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haha, yes I went there the other day for the first time. Good cheap pizza right by the beach. It's awesome
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Ok, so to hook it up to the battery (or in my case, the fuse block I added, or If I remember correctly Christian hooked hid onto the stock fuse block):
Battery and Fuse Block I added:
Stock Fuse block:
I have a step side bed, but am pretty sure there is a hole in the same location, on the fleet sides. The hole had to be made bigger (I think my receptacle needed a 1" hole) so I drilled it out with a hole saw. Also, if you have a bed liner, the hole isn't going to be pre-drilled in that, you have to do it yourself.
Where I put my ground (not the best, didn't cover it with any silicone or anything, but it still works) You can see the red end of the ring terminal I used, just scraped away some metal, drilled a hole, and screwed a screw in with th ring:
Battery and Fuse Block I added:
Stock Fuse block:
I have a step side bed, but am pretty sure there is a hole in the same location, on the fleet sides. The hole had to be made bigger (I think my receptacle needed a 1" hole) so I drilled it out with a hole saw. Also, if you have a bed liner, the hole isn't going to be pre-drilled in that, you have to do it yourself.
Where I put my ground (not the best, didn't cover it with any silicone or anything, but it still works) You can see the red end of the ring terminal I used, just scraped away some metal, drilled a hole, and screwed a screw in with th ring:
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I finished installing my 12 volt outlet in the bed. It works great!. I used some snap-on clamps and wire ties to keep the power wire put and a 1 inch hole saw to hog out the hole.
I used that plastic corrugated wire tubing to protect the wire along the frame. I also used a liberal amount of electrician's tape in areas where I secured the wire (double wrapped with the plastic tubing) so it's protected the entire length. I finished the connections with silicone sealer on all terminals and a fuse (30 AMP) splice.
All in all I used:
1. About 17-18 feet of 12 gauge wire for the power (I bought 21 feet and ran one piece, cut off excess). Ground wire is less than a ft. I used an existing hole to bolt the ground terminal to, just scrape off any paint first.
2. About 18 feet of corrugated tubing .
3. A roll or so of electrician's tape.
4. Misc. wire ties and snap-ons, about 7-8
5. One inline fuse holder near battery.
6. 12 volt outlet from a Marine shop, misc. terminals.
7. 1" hole saw
Sorry, no pics, if I can get my camera operating I'll add some pics.
Thanks all,
I used that plastic corrugated wire tubing to protect the wire along the frame. I also used a liberal amount of electrician's tape in areas where I secured the wire (double wrapped with the plastic tubing) so it's protected the entire length. I finished the connections with silicone sealer on all terminals and a fuse (30 AMP) splice.
All in all I used:
1. About 17-18 feet of 12 gauge wire for the power (I bought 21 feet and ran one piece, cut off excess). Ground wire is less than a ft. I used an existing hole to bolt the ground terminal to, just scrape off any paint first.
2. About 18 feet of corrugated tubing .
3. A roll or so of electrician's tape.
4. Misc. wire ties and snap-ons, about 7-8
5. One inline fuse holder near battery.
6. 12 volt outlet from a Marine shop, misc. terminals.
7. 1" hole saw
Sorry, no pics, if I can get my camera operating I'll add some pics.
Thanks all,
Last edited by Rangerguy; 03-14-2008 at 09:20 PM. Reason: adding hole saw info
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