Spalusa? switches?

[thereisnoyun]

so if you go on spalusa.com and look up switch kits nad switches they have for sale. You will see a e36 switch, with a built in base that looks like it will wired up straight to the e30. anyone tried this? if this old news?

the page

http://www.spalusa.com/store/main.aspx?p=CategoryBody&c=PWSW

the switch

http://www.spalusa.com/store/main.aspx?p=itemdetail&item=17400111

the pdf

http://www.spalusa.com/pdf/17400111_SPEC.PDF#view=FitH

[4drPwr]

Bump for any thoughts on this...if it seems like a viable option I'd entertain being the guinea pig for it.

[StereoInstaller1]

What kind of feedback would you like?

I have done a few sets of SPAL switches, including those.

I prefer E36 green base switches over anything.

[4drPwr]

How much effort is required to retrofit these into our cars? Obviously I'd prefer to use genuine BMW E36 switches but in my experience they typically run for alot more than $13 per switch, used nonetheless.

[thereisnoyun]

What kind of feedback would you like?

1.) do they light up amber?
2.) how easy is it to wire in?

[StereoInstaller1]

How much effort is required to retrofit these into our cars? .

Quite a bit, but only mounting. These need to snap into a plate, and as they are flimsy as hell, any stress in the mounting makes them not work, or bind, or both.

SPAL is decent stuff, but nowhere near OE quality.

1.) do they light up amber?

I have seen this same switch in green, but most are amber. They do use a tiny lightbulb with a color sock, so that is changeable, or solder in an LED.

Of course, LEDs are better as they help prevent the heat issues

2.) how easy is it to wire in?

Pretty easy, all in all. Figure the E30 has 2 window motor wires, a hot and a ground, and so does that switch. If you wanted variable illumination (which the E30 switch is not capable of) you cold run a wire over to the cigarette lighter socket.

I'd prefer to use genuine BMW E36 switches but in my experience they typically run for alot more than $13 per switch, used

Yeah, but don't forget that switch does not come with any kind of plug.

You can make your own pretty easy though, just label the damn wires!

GL, guys.

Luke

[StereoInstaller1]

This frame (33030079) is cheap flimsy plastic, but on the nice flat E30 console, it might work well.