On a lot of centre consoles I’ve seen, the fuel selector and the flap control are positioned side by side in this recess. Personally I thought it would be better to keep the fuel away from any electrics, so have decided to mount the flap selector on the instrument panel.

The centre console which is made from glass fibre and re-enforced with carbon fibre panels. I marked the centres and positioned the selector where I thought it would look good.

After measuring and remeasuring the position to drill the mounting hole I used a step drill to cut a 26mm hole. It was only after doing this I found that Andair actually provide a template to help do this. Note to self: RTFM!

No problem with my measurements though and the selector cover goes on ok. I can now mark up where the Carb heat, Park Brake, Heater, and Screen De-mist controls go.

Although there are strengthening panels build in to the console I thought it would be good to further strengthen where the push/pull controls are mounted so made a couple of brackets…

and use a piece of glass fibre to secure them in place. This further supports fuel selector and controls.

This is what it looks like after the glass fibre has set.

Re-drill the holes

and the finished console ready for the the selector and controls to be mounted.

The cables are secured in place with nuts and I’ve put another washer on the back to spread the load even more. Taking no chances!

The inners are inserted to finish off. I will be able to mount the console and work out the runs for all the cables and make sure they work in the correct sense i.e. Pull for on, push for off.

There are 2 brackets that secure the instrument panel and the centre of the panel is supported by the console.

The console and instrument panel temporarily installed to see how it looks/works. I can now prep for the install of the screens and various switches, circuit breakers and warning lights once I’ve completed my electrical design.