That would surely be quite something
Been a busy boy today and I have managed to get hold of some illuminated switches for the ST dashboard. These were meant for another Polish car, but their looks and size are exactly the same. Illuminated in amber, should be a nice touch in the middle.
Planning to fill all four slots: headlights, hazards, heated rear windscreen and the heater booster fan. Yep. Came across a brilliant mod which boosts the airflow from the engine by using smartly mounted fan which you normally find in the FL model's boot. It fits in that spare space right of the engine bay, see pic. Apparently, it does not restrict the normal 'fanless' airflow, so the heating works fine with and without it.
This left me with the need to find an appropriate pair of switches for the front and rear foglights. Played with the idea of utilising a double switch from another car and some Honda (as well as Rover's) ones looked fairly promising. But in the end, I went for a couple of very basic black switches with green and yellow LED light in them (see pics). They are fairly similar size to the factory ones and should blend in seamlessly. Should fit in nicely left of the ST speedo. Together with the wiper speed dial. Which I have just got myself as well.
Yeah, I think I will spend a few hours on that dashboard. I sense a custom upholstery job on the lining, but now that we have got that sewing machine, how hard can it be? Sure, it will take some trial and error, but I think we can hack it too.