specjoe
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I'm all set to get an IBS dual battery setup in my '08 Tacoma Access Cab with an Odyssey 1500 from Sierra Expeditions on Friday. The Odyssey will go in a battery tray on the driver's side under the hood, after the ABS module is moved, I guess. I recently bought an ARB fridge freezer that I've got strapped down in the extended cab, so I'm hoping to finish the summer camping season without hot beer and/or a dead starting battery.
So here's the twist from everything else I've read about 05+ Tacoma dual battery installs - I'm hoping to wire a new FWC Finch shell I'll be ordering soon to this setup. I really considered just going with FWC's aux battery option instead (great price compared to what I'm about to drop!), but finally decided I like the idea of keeping the batteries (and as much as possible) out of the pop-up camper - as I know it's going to get cramped in there quick. So has anybody wired their FWC of ATC off of an aux battery under the hood? I'll primarily be just running the lights and furnace fan, but want to keep options open for other electrical wants back there in the future. I realize I might get a volt drop with the wire distance, but plan on running heavy guage wire directly off the aux battery when I get the Finch.
Any other concerns/thoughts are really welcome - just need to know I'm not following the wrong rabbit hole!
-joe D.
So here's the twist from everything else I've read about 05+ Tacoma dual battery installs - I'm hoping to wire a new FWC Finch shell I'll be ordering soon to this setup. I really considered just going with FWC's aux battery option instead (great price compared to what I'm about to drop!), but finally decided I like the idea of keeping the batteries (and as much as possible) out of the pop-up camper - as I know it's going to get cramped in there quick. So has anybody wired their FWC of ATC off of an aux battery under the hood? I'll primarily be just running the lights and furnace fan, but want to keep options open for other electrical wants back there in the future. I realize I might get a volt drop with the wire distance, but plan on running heavy guage wire directly off the aux battery when I get the Finch.
Any other concerns/thoughts are really welcome - just need to know I'm not following the wrong rabbit hole!
-joe D.