Tutorial / DIY Guide - Installing 12v Outlet in Frunk

[treyrich2001]

So, I actually have a bunch of these. Do the female metal terminals fit? Or are we just hacking the seals from this kit?

thanks

Did you ever determine whether the terminals fit?

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[bikedrd]

I just tapped the wires.

 

[ekirkpatrick]

I was stuck there, too. Here is how I got it out. The metal piece is a paper clip.

Wish I had seen your solution. Yeah this part of project took me the longest. Mine finally popped.
Thanks for pic and post.

 

[ekirkpatrick]

I got mine installed.. Removed tub and followed above instructions.

Question: The outlets are powered on when I connected to harness. The outlets seem to be on despite reading in posts that they are controlled by software in settings like others. Mine are on whenever I open frunk. Will this cause an issue with the 12v batteries? Are the rest of you seeing 'power always on' in your installs? Thanks.

 

[Sundar]

Has anyone done this in a gen2 Rivian? Is it the same process and is the wiring there?

 

[agame32]

Would anyone in SoCal be interested in a 12v retrofit “group by” installed by a professional mechanic?

Our mechanic is really good and I kind of miss not going to him since we’ve been full EV for two years. Plus he loves Rivians. I’m thinking these types of mods might be a good fit, but he’d probably only be interested if there was some sort of scale to it. Thoughts?

 

[vordo]

Would anyone in SoCal be interested in a 12v retrofit “group by” installed by a professional mechanic?

Our mechanic is really good and I kind of miss not going to him since we’ve been full EV for two years. Plus he loves Rivians. I’m thinking these types of mods might be a good fit, but he’d probably only be interested if there was some sort of scale to it. Thoughts?

I would be quasi interested - I did the instal but I could never get spades to connect correctly so I finally said f' it and cut off the ends and physically connected both sides and then used a ton of electrical tape to secure - I might order a whole new connecter setup and try and repair it as it pretty janky (but it does work!)

 

[mcclajb]

@shift4 and @Sonartech - How is this holding up? Any issues over the past year? Anything you would have done differently? I see @shift4 kept the inline fuse, but @Sonartech did not. Has that been an issue? I figured it would be fine either way. Just looking for a little more info before I do this myself.

 

[shift4]

@shift4 and @Sonartech - How is this holding up? Any issues over the past year? Anything you would have done differently? I see @shift4 kept the inline fuse, but @Sonartech did not. Has that been an issue? I figured it would be fine either way. Just looking for a little more info before I do this myself.

Zero issues, works great still. I've used the outlet many times to power the pump for my frunk water tank.

 

[shift4]

I got mine installed.. Removed tub and followed above instructions.

Question: The outlets are powered on when I connected to harness. The outlets seem to be on despite reading in posts that they are controlled by software in settings like others. Mine are on whenever I open frunk. Will this cause an issue with the 12v batteries? Are the rest of you seeing 'power always on' in your installs? Thanks.

This is a new feature with one of the more recent updates. You can change it to keep the outlets off when you open the frunk if you want.

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