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Trying to figure out what to do with this switch in my civic....
I have a free accessory panel that may just barely be wide enough but the thing has a ton of plastic in the back I'd need to cut out.
Haven't installed a switch before so looking for advice.
I attached some pictures so you guys could get a better idea...
check out the civic parts list, chances are they make a panel that goes in there that is made for a button that doesn't have all the bracing behind it. if they dont, should just take some careful dremeling, making sure to leave in the clamps on the outside edges.
x2, awesome place for a kill switch though nonethelessQuote:
Originally Posted by chris98891
That's a ridiculous amount of bracing from a little tiny panel!
I'd Dremel it.
Dumb question probably but where do I find this parts list?
Found this on the honda OEM site but all they offer is the same damn panel with all the plastic bracing
https://www.hondapartsonline.net/honda-civic-parts.html
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Originally Posted by chris98891
I went off to the side of the blank switch port (about an inch or so) and drilled a hole. With the blank port cover off, you can feel with your finger to be sure there is adequate clearance for the drill bit and the switch.
Try to pick a location where you can see the switch at a glance to be sure the power-on light is on. Most important is to be able to reach it easily to power it off at appropriate times.
The drill bit I used is one of those multi-step bits that cost about $10 or so at Harbor Freight Tools. I think I paid around $10 for a set of three different ones when they were on sale. You just keep going one step larger until the LI switch fits perfectly.
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Originally Posted by Jerry Lee
That would be fine except my lease is up in 2 years and I don't know how I'd feel about taking my chances returning it with a hole drilled in the dash.....
In case you guys wanted to see how it turned out....
There's pics of the drill bit I used too which worked PERFECT....don't even know the name of it, borrowed it from my brother
Awesome!
Very nice, let's see a few pictures of it installedQuote:
Originally Posted by Reggo
thats perfect! looks fantastic and easy to reach. well done!
I just posted the whole install step by step in the install threads, u can check out the rest there
I'm pretty happy with the switch though, couldn't have turned out better :)
That turned out nice, great job!
That style of drill bit is called a "Uni-bit".
Thanks Swamp, my brother who I borrowed it from wasn't sure if it was uni-step or uni-bit...so I'll go with bit.
The bit was perfect for boring a hole through plastic for anyone looking to install the switch but apparently it was a little pricey, 50-60$ if my brother had his numbers right.
Uni-bit or step drill bit. Mine cost about $40 I think, but it's the only way to make holes in thin materials. Regular bits just make the hole halfway and proceed to screw themselves in, instead of uniformly cutting out the hole.
I was at the local Harbor Freight Tools a couple of days ago and I noticed that the regular price for a set of three uni-bit drills is $14.95. Each bit is diferent from the other two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggo
Harbor Freight is a good place to buy some tools but some of them are made a bit too cheaply for me. The drill bits I have bought there are all adequate for me and I'm pleased with them. Houston has three locations......not so sure about other cities.
Wish I saw this thread earlier... I could have told you exactly what needed to be done... I had the same issue with an egregious amount of bracing on a useless little panel in my little Honda Civic (though an older model).
I went to my local pick-n-pull (Junk-yard where you go in and pull whatever parts you need yourself)... and for a $1 entry fee (If I remember correctly) I got a ton of little panels to do work on... so I could keep the original ones safe and sound:
Ooooh ya I hadn't thought of that. Probably had I screwed up the first one beyond repair it would have come to mind!
Good call
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Originally Posted by AirMoore