ramonortiz55
Adventurist
Next Mod is to install the Expedition Essentials 2TPAM to hold my Garmin unit and cell phone when I am on the road:
I put together the 2TPAM and set it over the radio. Positioning it evenly and carefully - Then I held it in place with some tape:
See the holes on the sides?
These holes will be marked using a black marker:
Then over the radio there are four more holes. These holes are hard to reach, so I bent a small nail and used the nail to scribe the locations of the holes:
Once I had all my holes marked up and ready to go, I removed the coin holder:
AC Controls:
There are four bolts that hold the radio down:
Remove bolts and pull radio out:
Carefully remove all plugs:
See these buttons that are over the instrument panel on the dash? - Poke the middle of them to remove:
This will allow the fascia of the instrument panel to be pulled away:
Have a friend remove the Gray Radio Trim Bezel:
Unplug the 4x4 switch
Time for surgery:
Drill some pilot holes and go to town:
Tweezers aid in setting washers and nuts:
Other side:
Next drill the holes for the radio, always use pilot holes to prevent the drill bit from wandering. Any mistakes here will be visual:
Time to set the piece that goes over the radio:
Next, per instructions from Expedition Essentials, I trimmed this lip off on the driver's side of the Gray Radio Bezel:
Dremel time!
Now go run in the truck and trim this lip off the instrument panel fascia:
Like this:
Next notch the radio to allow wiring to travel to the USB charger on the 2TPAM:
Wiring for the USB Charger on the 2TPAM was spliced onto the power points below the radio, I reached back there and removed the plug:
Splice Colors for reference:
At this point I ran the gray wire for the USB Charger on the 2TPAM BETWEEN the gray bezel and the dash, see at the top of the picture. The gray wire has the 2 red connectors at the end:
Put it all togther now:
So clean!
Start up the truck to ensure proper operation:
Install wire cover:
Final install picture:
Accessories to come soon!
I put together the 2TPAM and set it over the radio. Positioning it evenly and carefully - Then I held it in place with some tape:
See the holes on the sides?
These holes will be marked using a black marker:
Then over the radio there are four more holes. These holes are hard to reach, so I bent a small nail and used the nail to scribe the locations of the holes:
Once I had all my holes marked up and ready to go, I removed the coin holder:
AC Controls:
There are four bolts that hold the radio down:
Remove bolts and pull radio out:
Carefully remove all plugs:
See these buttons that are over the instrument panel on the dash? - Poke the middle of them to remove:
This will allow the fascia of the instrument panel to be pulled away:
Have a friend remove the Gray Radio Trim Bezel:
Unplug the 4x4 switch
Time for surgery:
Drill some pilot holes and go to town:
Tweezers aid in setting washers and nuts:
Other side:
Next drill the holes for the radio, always use pilot holes to prevent the drill bit from wandering. Any mistakes here will be visual:
Time to set the piece that goes over the radio:
Next, per instructions from Expedition Essentials, I trimmed this lip off on the driver's side of the Gray Radio Bezel:
Dremel time!
Now go run in the truck and trim this lip off the instrument panel fascia:
Like this:
Next notch the radio to allow wiring to travel to the USB charger on the 2TPAM:
Wiring for the USB Charger on the 2TPAM was spliced onto the power points below the radio, I reached back there and removed the plug:
Splice Colors for reference:
At this point I ran the gray wire for the USB Charger on the 2TPAM BETWEEN the gray bezel and the dash, see at the top of the picture. The gray wire has the 2 red connectors at the end:
Put it all togther now:
So clean!
Start up the truck to ensure proper operation:
Install wire cover:
Final install picture:
Accessories to come soon!