Touch Pad - can it be converted to knobs?

[eagle777]

last price i saw somewhere around 900

[Triton21x MD]

What all needs to be changed? Do you need to dissamble the wiring harness and put spade connectors on all the wires to attaché them to the rotary switches?

[eagle777]

suppose to be plug and play...

[vanellies]

They can be changed to knobs but for $800 not sure if it is worth it.

I have a 2007 TR 21HP that has touch pads on the console. I've had to replace 4 of these the last 3 years. Can the touch pads controls be replaced with conventional panels with knobs?

[NoCAL]

Guess I'm just lucky, my touch pads are 10 years old this year and never had a bit of trouble with them. Knock on wood.

NoCAL

[Sportsman112081]

Which pads swap out with this

[tracer1]

Guess I'm just lucky, my touch pads are 10 years old this year and never had a bit of trouble with them. Knock on wood.

NoCAL

Mine are 12 years old......so far no problem with them.

[TillerHandle]

Short answer is YES! For 2010 - 2014 models it is plug and play. I have a 2015 21TRX and here is a post I put on the sticky at the top of the Triton page referencing this issue:

!Hey guys, I purchased one of these kits from Carol. I had a touchpad dash that gave me nightmares. Carol contacted the manufacturer of my touch pad system and they said to convert to the rotary switches would mean a complete rewire, because they did not have a conversion kit for a 2015 model. After some thought, I contacted Carol and told her I had a plan to make these rotary switches work on my rig. I ordered the switches and harness and here is what I did to convert it: 1) removed the touchpad system & brain 2) Clipped all existing wires to box lights, bilges, pumps, anchor & navigation lights. Clip the just behind the gear lever control. 3) Identify each wire by putting 12V to it and see what comes on & label the wire. 4) install the new switches & harness. 5) Clip the wires from the new harness at the 40 pin connector (Carol supplied a schematic of what each wire went to on the dash) 6) match the wires from the connector to those you've labeled from the old system, use solder & butt connectors to connect the two ends.

It worked perfectly! You will give up livewell controls at the bow & you'll have to purchase the bow panel that has the oval switch panel as opposed to the rectangular switch panel, but you still have your anchor light control & trim control at the bow with the new panel. Wiring time was about 12 hours and I'm not a wiring guru, but I now have a much more dependable system! Give Carol a call!!!

[tracer1]

I'll stick with my touch pad. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.