12-11-2013, 01:13 PM
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Txtruckerpaul is currently offline
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Longview, Texas
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My Year: 1996
My Model: Z240 talari
My Engine: 7.4 bravo III
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Re: stereo/ switch panel upgrade
Thanks Mikey, Andy and Larry! A lot of work has gone into just this one panel. The guy that made the panel for me does excellent work. He is very detail oriented and this was an out of the norm project for him. He usually makes square or rectangular switch panels, but the Maria panel has a weird shape to it and all he had to go by was what was left (not much) of my original panel and the padded bezel that I had send him. His price was $310. He has some pretty high tech gadgetry and computerized tools to cut this thing. The backlighting added to the cost, but to me it was worth it. It is fiber optic LEDs, looks really cool at night. He remounted my air/sea temp guage and he mounted the viewing lens flush smooth with the surface of the panel. I didn't feel the need to have the original text script about the dangers of not turning on the blower or the hole cut for the motor safety switch that had a plug in it, so I had him leave those off. I supplied my own switches, stereo and wiring since I'm rewiring most of the boat anyways and adding some of my own electrical toys.
This is a major hurdle that I'll be glad to be finished with. Wiring is a pain in the butt and I'm getting tired of burning myself with a soldering torch.
I was pleased enough with his work, that I told him I would recommend him to anyone looking to get their Mariah panel redone. If anyone is interested, I'll pass on his contact info
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1996 Mariah Talari Z240 7.4 Merc Bravo III
As long as you have a few nuts, bolts and screws left over after the job is done, it should work!
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