concordcarlos
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My 2001 T4R has plenty of power ports up front, 3 of them. The rear cargo area has one. That leaves back seat passengers with no place to plug in phones, disco balls or 12v deep fat fryers. What were they thinking?
I found the rear of the center console to be the ideal location. I wouldn't let anyone smoke in my rig anyways so I removed the ash tray and used that void. I did have to enlarge the opening to clear both the power port and meter. Get a dremel, really good for tight spaces.
I also had to position it so that the rear cup holder can still be used.
I powered both from my BlueSea Aux fuse block in the engine compartment.
-I got the cigarette lighter and 12v meter from Amazon. It was around $19 total, with free shipping.
-Small sheet of Lexan from Osh. $8 I think. I got the thinnest one they had, I can measure it if anyone wants.
-1 1/8" dewalt hole saw. Metal/PVC $16.99
-I was out of wire and bought two 25' rolls of 14g wire from Lowes at about $7.50 each.
-Already had ring terminals, heat shrink and cable ties.
I took the two side trim pieces off left and right of the 4wd lever and shifter, and lifted the fake wood top piece off. I started the wire from front to back and got it as close as possible. The final move is "flossing" it into place along the bottom of the console so that no wires are visible. I found a bolt with good chassis ground to the left of the 4wd lever.
I still had room to get the power lead(fused at 15 amps) through the firewall, since I left a larger hole than needed for power to the CB.
I made three attempts at cutting the lexan, the first two times it cracked. I was bending it slightly as I drilled the holes, that was likely the culprit. I tried a flat tan spray paint at first, way to light in color. Rustolum brown hammer finish got me fairly close.
My soldering is not top notch(sorry dad), I am out of practice. I took the picture of the back of the panel prior to soldering.
I found the rear of the center console to be the ideal location. I wouldn't let anyone smoke in my rig anyways so I removed the ash tray and used that void. I did have to enlarge the opening to clear both the power port and meter. Get a dremel, really good for tight spaces.
I also had to position it so that the rear cup holder can still be used.
I powered both from my BlueSea Aux fuse block in the engine compartment.
-I got the cigarette lighter and 12v meter from Amazon. It was around $19 total, with free shipping.
-Small sheet of Lexan from Osh. $8 I think. I got the thinnest one they had, I can measure it if anyone wants.
-1 1/8" dewalt hole saw. Metal/PVC $16.99
-I was out of wire and bought two 25' rolls of 14g wire from Lowes at about $7.50 each.
-Already had ring terminals, heat shrink and cable ties.
I took the two side trim pieces off left and right of the 4wd lever and shifter, and lifted the fake wood top piece off. I started the wire from front to back and got it as close as possible. The final move is "flossing" it into place along the bottom of the console so that no wires are visible. I found a bolt with good chassis ground to the left of the 4wd lever.
I still had room to get the power lead(fused at 15 amps) through the firewall, since I left a larger hole than needed for power to the CB.
I made three attempts at cutting the lexan, the first two times it cracked. I was bending it slightly as I drilled the holes, that was likely the culprit. I tried a flat tan spray paint at first, way to light in color. Rustolum brown hammer finish got me fairly close.
My soldering is not top notch(sorry dad), I am out of practice. I took the picture of the back of the panel prior to soldering.
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