RamBox Bed: Add power outlet

[CforHD]

Has anyone found a clean way of adding 12v/110v power to the bed of RamBox equipped truck? In a standard bed, you can get power outlets in the side of the bed. But when you opt for the RamBoxes, you get a 110v outlet in driver-side RamBox but lose ones in the bed of the truck.

Has anyone figured out a way of adding these to the bed of a RamBox equipped truck that looks OEM?

 

[flan]

I don’t know how much room is behind the wall of the rambox bed, but can you cut in a single gang weatherproof flush mount electrical box and tap into the existing wiring?

 

[CforHD]

Like a residential box? I doubt there's that much room back there.

 

[flan]

Like a residential box? I doubt there's that much room back there.

They make shallow ones too. I saw nobody else replied, figure I’d maybe start the conversation and someone else with experience can take over.

 

[Darkone]

the factory inverter is only 400 amp so really only useful for charging. If it where me I’d put in an aftermarket inverter and place your own outlets similarly to what @flan says. With 3d printers I’m sure you could make something that looks pretty factory.
I did find this 15amp outlet that’s about 2in deep. It could be placed pretty easily.

Outlet

 

[CforHD]

@Darkone only looking to run a 12V refrigerator, charging tool batteries, etc.; nothing demanding.

Adding an inverter and 3d printer gets a bit complicated. Was hoping there was a fairly easy solution out there to just tap into the existing 400W power in the RamBox.

 

[CortexM0]

I know this isn't what you're looking for, but here's what I did for a temporary 110V in bed solution.

I used an extension cord plugged in to the outlet in the RamBox. This was ran out of the drain hole just below. Here I custom molded a silicone plug around the extension cable, but it should also be possible to modify the existing plug. Any wiring after this point is wrapped in loom for additional protection.



From here it's a short run under the bed to the plastic plug in the front driver's side of the bed. I used plenty of zip ties to ensure the loom was safely secured. This time the existing bed plug was replaced with a 3d printed version that has a slot and hole to run the wire and loom through. From here the end of the extension cord is just loose in the bed.

So far this has worked great for a temporary solution. I can remove it all and have it back to stock in just a few minutes.

If I was doing a permanent install that I wanted to look stock, I'd want to use the OEM parts. It looks like the outlet inside the RamBox is a 68312754AC. It's not cheap, but you'll get the OEM look and you know it's rated for use in this environment. Plus it has a switch to disable the inverter whenever the cover is closed.