Powering Accessories Struggles - Don't let this happen to you!

[Ironalley]

I put together a quick video on YouTube showing how to do this install:


I will whip up an article to go with it shortly!
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Where did you mount your fuse box?any pics

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[YukonJack]

Post #144 shows a picture of where I mounted the fuse box w/zip ties.

 

[TeslaKen]

Where did you mount your fuse box?any pics

In passenger footwell to the right of ECU, apologies for no pics and I'm out of town currently. I will show alternative way of doing it at some point and post follow up.

 

[Ironalley]

Post #144 shows a picture of where I mounted the fuse box w/zip ties.

Yes I seen yours but it would be hard to access since I have the fridge in place in front.

 

[Ironalley]

In passenger footwell to the right of ECU, apologies for no pics and I'm out of town currently. I will show alternative way of doing it at some point and post follow up.

Ok thks that would be great.

 

[Ironalley]

Ok thks that would be great.

Any update on the fuse block yet Ken ?

 

[TeslaKen]

Any update on the fuse block yet Ken ?

Sorry haven't had any time to work on the truck, hopefully this weekend. I have another alternative that I want to try as well.

 

[Phenmonolimit]

I went the fuse box route as well, and placed in one of those storage boxes underneath the passenger seat. Very easy to get to incase I want to add other accessories.

Appreciate this forum, both Ken and YukonJack for this work around. Really glad to have my speakers back, especially after the news about active noise cancellation.

 

[TeslaKen]

I just went through this same type of thing. By using the power under the passenger kick panel, I could only get the rearview mirror or the 10.88” screen but not both. Whichever was plugged in first worked fine.

I also have the refrigerator sitting in the front floorboard and it’s plugged into the 110 outlet behind the center console.

My work around was this:
1. I plugged the dash screen in under the passenger side kick panel.
2. A outlet surge protector plugged into the plug behind the center console.
2. 12v AC/DC converter, plugged into the second plug behind the console (fridge plugged into other outlet).
3. The DC converter has a cigarette lighter plug, I have an adapter with a USB to USB-C cord that I ran through the dash and up the driver side trip to the mirror.

This was such a PITA because neither of the orgs I bought the products from provided any valuable feedback on how to make things work. It’s clear that neither of their wiring harnesses were passing power from the power connection under the kick panel. I thought about just splicing into the power cable, but didn’t want to risk overloading the circuit (don’t know what I don’t know).

Regardless, I have it working now and. I have the cigarette lighter plugged behind the screen so I do have another USB-C outlet I could use if I want to do something else.

I forgot to ask you, how do you like the refrigerator that sits up front? Was it worth it? Would you buy again?

 

[Airborne Rhino]

Use my fridge all the time. Really like mine

 

[Phenmonolimit]

Use my fridge all the time. Really like mine

Did you connect and run the fridge with the mirror using the same power tap ?

 

[hemiarch]

Likewise. Love my fridge more than just about anything else I’ve added.
Recommend running it dc off the frunk power feed which stays on while level 2 charging and when the car sleeps.

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