MotoBrad
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- First Name
- Brad
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- Jun 5, 2019
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- Location
- Victoria BC Canada
- Vehicle(s)
- 2012 Subaru STi, 2001 BMW M5, 2014 Yamaha WR250R, 2010 BMW R1200R,
- Occupation
- Heavy Duty Mechanic
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Hey guys!
Just wanted to share my findings/install. I had my heart set on one of the new Dometic CFX3 55IM units. I measured, and scratched my head and measured some more.
I don't really need a slide, I didn't want to loose valuable tailgate space and I wanted the fridge to be easily removeable. I'm happy accessing the fridge from the side of the truck, even with 37s and 2 inch soacer lift I (6ft. Tall) reach to the bottom just fine. My short wife is fine with a 9" stool. Opening from the side is perfect for this style setup.
I had a crazy idea to remove one of the rails in the mopar factory tonneau, and it worked perfectly. Just have to drill out 4 x ¹/⁸ rivets and the horizontal bar slips right out. Now my 19" tall fridge fits like a glove and doesn't raise the sides of the tonneau at all!!! I have Built Right Industries bedside molle panels that are perfect for tying/securing down the fridge with camlock straps. I ran 10 guage wired from the #2 aux switch underhood (green) wire above the frame rail and through a drilled hole in one of the rubber plugs in the front of the bed (bottom RH corner). I connected that to an amazon cigarette lighter/USB outlet that I built into a small plywood enclosure. I also jammed a piece of dense packing foam in between the bed wheel arch and the fridge side.
I'm very happy with the setup! Perfect solution for me while I wait for my RLD bed cap topper. But it turned out so nice, I would have been happy with it like this for years!
Just wanted to share my findings/install. I had my heart set on one of the new Dometic CFX3 55IM units. I measured, and scratched my head and measured some more.
I don't really need a slide, I didn't want to loose valuable tailgate space and I wanted the fridge to be easily removeable. I'm happy accessing the fridge from the side of the truck, even with 37s and 2 inch soacer lift I (6ft. Tall) reach to the bottom just fine. My short wife is fine with a 9" stool. Opening from the side is perfect for this style setup.
I had a crazy idea to remove one of the rails in the mopar factory tonneau, and it worked perfectly. Just have to drill out 4 x ¹/⁸ rivets and the horizontal bar slips right out. Now my 19" tall fridge fits like a glove and doesn't raise the sides of the tonneau at all!!! I have Built Right Industries bedside molle panels that are perfect for tying/securing down the fridge with camlock straps. I ran 10 guage wired from the #2 aux switch underhood (green) wire above the frame rail and through a drilled hole in one of the rubber plugs in the front of the bed (bottom RH corner). I connected that to an amazon cigarette lighter/USB outlet that I built into a small plywood enclosure. I also jammed a piece of dense packing foam in between the bed wheel arch and the fridge side.
I'm very happy with the setup! Perfect solution for me while I wait for my RLD bed cap topper. But it turned out so nice, I would have been happy with it like this for years!
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