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A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:15 pm
by kgries
So I wanted a good switch setup for my lights, I didn’t like my setup I had on my last truck (rocker switches above the ebrake to a busman fuse box)
I felt like I had to reach too far and couldn’t see what I was pressing.

So I chose spod for this truck, but I didn’t like the idea of using the above the radio mount or the section cup. I wanted to have it on my a-pillar but there was no mounting option for that..so I designed my own.

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The ram mount balls have a 1/4-20 thread and the a-pillar screws have a 6mm thread so that was a problem. I managed to find an adapter. 6mm make to 1/4-20 female.

I ordered some 1/4-20 3” rods for testing. I ended up cutting just over an inch off of it for this fitting.

I drilled a hole in the underside of the a pillar mount to feed the wire and drilled another 2 holes in the a pillar cap to feed the mount and wire through it.

The screen is in a great spot, I can just reach up and press it. It doesn’t get in the way of me steering or when I use the grab handle.


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Re: A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:03 pm
by Reloaderguy

Re: A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:03 pm
by kgries

Lmao well fuck didn’t know that existed


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Re: A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:55 am
by PWJouster
perfect.

Re: A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:05 pm
by Reloaderguy
kgries wrote:
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:03 pm

Lmao well fuck didn’t know that existed


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Ram makes a ton of mounts and doesn't do a good job organizing them. I poured through their parts building a mount for my truck. Also, someone put up a similar system in review on Amazon for a Tacoma.

Re: A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:02 pm
by kgries
Reloaderguy wrote:
kgries wrote:
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:03 pm

Lmao well fuck didn’t know that existed


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Ram makes a ton of mounts and doesn't do a good job organizing them. I poured through their parts building a mount for my truck. Also, someone put up a similar system in review on Amazon for a Tacoma.
Oh well I got it done at it looks good! Haha just took the long way around


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Re: A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:05 am
by Reloaderguy
kgries wrote:
Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:02 pm
Reloaderguy wrote:
kgries wrote:
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:03 pm



Lmao well fuck didn’t know that existed


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Ram makes a ton of mounts and doesn't do a good job organizing them. I poured through their parts building a mount for my truck. Also, someone put up a similar system in review on Amazon for a Tacoma.
Oh well I got it done at it looks good! Haha just took the long way around


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It looks great and is very clean. Can you post some pictures of the rest of the SPOD install and the accessories you have attached to it?

Re: A little custom SPOD mounting

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:19 am
by JPatch88
Glad I saw this thread. I've been trying to figure out where I want to mount my switchpros setup and this looks about perfect for me. Very clean!