Finally installed my "always-on" 12v outlet in one of the bed pockets.

I was originally going to do this as a tutorial, but as it turns out, its allot of work to do those. Instead, I'll show some pics I took along the way and at the end. I bought this marine 12v outlet off eBay months ago. I'm tapping into the fused, always-on power source from the outlet I added to the center console in a previous mod.

Maybe my sockets are crap but the 14mm had some slop and I can't stand scuffed up nuts, so here comes the painters tape;


I thought i'd be removing the seats but I only needed to remove the bolts and tilt the seat back to gain access to the floor plug;


Prepping wire and loom;


I didn't get any shots of me drilling a hole, but here is the back view of the outlet installed;


From underneath;


and another;


And some shots of the loom running along side a factory loom;


And another;


And through the floor plug;


Installed Pic;


In use;


That's it. I have to say, i haven't found a use for the 120V outlet yet but these always on 12v outlets are a must for a family with iPads, hotspots and phones.

Aloha,
Rob

PS: Some of you may notice that white line above the outlet, looks like a scratch or a crack, well thats a crack of sorts. Turns out the inside of these bed pockets are lined with a sort of laminate. When drilling behind and applying moderate pressure, it cracks. If I had known, i would have applied less pressure and allowed the bit to do more of the work. Since this mod is inside the bed pocket and faces the front of the truck, I don't think anyone will notice this.

 

Cool write up.

 

Your write up will help with my future install....thanks

 

I have something similar--I suggest running more than one wire back there for future expansion. Not much more time/cost to do so and it'll make future additions easier!

 

nice looking truck

 

wondering anyone done the 120v setup?. might do with mine if going to use heavy power tools.

 

This is not a bad idea. Personally, I knew I was tapping into an existing circuit i created for my always on 12v outlets in the cab and the bed. I may add bed lights to this circuit later, i'm fairly certain this wire will handle that current.

Aloha,
Rob

 

why not just run a wire directly from the battery.... no adding unnecessary holes through the cab and you wont stress existing circuits.

 

I tapped into an add-a-circuit that I put in for a 12v outlet in my center console earlier this year. Its a 15AMP fused circuit that now has two 12v outlets on it that will only be used to charge tablets and phones. Sure a dedicated circuit to the battery would have meant .....well nothing for me. I didn't have enough loom to make it to the battery.