So I've been a member here for a while, but mostly just steal everyone else's ideas. 
But for the first time, I couldn't find where someone had done what I wanted to do.
So I figured I would just do it, and put it up.
I am going to be installing an inverter in my truck, along with a remote outlet on the dash.
I found a Peak brand 1200w inverter on ebay for cheap, and bonus, it comes with a remote mounted box with 2 110v outlets, a usb outlet, and an on/off switch!
My truck doesn't have the center console, so below the cigarette lighter/12v outlets there is a pretty big, and thus far to me, useless cubby.
Perfect place to mount this box I think.
First step: basically tear out the entire dash:
And here is where that cubby used to be. It just screws onto the dash from the rear, hence the need to tear the entire dash out to get to it.
All I did was use some thin aluminum sheets, two, because I felt that they were too flimsy alone,and cut them to fit on the rear of the dash. I cut them as big as I could, because I planned to just screw or rivet them into the dash from the front.
After I had it all fitted up, I put the box in, and drilled holes in the plate to attach the box to.
Then some black spray paint.
Then mounted box in the plate, used rivets to attach it, and then, instead of drilling obvious holes in my dash, I just fit this plate into the hole on the dash, and screwed the cubby box over the back of it(after drilling out a hole for the cords to go through). It fit tight and actually looks pretty good!
Anyways, there is the first part of my first contribution to the forums. If I ever get the cables for the inverter I'll document that installation as well, since no one has installed one where I plan to put mine.
But for the first time, I couldn't find where someone had done what I wanted to do. So I figured I would just do it, and put it up.
I am going to be installing an inverter in my truck, along with a remote outlet on the dash.
I found a Peak brand 1200w inverter on ebay for cheap, and bonus, it comes with a remote mounted box with 2 110v outlets, a usb outlet, and an on/off switch!
My truck doesn't have the center console, so below the cigarette lighter/12v outlets there is a pretty big, and thus far to me, useless cubby.
Perfect place to mount this box I think.
First step: basically tear out the entire dash:
And here is where that cubby used to be. It just screws onto the dash from the rear, hence the need to tear the entire dash out to get to it.
All I did was use some thin aluminum sheets, two, because I felt that they were too flimsy alone,and cut them to fit on the rear of the dash. I cut them as big as I could, because I planned to just screw or rivet them into the dash from the front.
After I had it all fitted up, I put the box in, and drilled holes in the plate to attach the box to.
Then some black spray paint.
Then mounted box in the plate, used rivets to attach it, and then, instead of drilling obvious holes in my dash, I just fit this plate into the hole on the dash, and screwed the cubby box over the back of it(after drilling out a hole for the cords to go through). It fit tight and actually looks pretty good!
Anyways, there is the first part of my first contribution to the forums. If I ever get the cables for the inverter I'll document that installation as well, since no one has installed one where I plan to put mine.
