Pro tip: it helps IMMENSELY to remove the glove compartment and all the panels around the factory fuse block on the passenger side to help with this. You can remove the grommet, cut it, and reuse it to route the wires. There's already an empty hole with a grommet in the passenger side of the engine bay under what I presume are harnesses for the ECU. This way, the text will turn on when the truck is turned on, and the switches were designed such that the symbol will turn on when the switched is activated. The yellow wire ran to the ignition line I used to turn on my stereo and the black went to ground. I added wiring for six switches, despite only having two at the moment (again, room for expansion). I went ahead and wired according to their specs using insulated terminals. I wanted to make sure everything was semi-permanent so that I could always add more switches later. I had to butcher the stereo install frame pretty badly to get the panel to fit.and currently it's just a friction fit. I already had an aftermarket radio installed, so the empty space underneath was an obvious choice for where to put the fuse block. I went with the blue LEDs to match the stock wiring. I know I wanted to add at least backup lights and reverse lights, so I went ahead and ordered the switches, panel, blanks, and fuse block from them (as they had the best price anywhere on these items). I got my switches from the guys over at OTRATTW. I wanted add an auxiliary fuse block and switches for future upgrades so that when the time came, everything would be clean, neat, and easy to install. I've posted several threads getting ideas on how to go about laying the foundation for upgrades in my F-150 so I figured I'd post the finished product.
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