Loadspace 12 V and 110 V Power
Outlet Installation (4.0/4.6)
Introduction
12 Volt Outlet Instal
110 Volt Outlet Instal
More Information
Photo at right courtesy of Jim Haver:
Loadspace of 2000
and up models has 12 volt outlet already. This can also be used to plug
in a 110 volt inverter as shown, but Jim Havers demonstrates (below) a
better idea that leaves the 12 volt outlet free.
Introduction
Range Rover owners
like to camp in style, and you never know when you
might want to plug in some handy appliance like a coffee maker or an
air mattress inflator when out on the trail. The ideas on this page
should help owners to customize their camping esperience to suit the
level of sophistication they are accustomed to.
Ron Beckett's 12 Volt rear Power Outlet
Range Rovers of the 2000 model year and up come with a rear 12 power
outlet as standard. It is located in the loadspace lining just below
the access panel for the right rear lights. Earlier models omittted
this convenience, so Ron
Beckett thought it
would be useful to have some 12 volt power sockets handy at the
rear of his 1997 4.6 HSE for running appliances when camping. He
installed a
group of two12 volt power sockets, and a 4-switch
panel, on the rear of the trim panel covering
the subwoofer and CD player in the left rear corner of his loadspace
(photo below left). One of the 12V sockets is controlled by the
switch panel.
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Power outlet
& switch setup with fire extinguisher mounted
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Fuse box in
space behind trim panel
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Currently the remaining switches are unused but they are there for
future items like an external 12 volt work lamp, a drinking water
pump
in a tank yet to be fitted, and additional swivelling interior lights
in the upper tailgate. He obtained both the the switch panel and the
cigarette lighter sockets from a marine chandlers store.
Note Ron's neat
installation for his fire extinguisher in the rear left
corner of the loadspace -- ready to hand when camping. His mini first
aid kit sits in the same location on the opposite corner of the
loadspace.
To get power to the switches and sockets, Ron ran a cable from the
front (fused at the battery - although he reports he may change this to
a circuit breaker) to the rear, up through the grommet under the rear
corner, behind the taillights and out to the fuse block.
He hid the fuse block in the space behind the trim panel (see photo
above right) where it is screwed to the very substantial sub-woofer
mounting
bracket. Oh, those blue wires with the uninsulated connectors are the
earth or ground wires for the sockets and, yes, he knows that it is the
wrong colour for these leads!
Jim Haver's Rear 110 Volt Inverter
Installation
Jim Haver got a good deal on a DC to AC power inverter and
installed it
in his Rangie so he would have 110VAC in the truck. Since he
already installed an auxiliary
battery
in the spare tire space, it was an easy job to wire the inverter in the
right side of the
same compartment, attached to the trim panel where some folks have
their
navigation computer.
<>The photo at the
top of
the page shows the location where Jim installed the inverter. As shown
in that photo, it is quite possible to just plug the inverter into the
stock 12 volt outlet -- but that precludes using the outlet for otjjer
purposes. The photo at right
(courtesy of Jim) shows a closeup of the inverter, with the 12
volt power lead concealed behind the trim panel and wired in to Jim's
spare battery which he had in the spare tire area.
Jim has kindly provided a detailed illustrated writeup of his
installation at this
link.
More Information
Auxiliary Battery Installations
CB radio
installation page shows other methods of tapping into the 4.0/4.6
12 volt power system.