Tonight I installed the Aircraft Specialty glare shield, wired up the canopy defrost fans and canopy lock micro switch, and prepared for the LED light switch.
I had to uninstall the fans, test them, then install the leather glare shield. Both of the fans ran fine with a 9-volt battery. The glare shield fit is absolutely perfect, including the Velcro that holds the aft edge in place. Reinstalling the fans was slightly more challenging as the screws pass through the leather, but I was able to get it done without much trouble.
Wiring up the fans, I decided to use d-sub pins to connect them, in case they ever fail and need replacement. The pins are insulated with heat shrink, so replacing them would just require carefully cutting the heat shrink, then in-pinning the fan and installing a new one.
Everything is wired into a molex connector that came with the canopy wiring kit from Vans.
The LED lighting strip isn’t here yet, but once it arrives I can install it and wrap up the canopy wiring.
