/The_Speaker 98 Dakota R/T CC 1d ago
If you have 2 12v outlets in the center, could use one for the switch. I use one for USB for my phone. Other option is to hog out a slot on the left side under the existing light switches.
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u/FallingShells Gen II Dakota (97-04) 1d ago
So, there are people who make steering wheel mounting hardware. You just gotta find one that works. That said, when my dad still owned my dakota, he installed fog lights. He drilled a hole and put the switch under the headlight knob on the left side of the dash. It's been there since. Thinking about hiding s a train horn on the truck and putting another switch or two next to it.
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u/Upbeat-Thought6849 Gen II Dakota (97-04) 1d ago
Think you can get a picture? Llol
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u/FallingShells Gen II Dakota (97-04) 1d ago
This subreddit doesn't appear to allow images in the comments / replies. I can DM you, and anyone else who wants to see (just say so). Far as I can tell, I've got enough space for 4-5 of those switches in a single row.
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u/Dedsec___ Gen II Dakota (97-04) 23h ago
I have my switch mounted in the panel just below the light switch, might be adding switching on the angled portion of that panel, just watch out where the back of wires go, easy to remove the panel first and drill to make the hole