Atten: N2TRUX

[bagged81]

Were you the one who had a buddy build you a custom mounting box for your airbag switches? I think that it was located in front of the seat and it was mounted to the seat.

[shavedchevy]

yaeh that was him...... his website shows some pretty good pictures of it

[SCOTI]

It's a pretty cool little thing. When your sitting in the drivers seat you hardly even notice it's there.

[N2TRUX]

That was me. I asked Roger at Stoked Out Specialties to keep everything looking factory. I'll admit this doesn't look factory, only because GM never built anything this nice. It was a work of metal art before they painted it.

It does blend in very well, and as Scoti said most people don't even notice it down there....

[N2TRUX]

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[Low87on20s]

I understand the 4 switches for each corner.

What is the center switch used for? Compressor? Activate the system? Dump or raise all four at once?

[N2TRUX]

Originally posted by Low87on20s
I understand the 4 switches for each corner.

What is the center switch used for? Compressor? Activate the system? Dump or raise all four at once?

Single switch in the center is to dump the system....

[bagged81]

Yea, thats a very clever idea. Did he mill it out of a solid piece? How is the dump hooked up? Is it special for the BigRed valves or can you hook up a RidePro unit like that. I guess you could wire the dump switch into the other four it would act as a mother switch?

I just got another RidePro unit so I will have four-way control now. I will be upgrading hopefully in the next several weeks, at least after school is out. I was thinking about mounting my guages in the pillar pod, if they are ready in time. Then mounting the switches somewhere hidden, but easy to get to.

[N2TRUX]

Originally posted by bagged81
Yea, thats a very clever idea.

Well thank you. I thought so too, but Roger at Stoked Out didn't appreciate it as much since he did all the wiring.:p

Did he mill it out of a solid piece? Actually that is built from a piece of exhaust tubing split down the middle, then a piece of sheet metal is tig'ed between each half.

How is the dump hooked up? It fires a relay that is hooked to each switch.
Is it special for the BigRed valves or can you hook up a RidePro unit like that. No it's a common relay. You could do the same on the RidePro valves.

I guess you could wire the dump switch into the other four it would act as a mother switch? Not exactly. Without the relay every time you hit a switch, it would activate all the others. There is another way to do it with in line diodes, but that would take some experementing to find the right diode.

Heres what they did with my gauges-

[bagged81]

Lol, simple enough design. I guess that I wanted to hear that it was a major undertaking, haha.

I see what you are talking about on the wiring. If you were to do it the way that I was thinking, then every switch would act as a mother switch. I will have to check into that relay.

Thats how I had my guage and switches before I did my interior, but I will be adding at least 2 more switches and another guage so they wont all fit. I will think of something. That 2-way AirRide setup fit perfectly in the ashtray. You can see this was before I did my interior this past fall/winter.

[N2TRUX]

That looks familiar I had that same set up in my 82 Blazer in the console. You might consider a small console to mount your gauges and switches in. The main reasin I went with the digital gauges is because I picked it up in a package deal. I caught a guy that needed some cash and bought a complete new RidePro system for a very right price. I have been using parts of it every since...

[bagged81]

I am not one for consoles cause they defeat the purpose of a bench seat. I will figure out something.

[N2TRUX]

That's why mine is designed the way it is. I wanted something to allow my wife and daughter to ride with me in comfort.

I was thinking of something small that goes below the ashtray. Have you seen the drink holder that was offered in the 88-99 GM trucks? It was a cool little unit that went under the dash. You might be able to do something like that....

[bagged81]

No, I sure haven't. I will check into that. Although, I bet you have a photo somewhere of one, lol. I just think that any kind of console would have to be big in order to look proportional to the size of our cabs.

[N2TRUX]

Originally posted by bagged81
.....I bet you have a photo somewhere of one, lol

I might just happen to have a pic. I might even know where one of these is at.... in red

[bigblock73]

Another idea for mounting your gauges is this..

Purchase an Autometer 1, 2, or 3 hole gauge panel and bolt it directly below your ashtray. I happen to have a 2 and a 3 holer you could buy.

Just a thought

[bagged81]

I am going to hold off on both of these till I see how this pillar pod thing is going to turn out. Thanks.

[bagged81]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

How is the dump hooked up? It fires a relay that is hooked to each switch.
Is it special for the BigRed valves or can you hook up a RidePro unit like that. No it's a common relay. You could do the same on the RidePro valves.

Ok, I am at this point right now. Can I just use a single relay or do I need one for each exhaust valve? I assume that I can get the relay at Auto Zone.

Thanks.

BTW, my box did not turn out quite as good.