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where did you buy all of the ABS/Kydex for this project? what are the specs on the material you used and rough est. of cost?Interior Continued: USB Additions
So my 9 and 11 year old girl's don't smoke and neither do I, so I was wondering one day what I could do with these.....
Seems every device we have from cell phones to tablets utilizes USB charging. I figured that I could do a neat mod and remove the ashtrays and fabricate USB charging ports...
After completing the center console modifications, I was getting good with the ABS/Kydex so I started making some plates to hold a Blue Sea USB Port.
Here are my cover plates ready for install in the rear doors....
The thinner rear plate goes under the window switch molding and the Blue Sea USB Lock Ring sandwiches them together for a very tight fit.
Next I made up some custom wiring harnesses with abrasion resistant covering.....
Here is the finished look....
Couldn't neglect a possible 3rd person sitting in the middle and not having a charging port, so I installed a third Blue Sea USB port on the rear of the center console.
Next came the Front and Rear of the vehicle. I ran a USB Port on the driver side rear panel...
Then I decided to place a Blue Sea dual 12V and USB Outlet on the Passenger side so I could have a very short run of wire from the distribution blocks to connect the ARB Fridge.
BAM... Another ashtray GONE....
For the rear 120V power I utilized a shallow mount residential box from Lowe's, and fabricated a flush mount cover to finish off the install.
Finished the rear Electrical off with the addition of a OEM Dome Light installed onto the lift-gate. This adds light for getting into the ARB Drawers and camping.
For the front of the vehicle I ran power from both the Wagan Inverter and also the Blue Sea 12V Distribution. below you can see all the wiring being brought to the front of the truck. I sleved the wires in abrasion resistant covers for a clean install and protection....
Made a small modification to the center console to bring all the wires up to the dash for their respective parts.
You can see in the below photo the Toyota Matrix 115V switch that I utilized for the install. The switch is correctly wired through a 30AMP Relay to the Wagan Inverter and I was able to figure out the pin-outs on the switch to get it to light when activated and also back-light when the vehicle lights are on.
You can also see where I made a custom bracket to mount the National Luna Dual Battery Monitor.
