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Good question- the Blue Seas fuse block was purchased before the Switch Pro and helps distribute power to multiple locations, and I still use it to distribute power to non-switched items (fridge power, extra 12v chargers, etc). The Switch Pro replaces all of the relays and switches that you would use to control all of your lights, compressor, etc. So I used to have multiple switches mounted on the dash (see pic) and I started running out of room. The Switch Pro gives me control for 8 accessories from one panel. And you can combine accessories, control brighntess, strobe, etc. And the wiring is far simpler without all the relays under the hood, and only one small set of wires now running through the firewall.Thanks, just ordered a Power Tray. Going to be working on my electrical next weekend with a friend of a friend that is a wiring pro.
Trying to understand why you need the switch pro if you already have a Blue Seas 6 circuit fuse block? Is it just to have more electrical connections?
Wish I could take credit for the idea, but I stumbled upon it on another forum a while back. What follows is my work though. My cabin air filter was old and had a bee or two stuck in it. I could order one easily enough, but where's the fun in that?
Thankfully the wonderful engineers at Toyota decided to give this thing an actual removable frame instead of just some lame channel to shove the filter into.
I use the 3M pleated filters in my house and try to keep them on hand. One was sacrificed to the cause. I laid the old filter atop this thing, marked two cut lines and used the cardboard border as my remaining two cut lines. Regular kitchen scissors got the job done, maybe make sure your wife is not around when you do this? Definitely make sure to be careful, the wires are sharp and poke
Once I had it cut out I just inserted it into the frame, and did some adjusting of the wires since they were bent while pushing the filter behind the frame's retention tabs. It's very snug, with no gaps, so it should perform just like the factory filter. Cutting carefully was the key, getting crazy with the scissors or trying to just eyeball it might not work well.
The last time I bought a factory cabin air filter it was around $12. I paid $14 for the 20x25 filter, and I should get at least four filters out of it, so there's some savings to be had with this DIY approach. There's no carbon on this, so I don't think it will eliminate any foul odors, but it is a good filter so it should remove allergens and dust at the very least.
