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Added a Ram mount to the dash tray last week; I didn't like having my phone below the screen as it required me to look away from the road too much. I then added an Auxbeam controller to my setup, yesterday, using the Proclip mount that previously held my phone. Just the controller for now. I wanted the controller before I got any lights; my fridge will be the first thing to wire to it. I'll likely move the controller wire fully behind the dash panels, but want to make sure I like the placement, as that will require cutting a notch into the panel due to the wire size; for now it's just zip tied to the slots on the side panel.

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Side Note... Guess I need to clean my screen :)
 

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Do you just zip tie this down and it stays connected full time?
Andrew,
I stuck in on top of the removeable fuse box cover using the adhesive strip that came on the bottom of the BatteryMINDer. I placed it as far left as possible on the fuse box cover so that the underneath area of the hood will clear it when closed. It will stay permanently attached to the fuse box cover and won't interfere when taking the cover on and off if I need to replace the fuses. If it's mounted on the battery, it will have to be removed on the next battery replacement.

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Andrew,
I stuck in on top of the removeable fuse box cover using the adhesive strip that came on the bottom of the BatteryMINDer. I placed it as far left as possible on the fuse box cover so that the underneath area of the hood will clear it when closed. It will stay permanently attached to fuse box cover but won't interfere when taking the cover on and off if I need to replace the fuses. If it's stuck on the battery, it will have to be removed on the next battery replacement.

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And you have it hard wired to the battery? Both positive and negative posts? I saw some that have gator clamps and others with ring terminals
 


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And you have it hard wired to the battery? Both positive and negative posts? I saw some that have gator clamps and others with ring terminals
It is attached with rings over the small threaded positive and negative posts.
 

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I changed my front tow hooks today and added the shackle to the back as well. Next is installing my front led light bar.

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Looks awesome! Which front tow/shackle hooks did you use? I tried the rough country kit a year ago and the mounting holes for the skid plate were way off, so I bailed. Everything line up well for yours?
 

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Upgraded the side mirror turn signals after seeing @AzScorpion post recently. Took a whole 5 minutes including looking up a YouTube video on removing the cover.

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Made progress on wiring for my new front facing camera. Monitor now sits centered on my growing dashboard monstrosity. Waiting on some parts to finish install of on/off switch, and routing wire to camera. It's in the 90s today, so another time.

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Just had most my teeth pulled today. $$$ gonna be heavily tied into healthcare for the new few months. Over $11,000 in surgeries and such :(

I won't be gracing this thread often with unwise finical decisions.
 
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Had my Ranger Anti-rustproofed. A 4 day process. I was lost without my Rig. And the results from the Dinitrol finish is absolutely superb! The truck’s undercarriage is Matt black and I’m hoping it will delay any Rust. This coming week an ARB under armour plate system is being fitted! This will then lead to the installation of 16 RGBW DD rock lights.
less than two weeks ago a pair of DD SCR1 reverse light pods were fitted along with a pair of STRANDS lighting division Siberia MO (Strobe option). Wow,

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Had my Ranger Anti-rustproofed. A 4 day process. I was lost without my Rig. And the results from the Dinitrol finish is absolutely superb! The truck’s undercarriage is Matt black and I’m hoping it will delay any Rust. This coming week an ARB under armour plate system is being fitted! This will then lead to the installation of 16 RGBW DD rock lights.
less than two weeks ago a pair of DD SCR1 reverse light pods were fitted along with a pair of STRANDS lighting division Siberia MO (Strobe option). Wow,

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WAIT....you had it "anti-rustproofed" ??? That means that whatever rust-proofing that was there, was removed....thus your getting it ready for "rust"....:crackup::headbang::turkey:
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