push button switch to latching

The Pilot PL-SW16 is what im thinking of trying to modify...the tactile switches are just momentarys...

Here is a site http://www.cardomain.com/item/PILPLSW16

In this picture there is a Positive and Negitive voltage on the switch wires.

This would cause a dead short across the power leads when the switch is pushed.

Not good.

In this Picture you have the resistor added and the switch is just a switch.

the positive and necitive wires are only shown on the LED.

With a toggle latching relay you would still need 2 switches.

You could probably use the pilot box with no issues.  It appears to have a 5 pin ribbon cable for 4 buttons, indicating that there is most likely one ground wire and 4 inputs.  You should be able to rewire that cable to go through your 4 independent switches.

You would then need to drive 4 relays with the pilot box, as it doesn't have high current outputs.  For $20 that is the route I would go.

Yea I opened up the pilot box today...looks like it should do the trick, it's built pretty well which is odd seeing as how its a pilot and only cost 20 bucks.

I'm gonna play with it tomorrow and make sure it will work, then I will start wiring everything into a new project box with harnesses insted of loose wire. I'll post some pics once i get started.

Thanks again for all the help guys.