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I recently caught wind and posted in another thread that Dometic had their F-150 console refrigerator on sale. As in at $100 at the time of writing this is practically giving it away. It's a respectable brand and are also from what I understand sourced by OEMs to provide solutions. I had always been interested in having one for family travels (we drive vs. fly) and always liked what I saw in the LC200's and LX's that they were common in. I quickly researched this model and liked what I saw and the feedback from the F-150 crowd was pretty much all positive.
The product came fairly well packaged within the box. On top of the packaging you should have the plastic cutout template, exhaust fan, and plug (to cover hole in future removal).
After reading the instructions which were rather straightforward, I got to work cleaning out the console of belongings and prepping for the hole cutout for the exhaust fan. Remove everything including the bottom console pad. I taped the template to the console where the 12v socket is. I then took a silver Sharpie marker to trace out the outline of the template for a "just-in-case". Took a 3.5" (89mm) hole saw and aligned the pilot bit to the center of the template to begin the cutting. Once I had a good initial drill with the pilot bit, I removed the template to finish the rest of the hole cutout. I started with the drill in reverse to score the plastic and kind of set a groove for the saw to follow when cutting. I drilled several seconds at a time to check my progress and vacuum out the shavings. Once you get through making the primary hole, there is a strengthening rib that is on the backside of it that end up snipping off. Also be careful not to "punch through" as there is a harness - clipped back - rather close to the RHS of the hole opening.
After the hole is made and shavings vacuumed out, I installed the exhaust fan while orienting the harness to the 2 o'clock position.
There are two foam braces that now need to be installed on the LH & RH side of the console bin to provide bracing/spacing for the fridge. Not provided, but I grabbed some alcohol wipes and cleaned the hole area around where they would be adhered to. These are easy to line up and install as they just sit on the "ledge" around the bottom.
The final part is dropping the unit into the console. This help to have another set of hands so as not to accidentally drop. The unit runs off the 12v receptacle inside the console, so that needs to be plugged via the short coiled plug. Then the exhaust fan that was mounted to the console needs to be plugged in as well. This is where it helped holding the unit halfway in the console while the other person plugs in. Once that's done carefully drop into place. The unit needs to tilt towards the back and slip in under the rails for the console tray. Then lower the front down so the front lip rests on the front tray rail. Using a screwdriver, twist the clips 90* to lock in place. Install the trim panel and done.
The product came fairly well packaged within the box. On top of the packaging you should have the plastic cutout template, exhaust fan, and plug (to cover hole in future removal).
After reading the instructions which were rather straightforward, I got to work cleaning out the console of belongings and prepping for the hole cutout for the exhaust fan. Remove everything including the bottom console pad. I taped the template to the console where the 12v socket is. I then took a silver Sharpie marker to trace out the outline of the template for a "just-in-case". Took a 3.5" (89mm) hole saw and aligned the pilot bit to the center of the template to begin the cutting. Once I had a good initial drill with the pilot bit, I removed the template to finish the rest of the hole cutout. I started with the drill in reverse to score the plastic and kind of set a groove for the saw to follow when cutting. I drilled several seconds at a time to check my progress and vacuum out the shavings. Once you get through making the primary hole, there is a strengthening rib that is on the backside of it that end up snipping off. Also be careful not to "punch through" as there is a harness - clipped back - rather close to the RHS of the hole opening.
After the hole is made and shavings vacuumed out, I installed the exhaust fan while orienting the harness to the 2 o'clock position.
There are two foam braces that now need to be installed on the LH & RH side of the console bin to provide bracing/spacing for the fridge. Not provided, but I grabbed some alcohol wipes and cleaned the hole area around where they would be adhered to. These are easy to line up and install as they just sit on the "ledge" around the bottom.
The final part is dropping the unit into the console. This help to have another set of hands so as not to accidentally drop. The unit runs off the 12v receptacle inside the console, so that needs to be plugged via the short coiled plug. Then the exhaust fan that was mounted to the console needs to be plugged in as well. This is where it helped holding the unit halfway in the console while the other person plugs in. Once that's done carefully drop into place. The unit needs to tilt towards the back and slip in under the rails for the console tray. Then lower the front down so the front lip rests on the front tray rail. Using a screwdriver, twist the clips 90* to lock in place. Install the trim panel and done.
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