WRXtras 6-Switch Panel
This product only fits the 2008-2021 Subaru WRX cupholders - and there are some exceptions... Double-check that your center console looks the same as the one in the photos before ordering. This product will not fit the STI, and won't fit some automatic WRXs either as the console is different. Subaru was all over the place with the center consoles in those years, and deciding which variants of the car got which style of console. If you are uncertain, feel free to email me with a photo of your center console and I can confirm if it should fit :)
Let's be honest: cupholders are not very RACECAR, and TWO cupholders even less so! You know what IS RACECAR? A switch panel in your center console! Actually, that ain't even RACECAR; it's straight JAMES BOND! The panel installs on top of your forward cupholder and provides easy access to controls for all of your aftermarket accessories. Choose from red, blue, amber, green, or white for each of your switch LED colors, select between momentary and latching switch styles, and CUSTOMIZE THE TEXT for each switch however you like. You can use this panel to control anything that makes use of a simple switch, from Driving Lights, to Air Compressors, to Active exhaust, to Subwoofers, to Air Horns, to Underglow, to... anything else you want to control power to! (See further details below)
Please refer to this INSTALLATION GUIDE.
Note: Switch panels are made-to-order, and may take up to one month to ship.
This is a CNC-machined part (made of ABS), with a black, anodized aluminum faceplate complete with engraved text. The push-button switches are SPST, ON/OFF style (latching or momentary based on your selection), and are rated for 12V/5A. The switches have an LED-illuminated ring, each in the color of your choosing (red, blue, amber, green, or white.)
Each of your six switches can be labeled with the text of your choosing. When specifying your labels, please follow the following format: The order is left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Separate your labels with commas. Uppercase and lowercase text is available, so keep that in mind as you type. Use * to denote you want nothing in that position. A sample submission might be, "TCS/ESC, ABS, Radiator, Lights, Aux #1, *"
Installation is simple: using the provided plastic template, drill the requisite holes on the shoulders of the cupholder to allow the bolts to pass through, then affix the panel using the 4 included bolts and lock nuts. Note that the the bolt heads pass through machined holes in the aluminum faceplate, and tighten against metal washers inside the switch panel. This serves both to distribute the pressure of the tightened bolts more evenly across the ABS, and also to prevent snug bolts from deforming the aluminum faceplate around the bolt heads. You will also drill a hole in the side of the cupholder.
Six wire harnesses are included with this panel. Each switch has its own harness. Wiring is going to be different for each person depending on what they are wiring, and how they are doing it, so that is left up to you to do. Each switch has 5 terminals: NC, NO, C, LED(+), LED(-). You can use these terminals (or the wire leads coming out of the harness, if you choose to use them) to configure the switches to operate in different ways. You don't always use ALL 5 leads). For example, the LEDs can be on ALL the time, or only when the switch is activated. A guide is included with your order to help you in this regard.
This seems like a simple part, and it more-or-less is, but there are a lot of steps involved in making it. The chassis and faceplate are both CNC machined. These take time to ship simply because this is a side project I do in my spare time, and my free time is limited, what with work, and autocross, and having a life and all that! The reality is they will probably ship within a week or two, but I don’t like to over-promise on how quickly folks will receive it. You will receive a tracking number when I ship though!