Installed Single ARB Compressor in the Trunk / Cargo Area

[Dimitar]

Hey all,

I installed my single ARB compressor in the trunk recently and wanted to share a short video I made about it. Enjoy.

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[Dimitar]

Yes you could use the aux switches, I don’t see why not - you’d have to run an additional wire from the front. I didn’t because I felt it’d be more convenient to have the switch next to the air chuck. Ford does provide a 30A wire to the trunk but it’s ridiculously thin, I wouldn’t use it for this application.

Yes it does get hot. I measured it actually and it got to about 250F. It does not touch the plastic and after inflating all 4 tires the panel just felt warm, so no concern.

 

[BostonSasquatch]

Yes it does get hot. I measured it actually and it got to about 250F. It does not touch the plastic and after inflating all 4 tires the panel just felt warm, so no concern.

Maybe you could cut or install louvres on the interior panel, just to be safe, or in case somebody asked for inflation and you needed to run it another 5-10 minutes.

 

[BRKOBILLY2]

did you consider using the little cubby there for air flow? Would it have even fit?

 

[gjptennis]

clean install and well done video!

I hope you got some gas - she was looking mighty close to pushing it to the gas station!

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Hey all,

I installed my single ARB compressor in the trunk recently and wanted to share a short video I made about it. Enjoy.

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Very nice video!

 

[lakesinai]

Hey all,

I installed my single ARB compressor in the trunk recently and wanted to share a short video I made about it. Enjoy.

Thanks for the video! I've already installed my ARB Single in the engine bay, which works for me since I keep my "trunk" pretty full of "stuff!" but I love your innovation! What I am interested in is the large volume of space you found behind that panel. I've been looking for a place to mount a 54ah lithium battery to run my frig, and that area looks perfect! Can you show how to remove that trim panel, or post a link?

 

[Squatch]

Nice video. That install looks so clean you could almost patent it!

 

[Beach_Bum]

Thanks for the video! I've already installed my ARB Single in the engine bay, which works for me since I keep my "trunk" pretty full of "stuff!" but I love your innovation! What I am interested in is the large volume of space you found behind that panel. I've been looking for a place to mount a 54ah lithium battery to run my frig, and that area looks perfect! Can you show how to remove that trim panel, or post a link?

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[lakesinai]

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Thanks. That was helpful! The car in the video had the B&O Sound System, taking up all the space behind the panel (extra speaker and an amp or preamp) and there was NO room for an air pump etc there! So is you have the B&O, no room behind the panel!

 

[Jkoep]

very nice solution, i did install mine in the same area just using a ddi kit using my aux 5 switch.
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[RXV_POOR]

Very good video. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Dimitar]

Thanks for the video! I've already installed my ARB Single in the engine bay, which works for me since I keep my "trunk" pretty full of "stuff!" but I love your innovation! What I am interested in is the large volume of space you found behind that panel. I've been looking for a place to mount a 54ah lithium battery to run my frig, and that area looks perfect! Can you show how to remove that trim panel, or post a link?

it’s fairly straight forward, but you should buy a set of trim removal tools to make your life easier. As far as how to do it, the service manual is available on this forum, you can find pictures there.

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