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Dragon Switch / Instrument Panels

Will your panel fit on to my existing engine.

2/25/2019

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I have a volvo penta 2002 engine with a control panel that I think is known as 'Alternative A' (tacho, temp,oil and battery lights.

All our panels are custom made so you can have any gauges and switches that you need.

Can your panels always be made to work with volvo wiring harness. OK short answer is yes the long answer is. The modern gauges use the same number of wires as older gauges so if you have a like for like panel the number of wires will be right. All the wiring on the panel is done for you, you or your engineer will need to match up the wires that go down to the engine room. That will be a positive a negative, a wire to start , preheat and stop if required then one wire for each gauge.
won't I need different sensors for oil and water temp? Yes or no. All gauges work in the same way today as they did in the past. All gauges are set up as UK or USA settings, all our gauges are UK pattern. If your gauges are the same they will work if not you need new sensors - which we can provide.
Do you give fitting/wiring guide? Yes we provide both sides of a multi plug with your new panel. Every wire on the multi plug is labeled so that you can match it up on your loom. The multi-plug will not fit directly to your original loom plug - this deliberately the case. Manufacturers change wiring from time to time so we can not make a plug to fit all cases, also we may breach copyright if we try. It should take your engineer less than two hours to match up the panel and loom if you have the correct wiring diagram. DIY should take about the same time but please, please get it checked before you switch on.
​We also can provide a full loom with engine panel and all the relays that are required. In this case all the sensors are connected to the loom for you. 



Any advice, help would be good. I hope that helps

Dave
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  • Home
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    • Care of your panel
    • Wiring
    • Warranty and fitting
  • Instrument Panels
    • Switch Panels >
      • Bilge Pumps
    • Other Panels >
      • Customer Custom Panels
  • NMEA 2000
    • NMEA 2K Instrument panels
    • NMEA 2000 Cables & Backbone
    • NMEA 2000 Gauges
  • Gauges - Switches - Sensors
    • ECMS Marine Gauges >
      • ECMS Retro Range >
        • ECMS Retro Range White dial
      • ECMS Mermaid Black Dial >
        • ECMS Mermaid Range White
      • ECMS Neptune Black >
        • ECMS Neptune Range White Dial
    • Digital and multi function gauges
    • VDO Gauges
    • Smiths - Lucas style gauges >
      • Smiths - Lucas Style - White Dial
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