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[George P]

Can anyone confirm that this panel was an option from the factory? I suspect not...?

The panel was sitting just below the guages and has the choke on the right hand side and the heater control next to it. There was nothing in the 'slot' which was blanked off. You can just about make out the panel in-situ, this is the best picture of it that i have.

My car is a 1964 88'' Station Wagon with a 'factory' XC reg number if that helps.

Just curious really as I need to consider if i'll put it back on, but if not I will need to find a place for the choke and heater control. 

[Craig T]

It looks a lot like the proper Land Rover panel.
The slot would have held a hand throttle if the vehicle was expected to drive a winch or PTO driving external equipment.

Craig.

[Craig T]

Here is the page from the handbook that shows it.

Craig.

[George P]

Here is the page from the handbook that shows it.

Craig.

Thanks Craig, much appreciated!

[Ndrwdz]

I decided that the filler panel was a good place to put 12v / USB sockets - easy to access but hard to spot, so they don't look 'wrong'

Andrew

[George P]

I decided that the filler panel was a good place to put 12v / USB sockets - easy to access but hard to spot, so they don't look 'wrong'

Andrew

Thats a good solution, i am putting in USB outlets in the front (and rear) so this would be a good spot for them. Thanks for the tip!

[Bradfordseries2]

It is the correct part. This is mine which I have drilled to take the windscreen washer pump as well. Mine also has the optional hand throttle which fits where the blanking plate is on yours. 

The original choke cable bracket and switch can be seen along with the rheostat switch for the Smiths heater.

[oilstain]

I have this one in my spares box that I took from a 88" S1, one day I will fit it to one of my series

[Ndrwdz]

I also put one in the back corner - I had put through some additional cabling when I pulled through the new loom, so it's all fused and switched from the front.

Just be aware that the terminal sides of the sockets will be in the engine compartment, with no protection. I wrapped mine in heatshrink to keep the mud out!

Happy to provide more info / wiring diagram etc if that helps.

Andrew

[JReid]

Nice wiring Andrew!

[Craig T]

I don't have the extra panel in my one, bit of a later model when the choke moved to the dash panel.

I made myself a small accessories box from an electrical enclosure adding a digital volt meter, USB sockets and a standard cigar lighter socket. The cable on the side of The photo has the twin plugs that go into the red and black terminals on the dash panel and the switch on the box is so it can be turned off when not in use.

It is held in place with four 10mm diameter Neodymium magnets and some non slip mat glued to the back. If I want to return the vehicle to "original" look, it takes 30 seconds to pull it off the dash and stow it under the seat.

Craig.

[Peter Holden]

They deleted that panel when they moved to the flat heater.

Peter

[George P]

I also put one in the back corner - I had put through some additional cabling when I pulled through the new loom, so it's all fused and switched from the front.

Just be aware that the terminal sides of the sockets will be in the engine compartment, with no protection. I wrapped mine in heatshrink to keep the mud out!

Happy to provide more info / wiring diagram etc if that helps.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew, i have specified 12v feeds for the USB connections on my new loom, which should be here tomorrow. I might well need some assistance with the wiring. I'm going to lay it all out and label each wire as a start and then see how i get on when it comes to wiring everything up.

[twomokes]

They deleted that panel when they moved to the flat heater.

Peter

The panel was deleted on the introduction of the Black Dash on the suffix D  vehicles in 1967, the flat heaters was introduced later in 1968.