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I am looking for a dual concentric pot with the center shaft also operating a push button.

I will be modifying a factory HU for my 71' K10 Suburban to control items such as trailer brake controller, winch, fuel tank valve, glow plugs, etc and need the extra controls in the standard knobs.

1971 K10 Suburban - Chummins

1973 MG B GT

1981 Tartan 3000

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Will it still be able to play music after all the other stuff it has to do? You would be better off having a dedicated switch panel to do what you want. The last thing you want to do is hit a bump when you are trying to activate your gadget and get the wrong one. Or even just forget what does what and hit the wrong thing. Your idea sounds cool but not practical.

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Will it still be able to play music after all the other stuff it has to do? You would be better off having a dedicated switch panel to do what you want. The last thing you want to do is hit a bump when you are trying to activate your gadget and get the wrong one. Or even just forget what does what and hit the wrong thing. Your idea sounds cool but not practical.

I don't blame you for thinking this, but if you knew me, my current truck has a switch panel with ~16 unlabeled switches and I almost never get the wrong one ;)

A dedicated switch panel will not allow me to keep the dash looking 100% factory. I had no intentions of using a factory radio to the point I got a factory radio delete plate and am making a custom tray for a modern HU + CB radio + HAM radio that will retract under the dash with additional switches for equipment. So no need to worry about it playing music though I think I will use one knob on it with the 'steering wheel control' volume for the modern HU so when it is behind the dash I can still control volume.

I do appreciate the concern however.

1971 K10 Suburban - Chummins

1973 MG B GT

1981 Tartan 3000

1988 F350 XLT Lariat IDI

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What my latest plan is, is to mount the dual pots on a sort of spring loaded slide with a PB behind them. No one besides me will know the difference.

1971 K10 Suburban - Chummins

1973 MG B GT

1981 Tartan 3000

1988 F350 XLT Lariat IDI

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I've seen someone use an arduino with a little screen in the factory radio to do something like this,

You can program the arduino to respond to button pushes and turns how ever you'd like.

Might have been on mcm, I'll see if I can find it.

That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals.

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