Has anyone swapped a larger inverter into their GX? I am hoping to do this so I can run two outlets with larger loads.
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Not that I’m aware of. I believe I’ve heard that the wires running to the OEM inverter won’t hold up to a bigger load. I’ve pulled apart the rear panels and you have room to hide a different inverter there but you’d want to run all new wiring to be safe. GX don’t look good on fire.
If you want to use the inverter button, use it as a control switch to a relay vs. a powered wire to a new inverter. Mount it, wire it, then tap into the control wire on the OEM switch and have it power a relay to the inverter. That way you get the same function but none of the itty bitty wires to carry the electrons.
***** sorry I was incorrect on this and looking at the wrong parts... damn it ****
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I do not believe this is correct. Based on my research the it appears the 400W inverter is a larger rectangular box (see image below). The 4runner inverter you are showing is out of a 4th gen 4runner which I do not believe received the 400W inverter. The 400W inverter came in the 2nd gen Tacoma and 5th gen 4runner.bringing this back to life.....
the FJ and 4runners have a 400watt in park / 100watt in drive power inverter.
There is a 400w anytime mod that can be done to it with a simple power harness adapter that is like 50$
400W Anytime Wiring Harness
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Looking at the inverter from the GX470 and one from a 4runner of the same gen they look basically the same on the exterior except for the mounting brackets.... and those might be able to be switched as well... I couldn't find photos that show that though...
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so if you can just swap out the inverter and then use the harness mod you would have 400watt whenever the vehicle is on AND its on the factory switch for control. I mean yeah it isn't 1000watt or 2000watt but it would be enough to charge a battery pack at full charge mode and some other things like a fridge.
The 4rn inverters are like 100$ on Ebay and the harness is 50$ so for under 200$ you have a nice bump in power in the cargo area w/o having to run all new cable and drilling and mounting other plugs and all.
ahhh it seems you are correct i also looked up the FJC inverter and it too is larger but slightly different form factor....
darn I was hoping it was a simple easy upgrade... i will have to edit my other post
Too much hassle for those puny inverter. With today's price of good power station, it seems this is much better served with it.
I use ecoflow delta 2 and really pleased with its fast charging capability. It's still small enough and light enough to carry it easily.
I did reuse the inverter switch to control my 24 volt upconverter to charge it.
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I use ecoflow delta 2 and really pleased with its fast charging capability. It's still small enough and light enough to carry it easily.
I did reuse the inverter switch to control my 24 volt upconverter to charge it.
24 volt power station charging using abandoned air compressor wiring
One of the biggest issue using power station on the roads are the slow charging. At 12 volts the charging are limited to 8A for Ecoflow Delta 2. Solar panel are not that effective if you need to charge at night. Ecoflow release an alternator charger that can charge at 800 Watt but it cost $600...
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