Winter 2015 Update

Miss Tillie was wrapped up for the winter back in November 2014, but I was able to perform one small task before the really cold weather and snow hit us here in NW Ohio.

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.


 It worked "ok", but I couldn't make labels that looked professional, and the warning / indicator lights couldn't line up with the corresponding toggle switch. Also, I had decided to move the overdrive switch off the steering column, so I needed more 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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