Why don't I see an inline fuse at the battery terminal??Big photo dump here. I wanted to put the radio itself in the cargo compartment, especially considering there is so little space in the passenger compartment. My plan is, once I get longer control and mic cables, to put the faceplate on the accessory spot and put the mic on the dash. So, down to photos and the massacree (went pretty well, actually).
Ford put in a grommet to run cables through the firewall - I punched a hole in it and ran the cable through the hole:
Then I routed it behind the trim panel and into this nifty little wiring tray under the trim - the trim just pops right off, so it's super easy:
Same for the back seats (you 2 door people, no idea how that will work):
Fished the cable up into the cargo bay:
Then put all the trim back together:
Ford's provided accessory posts on the battery terminal. M6-1.0 nuts fit. The Bronco toolkit that comes with the Bronco has a socket that will fit, so you don't even need to open your toolbox.
I pretty much use Anderson Power Poles on everything:
Watertight through hull for marine applications - I drilled a hole through the trim and installed the through hull:
Connected the through hull to the cable going to the engine bay and clipped it so it won't come apart.
Installed:
Over time, I've wound up putting power pole connectors on most of the things I use. I just put them inline with whatever originally came with it so I can just plug it into the Rigrunner or can use the original connectors if I need to move it to another vehicle.
Hehe, yeah, I didn't actually connect to the battery until after I'd run the wiring. I just posted up the photos in chronological order. That's a great point, though, for safety! It's fused with 40 Amp fuses on both the positive and negative at the battery, not that I'm ever likely to draw 40 Amps, but if it shorts out somewhere, those should pop.Why don't I see an inline fuse at the battery terminal??
Edit: awww... In your 2nd post!
40A is good for that monster 4AWG(?) conductor...
Sorry to Jack a thread but is there one of these plugs in passenger and driver side?Looks nice. Another option for passing wires through is here. If you don't want to cut into your factory grommet, this OEM plug just pops out, then you can add your own grommet.
Hehe, just saw this, but yeah. The power bus in the back is fused on all of the connectors, then each device is fused as well. Good advice! I put fuses everywhere.40A is good for that monster 4AWG(?) conductor...
Just be sure to appropriately fuse whatever components you bus off that lead as well!
I contacted Tera Flex about making one for the Bronco and their response was we don’t plan on it. I asked for bolt hole measurements to see if I could modify it for my hinge on the Bronco. But it was too far off for me to feel comfortable ordering one to attempt modifications and be left with a weak mount because the mounting holes would have to be too close to the end of the bracket.
10 Gauge. I won't draw enough amperage to require 10 gauge, but I prefer to overbuild the infrastructure for the future.
