SLP Fan Switch

[LarryMow]

UPS just dropped off my SLP manual fan switch today. Looking at the instructions, it doesnt look like its gonna be much hassle. Has anyone else put one in before? Any tips? Any suggestions as to where to mount it? If my XM radio wasnt there already, Id make a face plate and mount it in the console in the little storage cup in front of the ashtray. Thanks for any ideas or tips.

[Christopherrr]

Easy greasy...the hard part would be mounting the switch. I mounted mine on the center consol.

[BadWS6]

If you pull the PCM there is a grommet from the engine bay to the inside of the car ..on my vert there is a blank plate next to the vert top switch

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

Here's how it's done in the ashtray. The two switches are grounded on one side and go to the dk blue & dk green wires in the underhood fuse/relay panel. When you take the wire to ground, the fan turns on. Simple as that.

[Black97]

I've just gotten home and am about to uncover the TA and take it out for the first spin. I have the switch aswell and will try to install it soon.

Lets us know how it went.

[Craig 94 TA GT]

I copied Kevin's setup too. I like the "stock appearance" look.

[LarryMow]

Thanks for the pix....after seeing those, Ive pretty much decided thats where I'll put mine. Since I dont smoke, it wont be a problem.

[redws6]

what did u make the plate out of to fit the ash tray?

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

I used a small piece of polished 20 ga stainless. Sorry my picture is so crappy (it was meant to be a pic of the interior, not necessarily the ashtray), it actually is pretty trick - I have the aux fuel pump, 2 fans, elec cut out, line lock enable, and antenna defeat switches in there - 6 in all. Designed the little piece in CAD to get all the holes where they needed to be. Make a pattern out of cardboard first. You can put your screw holes in the LL and LR corners. I had some plated steel in there at first, but it looked like crap - probably could have used aluminum & clearcote it to keep it looking nice.

[redws6]

I used a small piece of polished 20 ga stainless. Sorry my picture is so crappy (it was meant to be a pic of the interior, not necessarily the ashtray), it actually is pretty trick - I have the aux fuel pump, 2 fans, elec cut out, line lock enable, and antenna defeat switches in there - 6 in all. Designed the little piece in CAD to get all the holes where they needed to be. Make a pattern out of cardboard first. You can put your screw holes in the LL and LR corners. I had some plated steel in there at first, but it looked like crap - probably could have used aluminum & clearcote it to keep it looking nice.

it looks real good, i wanna put gauges in the vents as well. was that a PITA?

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

it looks real good, i wanna put gauges in the vents as well. was that a PITA?

Not too bad to put the gauges in the AC holes. It's a trick to pry the eyeballs out without busting them, though. Then you need to run whatever wires and lines from the gauges out a small hole in the back of the AC duct to wherever they need to go. If you get Autometer gauges, you need the 2 5/8" ones to fit the holes - they just press right in and stay there with no clamps or brackets. Use the red lights inside the gauges to match the interior lights and wire them to the dimmer circuit so they are the same brightness as everything else on the dash.

[redws6]

yeh i have a air fuel ration and a vacuum gauge on the a pillar with the red lights and hooked to the dimmer switch, its amazing how the red matches the gauges in the car.

[LarryMow]

well i just got my fan switch in...only took about an hour for the actual install. the longest, most PITA part was making a face plate for the switch...i decided to put it where the ashtray was like Craig and Kevin did theirs. since i didnt have any scrap metal laying around, i made mine out of some sheet plastic i had left over from my model cars...then lettered the on/off settings, painted it gunmetal gray which is almost an exact match for the dash/console. Luckily the ignition has to be on for the switch to work, so at least i wont ever run down the battery if i forget to turn it off.

[LarryMow]

Update: well i took my ride out for the 1st time since installing the switch. Without the fan on, the car ran about 220...with the fan on, about 180. I didnt think it would be that much, I was pleasantly surprised.