During the original restoration, I had decided to install a group of toggle switches in the dash where most cars have a radio...hey it's a sports car, and the exhaust makes the music! Anyhow, I found a switch plate in the Jegs catalog that looked like it would fit my dash opening and had approximately the right amount of holes.
Well, as usual, the internet to the rescue. A Google search turned up Wiring Products LTD located out in Nevada, and a banner on their web site advertised custom made face plates with labels...just what I needed, and hopefully it wouldn't cost an arm and a leg!
I made up a rough drawing of what I needed and emailed it to the sales guy...he responded promptly and told me that he sent the drawing off to the design guy and would be providing me a price quote.
Two business days later, I heard back with the news that they could make and ship my custom made face plate for $32.00. Needless to say, I provided the financial and shipping information and told them to go ahead.
A little over a week later my face plate arrived and I was very please with the result!
The weather was still above 40 degrees F, so I got busy and started removing the old plate and arranging the wiring for the new one.
I had made good notes at the time of the original installation, so things moved along pretty quickly.
Once I had the wires in place, I tested all the switches / lamps for functionality before buttoning things up.
The final results proved to be exactly what I was hoping for!
Many thanks to the folks at www.wiringproducts.com
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