Ditch light switches

[DrizzyDrake]

Hey guys, I'm going to be installing a few things this upcoming week:
-Fox 2.0 (with alignment)
-Toyo Open country M/T
-Ditch lights

My question is this:

Where should I mount my ditch light switch (temporarily)?

I've looked at the options and the lightforce panel is what I really want, but it's not easy to get in Canada affordably. Let's start with the starting price from lightforce is $120CAD, but they said they won't ship to me. The "local" seller 'high performance lighting' is near Vancouver and wants
$154 CAD plus GST (sure, $8 NBD). Then the cheapest shipping is $50. So I'm now looking at $204 in the end. I really can't justify that for a piece of plastic that would only should cost me $140 MAX. So in the meantime until I find a way to get one from lightforce...

Where would be some good spots to mount a switch temporarily. I can use double sided tape, but I don't want to cut any holes.

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[12Bravo20]

There is also this panel that just snaps in place between the two power outlets. It is from Australia too. They say that they ship to Canada.

https://www.stedi.com.au/switch-panel-to-suit-ford.html

 

[DrizzyDrake]

There is also this panel that just snaps in place between the two power outlets. It is from Australia too. They say that they ship to Canada.

https://www.stedi.com.au/switch-panel-to-suit-ford.html

Oh hell ya! I. Gonna order that. Way cheaper, looks just as good, and with three switches it's still cheaper by $30! Thanks man!

 

[12Bravo20]

You're welcome.

 

[JetEngr19]

Oh hell ya! I. Gonna order that. Way cheaper, looks just as good, and with three switches it's still cheaper by $30! Thanks man!

I installed mine a couple of weeks ago. I couldn’t be happier with it. I ordered a few blanks and an extra switch for an air compressor whenever I decide to get one installed. It took about a week to get to Oklahoma from Australia. Seemed like the longest wait was clearing customs.

 

[DrizzyDrake]

I installed mine a couple of weeks ago. I couldn’t be happier with it. I ordered a few blanks and an extra switch for an air compressor whenever I decide to get one installed. It took about a week to get to Oklahoma from Australia. Seemed like the longest wait was clearing customs.

Sick! I ordered it already. I got a light bar switch for my lights, a compressor switch and then a spare switch for something later (maybe an air locker for the front) and a blank. I'm stoked. Three switches and a holder for $170 CAD shipped! When the lightforce was $204 CAD with only one switch.

 

[Aurumulas]

Pretty neat. Is the USB port and voltage meter shown on the lightforce site something we can swap out for the cigarette lighter in this photo?

 

[DrizzyDrake]

Pretty neat. Is the USB port and voltage meter shown on the lightforce site something we can swap out for the cigarette lighter in this photo?

I'm sure you could. You would have to remove the fascia and see how the port is held in. But you could likely replace it with something like this:

 

[Bel-Biv]

Clean solution.
Watching for future acquisition.

 

[RangerAJS]

I found this offered in the us at www.lightforce.com.placed my order today.

https://www.lightforce.com/en_us/products/switches-fascias-electrical/replacement-switch-fascias

$95.

 

[DrizzyDrake]

I installed mine a couple of weeks ago. I couldn’t be happier with it. I ordered a few blanks and an extra switch for an air compressor whenever I decide to get one installed. It took about a week to get to Oklahoma from Australia. Seemed like the longest wait was clearing customs.

I got mine and I notice the front can clip in, but the rear hooks have nowhere to go. What did you do?

 

[JetEngr19]

I got mine and I notice the front can clip in, but the rear hooks have nowhere to go. What did you do?

The rear hooks go under the edge of the dash panel. It took a little bit of pressure to get mine to slide under the edge. Then you swing it up to clip in at the front. Mine took a little adjusting to get it just right but it does fit. These are the instructions I used. The pictures aren’t great but hopefully they help.

https://support.stedi.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/360041311151-Ford-Fascia-Switch-Panel-Installation

 

[AeroFox87]

I installed mine a couple of weeks ago. I couldn’t be happier with it. I ordered a few blanks and an extra switch for an air compressor whenever I decide to get one installed. It took about a week to get to Oklahoma from Australia. Seemed like the longest wait was clearing customs.

What ditch lights do you have? Do you have backlit ones? If so how did you wire the switch to ditch lights? Wired my stedi switch to my ss3 pros and only the backlit amber comes on and not the white. I noticed the original switch had a dual rocker type button wheras stedi only pushes in once and back out.

 

[OFC Ranger]

Some lights can switch function by a double tap of the power button. If it is a true dual function light then you need a switch that is either a 3 way rocker or you need to connect each function to its own switch.

 

[JetEngr19]

What ditch lights do you have? Do you have backlit ones? If so how did you wire the switch to ditch lights? Wired my stedi switch to my ss3 pros and only the backlit amber comes on and not the white. I noticed the original switch had a dual rocker type button wheras stedi only pushes in once and back out.

I do not have backlit lights. Mine lights JW Speaker Trail6.

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