Yes, our sister company New Wire Marine has blank panels, can build custom panels, and many other compatible parts for boats or any other vehicle types.

Of course we can. The cost of a fully custom switch with unique symbol custom text, or graphic placement is $32. Please use THIS FORM to send us the image and text you’d like to order and we’ll get in touch with you about proofing the product.

All unused non-custom products may be returned for a full refund (less shipping) within 60 days of your order date. Custom actuators cannot be returned or exchanged. If we somehow made a mistake and accidentally etched your actuator incorrectly, we will replace it. We do require that you return the incorrect product(s) prior to processing the replacement.

It’s very easy. They can be popped off quickly with a simply tool, and you do NOT have to remove the switch from the dash. See a full description and video on the subject here.

It’s often easiest to start with the switch function, like “ON-OFF”, and go from there with respect to lighting options, etc. You will probably find this SWITCH SELECTION MATRIX extremely helpful when starting out. Also reading through some of our informational blog posts will likely help. After all that if you’re still confused feel free to contact us with questions.

Depends on what’s important in your design… The primary concerns are price and color. White incandescent lamps are less expensive and illuminate white, while LEDs cost a bit more and illuminate either blue or red. Current draw may also be a concern: incandescent lamps draw about 70mA, while LEDs draw about 10mA. Lifespan and failure rate are another criteria: White incandescent lamps have a MTBF of 10,000 hours, while LEDs half life is at about 100,000 hours (11 years of constant illumination).

Incandescent lamps produce a little more heat as well, and can actually make the actuator quite warm to the touch after extended operation (don’t worry, they are designed to withstand the heat). Finally we’ll mention the lighting cone: LED’s project a directional light, where an incandescent will illuminate in a full 180 degree hemisphere. Because of this LEDs do not illuminate the engraved text and symbols quite as well and the edges may be noticeably less illuminated than the center (which is right above the LED itself).

When designing a custom Contura V actuator at RockerSwitchPros.com, you’ll notice a field for a “Bottom Lens”. This small oval, bar, arrow, or text lens allows light from the switch body to pass though the actuator acting as an indicator light at the bottom of the switch. You’ll want to select this option when you are going to put the actuator on a switch body that has a light at the bottom, and you probably will not want to select select this option if your switch body will not have a light at the bottom, although even if it’s not going to be backlit, it still works fine as a label.

Each switch body’s product page will tell you if you should add a lens to that switch’s actuator or not.

Not sure what we’re talking about? Read the full article here.

Carling manufactures thousands of variations of switch bodies, and currently 10 primary product lines of Contura actuators. The style of actuator is represented by roman numerals II – XIV. We use the Contura V type for our custom switch actuators.

Our Carling V-series switch bodies are interchangeable with styles: II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and XIV switch actuators. So if you have a V-series switch, it’s VERY likely our actuators will fit on your switch body. You can tell if it’s a Carling V-series by looking on the side of the switch. Among other batch impressions, it will have a (4) digit part number starting with a “V” (such as “V1D1″).

Our actuators will also fit other manufacturers of V-series switches too, if it looks like the switch bodies pictured on this website, and your switch body is approx 1 3/4″ x 7/8” then 99% likely it will fit. Send us a photo of the switch if you want to make sure and we’ll let you know for sure.

Most printed actuators you’ve seen in the past have a lens with printing on top of it. The lens allows light from the switch body to shine through the actuator. Our custom etched actuators are different, because the engraving IS THE LENS! When we engrave an actuator the top opaque layer of the actuator is cut away, revealing the translucent white inner material – so that whatever is shown in white on the rendering actually BECOMES the lens.

It really looks great as a backlight… a far superior product because the text and symbol are really visible and night-readable, when a symbol printed onto is nearly always washed out/through by the light from the switch body behind it.

Rocker Switch Pros is actually a product line of the popular New Wire Marine custom marine switch and dash panel brand. We are one in same, with all the great customer service, reliability and innovation our New Wire Marine customers have come to expect. In fact, as a Rocker Switch Pros customer you have access to all the custom panel board manufacturing switch panel fabrication New Wire Marine offers. Contact us for more info on that.

You may also see New Wire Marine on your credit card statement for a transaction with RockerSwitchPros.com

Shipping Policy:

Domestic Shipping Methods:

  • USPS First Class Mail
  • USPS Priority Mail
  • FedEx Ground
  • FedEx 2 Day
  • FedEx Overnight
  • UPS Ground
  • UPS 2nd Day Air
  • UPS Next Day Air

International Shipping Methods:

  • UPS Worldwide Express
  • UPS Worldwide Expedited
  • FedEx International Economy
  • FedEx International Priority
  • USPS First-Mail International
  • USPS Priority International

Product Status & Shipping Times

In stock – In stock items typically ship in 1-2 business days.

Custom Etched Actuators – are manufactured to order and are not pre-built or kept on hand. However, these products do have short production times of 1-3 business days. The vast majority of ‘Quick Ship’ products will ship within 3 business with many shipping same day.

Correcting Shipping Improperly Billed

Rocker Switch Pros reserves the right to adjust shipping costs at time of shipment based off incorrectly estimated, or unexpected charges.  If this becomes necessary, we will contact you for approval prior to shipping your item.

Duties / Customs / Fees – International orders are subject to local import fees, duty, customs VAT charges, and additional taxes in the country of destination.

Rocker Switch Pros is not responsible for, nor can give any specific information on import fees, duty, procedures or taxes you must pay when your merchandise arrives. Certain freight carriers have set clearing houses that may incur separate transit charges. If a shipment is refused by you, you are responsible for all outbound and return freight charges as well as any penalties up and above the agreed transaction.

We advise you contact your local government import office for information regarding imported merchandise and all steps necessary to receive goods purchased from the United States of America.

Rocker Switch Pros will provide all necessary export paperwork to ship your merchandise in a timely fashion. We are required to tag all packages with the exact value of merchandise. All international orders may require extra time for processing and we cannot guarantee time sensitive deliveries. Some international banks do not allow verification of your credit card or financial information. Rocker Switch Pros will make every attempt to do so, but may have to decline a sale if this necessary information is not made available to us.