Where to mount aux fuse box?

limamike

limamike

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So, since I installed my aux battery yesterday I had an awesome idea to copy Antman's aux fuse panel setup. I went and bought everything I needed and while running wires the following thought occurred to me: in order to wire it the same way as Antman I would have to do one of two things due to a lack of space on the passenger side of the engine bay -

1. Wire the aux fuse panel to the starter battery (thus negating the benefit of my aux battery completely).

2. Run wires back and forth across the engine bay to have the aux panel wired to the aux battery, but connect everything on the driver's side.

Neither of those options are particularly appealing, so I went with option three...

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... and mounted it on top of the air intake box. Right now it's held on with some super tape, and I was thinking about screwing it down and then using some sensor-safe silicone to seal it up. But, I'm about 31% happy with where it is right now, so I figured I'd consult the cabal (you guys) before I committed to any one approach.

So, has anyone found or come-up with a good mounting solution for an aux fuse panel on the passenger side of the engine bay? TIA.
 
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Not sure that's the ...optimal... mounting... location- ah hell, I'm not 1engineer- that's kinda ghetto (I KNOW ghetto, ok?)

How about :

The firewall?
The drivers side will still work( u know that tho)

Or maybe you could mount the fusebox in the cabin. The glovebox? Might work out, or under the passenger footwell by the a/c. That trim piece pops right out for access.

Take some crappy pics of your engine compartment so we know what space you have left! :)
 
Antman said:
Not sure that's the ...optimal... mounting... location- ah hell, I'm not 1engineer- that's kinda ghetto (I KNOW ghetto, ok?)

How about :

The firewall?
The drivers side will still work( u know that tho)

Or maybe you could mount the fusebox in the cabin. The glovebox? Might work out, or under the passenger footwell by the a/c. That trim piece pops right out for access.

Take some crappy pics of your engine compartment so we know what space you have left! :)
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I'll go out and take a picture as soon as this rain passes! The firewall isn't flat at all on that side (or the other side IIRC). I looked on the interior, and I couldn't find anything that was easily accessible to add more devices/change fuses. :sobbing:
 
IIRC I used 2 of the screw holes..and a copious amount of silver silicone in the rear...(which is a lot better than black silicone in the rear...ehh Antman?)

I'm a belt and suspenders kinda guy...

The sheet metal is a bit thin, and I would've liked to have a bit stiffer metal to connect to, but there's no stress to speak off, just hooking up wires.
 
I am installing 2 aux fuse box's tomorrow as well as my compressor. I am planning on running the wires across the engine bay to where my second (aux) battery will be located. I'll keep you updated. I'm currently fabbing up some brackets.
 
I think Okki mounted his in the area between the fuse box and firewall on sheet metal to give him room for relays, etc.

I'm doing similar but different layout to suit my needs.
 
Titanpat57 said:
IIRC I used 2 of the screw holes..and a copious amount of silver silicone in the rear...(which is a lot better than black silicone in the rear...ehh Antman?)

I'm a belt and suspenders kinda guy...

... I would've liked to have a bit stiffer metal to connect to....
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...nice!:lmao: It. just. Won't. Die.

So, to clarify- you use silver silicone if it's not stiff enough, and black for the rear??
 
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Antman said:
...nice!:lmao: It. just. Won't. Die.

So, to clarify- you use silver silicone if it's not stiff enough,correct! and black for the rear?? strictly!
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Us NYawkrs got to stick together...


and not because were fat either....:flipoff:

ladywolf said:
I like that. What all are you using the fuse block to run?
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Thanks..

right now various chargers, the fridge, and I have a little bit of a LED fetish..so some additional spotlights and such
 
Yup, I fabbed a bracket that holds the Fuse panel and has room for several relays. The template for the bracket is in my build thread. Very happy with how it's working out.


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I have my relocated breather filter mounted beside it.
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Okki
 
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jnance50 said:
Well, if you're not married to that box, the box I got from WiredWagon had 5 fused positions and 5 fused relays in the same box. It also comes with a mounting bracket that fits perfectly next to our factory fuse box. See pictures of it in my thread here:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/114557-new-fusebox-lights-installed-gobi-ranger.html
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I like that setup a lot actually. But, I've still got the issue of running wires back and forth across the engine bay to reach the aux battery if I mount it there. I'm going to look again this weekend when I get some time to see if I can find a better location on the passenger side.
 
I'm in the same boat as you...I actually have the wired wagon fuse box, but didn't have the foresight to order longer cables for it to mount it on the driver side. I'll be looking for a passenger side solution as well!
 
kk - here's what I did.

I went to Ikea and happened upon these two cutting boards for $2.99!

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I was thinking about building a platform similar to what Antman did on his build. I cut the handle off the little cutting board and started to see where it might fit and how I might be able to build a platform on the passenger wheel well in the engine bay and nothing seemed like it would work well. There are a couple of things grounded in that general area from the factory and those connections prohibited building a platform parallel to the ground.

Then I started looking at a solution similar to what Titanpat57 posted above, and I couldn't figure-out anything that would allow me to keep the IBS relay and relay booster module where they are. Then it struck me to use a hybrid approach to both Titanpat57's and Antman's solutions, so I built this:

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All I did was mount the aux fuse box, IBS relay, and relay booster module on the small cutting board, and then I screwed the small cutting board into the holes that I was using for the IBS relay and relay booster module. It took maybe 20 minutes to install.
 
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