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Interior/Exterior Temp Gauge in Rocker Switch Profiile

gslader

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I'm looking for an interior / exterior temp gauge that would fit in one of the cut-outs for the rocker switches in the dashboard (44mm x 22mm). Anyone have any luck tracking something like that down. I bought one of these but it doesn't quite fit (too small). Any suggestions great appreciated.

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coachgeo

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I'm looking for an interior / exterior temp gauge that would fit in one of the cut-outs for the rocker switches in the dashboard (44mm x 22mm). Anyone have any luck tracking something like that down. I bought one of these but it doesn't quite fit (too small). Any suggestions great appreciated.

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Size for Dash Panel switches aftermarket (44x 22 mm or 1.74 x .87 in hole switches)
 

serpico760

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I'm looking for an interior / exterior temp gauge that would fit in one of the cut-outs for the rocker switches in the dashboard (44mm x 22mm). Anyone have any luck tracking something like that down. I bought one of these but it doesn't quite fit (too small). Any suggestions great appreciated.

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3d print an adapter to snap into. What size hole is this made for?
 

gslader

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I'm looking for an interior / exterior temp gauge that would fit in one of the cut-outs for the rocker switches in the dashboard (44mm x 22mm). Anyone have any luck tracking something like that down. I bought one of these but it doesn't quite fit (too small). Any suggestions great appreciated.

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@Guruman: I've poked around a bit looking for adapters - the temp gauge that I bought is for a Toyota or Hilux (and unfortunately the only dual gauge temps I can find seem to be made for Toyota) and they seem to have a weird proprietary size (either 40.5mm x 22mm or 33mm x 22.5m) and I can't find an adapter for them. There are plenty of adapters for type L rockers to type V rockers but none that really fit the gauge I have.

@serpico760 : 3D printing maybe the way to go but with the list of other things I need to work on, if this is the route I have to go, it'll end-up farther down the list.

@coachgeo: Was there a link in your post or were you sharing the cut-out size (sorry if I missed something).

Anyway, thanks all for taking the time to comment. I'll keep looking and report back if I find anything.
 

Third From Texas

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The rocker cutouts in the LMTV dash are "Series-L"
1.734” x . 867” [44.0mm x 22.0mm]

The more common automotive rocker is a "Series-V"
.83" x 1.45" [21.08mm x 36.83mm]

So you want an adaptor for a Series-V switch to fit into a Series-L cutout. It seems that like those crazy military engineers, the crazy Canadians use the L-series in their Polaris vehicles (which means there is a demand). Given that the thermometer you posted displays in "C" (which appears to be Canadian for "cold" or something) it should work.

With that little tidbit of knowledge, I was able to find the adaptors in several places:


 
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flyfishtrailer

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I'm looking for an interior / exterior temp gauge that would fit in one of the cut-outs for the rocker switches in the dashboard (44mm x 22mm). Anyone have any luck tracking something like that down. I bought one of these but it doesn't quite fit (too small). Any suggestions great appreciated.

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Who makes this?
 

gslader

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The rocker cutouts in the LMTV dash are "Series-L"
1.734” x . 867” [44.0mm x 22.0mm]

The more common automotive rocker is a "Series-V"
.83" x 1.45" [21.08mm x 36.83mm]

So you want an adaptor for a Series-V switch to fit into a Series-L cutout. It seems that like those crazy military engineers, the crazy Canadians use the L-series in their Polaris vehicles (which means there is a demand). Given that the thermometer you posted displays in "C" (which appears to be Canadian for "cold" or something) it should work.

With that little tidbit of knowledge, I was able to find the adaptors in several places:


I really appreciate the footwork and wish the solution was that easy. The only temp gauges I have been able to find are for Toyota/HiLux which appear to have an odd proprietary rocker cut-out size (40.5mm x 22mm) so very close to the L-Series cut-out but different enough that it doesn’t fit. I thought about tryin to to modify and V-series adapter but I don’t think that will work either.

I think at this point I’ll just find a way to incorporate that temp gauge when I redo my ceiling.
 
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