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pretence of ‘the more outlets the better

The left-hand of the dash features a

rather useless-sized pocket that seems

perfect for nothing more than a few do

business cards, provided you don’t driv

up a steep hill and allow them to slide

onto the passenger’s lap! So, a flush-mo

ciggie and dual USB outlet was screwed

straight over the top of it. At a later da

I’ll be making a custom centre console

house switches, gauges and power outle

but for now I’ve mounted two ciggie plu

Behind the third row of bucket seats

flush-mounted three ciggie outlets (for

rear passenger and camping use) and a

merit plug for direct power access for t

12-volt fridge. These are hardwired dire

to the auxiliary battery for constant us

Also hardwired is a 300W Projecta pur

sine wave inverter that’s easily accessib

from the rear cargo area.

The rear bumper bar houses a 50-am

Anderson plug that plugs into my camp

trailer to charge on-board batteries.

I’ve connected the ‘solar in’ wire of the

Projecta charging system with another

Anderson plug and tucked it in behind

of the upright posts of the Opposite Lo

bullbar, so it’s easily accessible and doe

require lifting off the bonnet to plug th

solar panel in. Both Anderson plugs hav

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Narva.
Projecta folding solar panel
feedingthe secondary
battery via the Projecta
dual-battery controller
allowed us to stay out
bush and keep the fridge
running indefinitely.
240-volt power under the rear seat with a Projecta
300-watt pure sine wave inverter.
Bank of five Narva switches will grace an extended
centre console.
The Runva winch power isolating switch (cuts power
to the winch) was kept intact with all the new wiring.