Need recommendations - where to mount interior aux fuse block (in dash area)?

[yonah]

I want to mount a Painless Cirkit Boss (7-circuit model) in my 200. It has to be inside the cabin and I would prefer to mount it in/under the dash, close to firewall area; and avoid under the seats. The location needs to be out of the way, but accessible. I’d prefer to use existing bolts via simple homemade bracket (see below). To give you an idea of the endstate, this block will power aux USB ports, dash/rear cams, GPS receiver, etc.

The problem is, I’m having a hard time finding a suitable location, so I’m open to suggestions.

To illustrate what I’m going for, here’s where I mounted the Painless 3-circuit model in my ‘12 Tacoma:

For the Taco, I fab’d a mounting bracket out of 1” flat aluminum stock and bolted it to one of the brake pedal mounting studs. Solid as a rock, but from eyeballing it, the same area on the 200 is a bit more cluttered. This seems to be a trend throughout the 200’s dash area when compared to my previously-owned Tacoma and Jeeps; in the 200, there is a lot more going on (less space), more sound deadening material, etc.

And here is the Painless Cirkit Boss for reference. It’s roughly twice the size of their 3-circuit unit, thus making it even harder to shoehorn.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or solutions (photos would be appreciated).

-Steve

 

[sdnative]

I zip tied a blue sea fuse block up under the passenger side dash. You could probably do something similar but more professionally executed.

 

[Markuson]

I want to mount a Painless Cirkit Boss (7-circuit model) in my 200. It has to be inside the cabin and I would prefer to mount it in/under the dash, close to firewall area; and avoid under the seats. The location needs to be out of the way, but accessible. I’d prefer to use existing bolts via simple homemade bracket (see below). To give you an idea of the endstate, this block will power aux USB ports, dash/rear cams, GPS receiver, etc.

The problem is, I’m having a hard time finding a suitable location, so I’m open to suggestions.

To illustrate what I’m going for, here’s where I mounted the Painless 3-circuit model in my ‘12 Tacoma:
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For the Taco, I fab’d a mounting bracket out of 1” flat aluminum stock and bolted it to one of the brake pedal mounting studs. Solid as a rock, but from eyeballing it, the same area on the 200 is a bit more cluttered. This seems to be a trend throughout the 200’s dash area; when compared to my previously owned Tacoma and Jeeps, there is a lot more going on (less space), more sound deadening material, etc.

And here is the Painless Cirkit Boss for reference. It’s roughly twice the size of their 3-circuit unit, thus making it even harder to shoehorn.
View attachment 2947775

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or solutions (photos would be appreciated).

-Steve

Where will items this power be located?
If in the rear, a greatspot is in the hole near the third-row temp sensors on either side panel. I have a blue sea in my passenger side there…

 

[yonah]

Where will items this power be located?
If in the rear, a greatspot is in the hole near the third-row temp sensors on either side panel. I have a blue sea in my passenger side there…

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All items, minus the rear ‘dash’ cam, will be mounted forward of the front seats. That’s driving the location for the Cirkit Boss. I want to keep the outbound primary wires as short as possible.

Although, that’s a nice, tucked away spot in the cargo area of the 200. I mounted what looks to be the same Blue Sea unit in the bed of my Tacoma under the ARB drawer wing.

 

[grinchy]

If you aren’t too fussed by renovating the air tubing, there is a large space taken under the left dash in the area of the obd connector by a black rigid air tube. Maybe hack it off and replace with a flexible air tube more toward the firewall and use the space for your fuse box?

 

[yonah]

@grinchy I’ll take a look, but I’d rather not modify the tubing.

 

[grinchy]

Do you need easy access? If not I just put a hardwire brake controller in and a simple bracket opened up quite a bit of space by the left (US Driver) firewall grommet. The black item with bolt in the left of photo is the left side oem fuse box. There are a couple inches to the firewall and quite a lot of vertical space.

 

[yonah]

Do you need easy access? If not I just put a hardwire brake controller in and a simple bracket opened up quite a bit of space by the left (US Driver) firewall grommet. The black item with bolt in the left of photo is the left side oem fuse box. There are a couple inches to the firewall and quite a lot of vertical space.

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@grinchy thanks for the photo. That area looks like it will work. I like the fact that it’s near the OEM dash fuse panel for uniformity. I’ll post some follow-up photos when I get it all sorted and installed.

 

[Julian73]

Rear fuse block for power outlet distribution