Auto Rod Controls.

Not the flat face touch controls style. I've seen people have issues with them.

I would rather spend money on go fast parts so I try to keep stuff like this budget minded.

I have exactly ONE serial cable going to my cage mounted 10 switch panel. I have one board that is 7"x4.5" contains all the replaceable fuses and relays for my entire system that is set in vibration resistant epoxy. Yep it is not cheap but very clean, very simple and very reliable. Oh yeah it also comes with a built in LED "dome" light

Nice looking stuff. My problem(s) with a system like that is - what happens if something fails? Nothing is immune to having a problem. I use good components sourced from a few places to build my systems, all of which are easy to replace at the track if they fail and it doesn't cost a ton to carry spares of everything. I also make the system so that it's able to changed or have stuff easily added as needed. Seems like things are always being changed on a race car.

[quote=CMcAllister][quote=Al_Alguire]
If you have a component fail you replace the offending piece, just as you would if a component failed. The fuses, relay and switches are just as easily replaced as anything you would use or replace if there was a failure. If you want to add circuits hopefully you are smart enough to take that into consideration when purchasing it and having a couple spare circuits. It is no different in functionality from any other relay panel and switch box out there, or from anything that anyone makes themselves, I've done that as well. The exception being systems like Racepaks smartwire and similar which is sealed. To each his own but there is nothing in a speedwire kit that is not easily fixed at the track with commonly available pieces from a good parts store, except maybe the serial cable which Best Buy would have.

If you run a delay box and it fails what do you do? If your electric water pump fails what do you do? Parts fail on all cars if you are serious racer who travels you will carry spares for common components that seem failure prone and not repairable at the track. Your argument against speedwire stuff only holds water for those who run things like Racepak Smartwire and similar systems. They are closed/sealed systems and non repairable, so if you choose to run those systems you have to carry a spare, albeit $2000 spare. If you pop a relay in a smartwire system you have to wait and hope it resets, otherwise you are dead in the water as you cannot bypass it easily or replace/reset that circuit. I have seen three of those boxes fail this year at the track. One team carried a spare the other two had to next day air one in.

[quote=Al_Alguire][quote=CMcAllister][quote=Al_Alguire]

I meant a component of the Speedwire System (relay, switch, etc). Perhaps I mistook the construction of their stuff as being a sealed unit with none of the parts easily replaced. I am a fan of everything in the car being plug and play, making it easily able to replace anything quickly. Relays, pumps, fans, ignition boxes, etc.