Part 2 of the power distribution install- 12 volt outlets
Part 3 of the power distribution install- the inverter install
Part 4 of the power distribution install- bring da power!
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Hello again. Figured that I would take the time and go into detail about my install. I wanted to add aux. fuses, I wanted some power outlets, I needed an inverter and I needed a way to manage the power to these items. So thus started my huge project of power distribution.
This install all started with needing some extra fuses. I read up about
Slee's and
Corbet's install and decided that those were the direction I wanted to go. It was proven and it worked.
At first I wanted to install the 12 fuse ATC style fuse panel. I wound up ordering two because I was going to install the second one at the the rear of the truck. Well after getting these both I soon learned that the physical size of the panel would NOT make for a very easy install onto the passenger side seat plate. No matter how I orientated it, I still had to do some customization that I didnt feel would be really necessary. So I went ahead and got the same 6 fuse (glass style) that Corbet used. Turns out to fit perfectly and rather than use the existing hole on the seat panel, I decided to make two new ones in order to get it to fit the way I wanted it to.
I was pretty shocked at how simple/basic the seat mounting design is. Its just (4) 14mm bolts and (1) 2-wire clip for power to the seat. It comes out in all of about 4 minutes. Once the seat is off you can see just how much room you have to work with. It turns out plenty. The front of the heater fan has a large channel that you can stuff in plenty of wires. This was helpful because I stuffed PLENTY of wires in there.