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===Radio Power & Interface Cable===
Whilst these are 2 separate functional items, they run together for a while and so it would be wise to run these cables simultaneously. I ran them separately as I wasn't, originally, sure where I was going to put the Face Plate but I'm going to pretend, for the sake of this article, that I had a little more foresight & ran them at the same time. For this section you'll need the power cable & RJ11 Interface Cable supplied with your Radio.
#First remove the kickplate beside the front Passenger Seat.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_1.jpg|400px]]
#Then thread the power & Interface cables from underneath the Passenger Seat to under the Kickplate. The Interface cable is the same on both sides but make sure you leave the white plug underneath the Passenger seat as this is what plugs into your Radio.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_2.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_3.jpg|400px]]
#Now run both cables toward the front of the car and through the white plastic structure.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_4.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_5.jpg|400px]]
#Now run both cables up under the vertical grey plastic so that it comes out under the glove box.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_6.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_7.jpg|400px]]
#Send the cables out the back so they are hidden and put the kickplate back on.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_8.jpg|266px]]
Here is where the paths diverge.
====Radio Power Cable====
====Radio Interface Cable====
#Threaded the Interface Cable into the back of the Center Stack and pull out about 3 to 4 feet of spare cable (this is so that it will be simple to take the Center Stack apart once everything is done).<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_19.jpg|400px]]
#Gather up & zip-tie the excess into a nice bundle and then zip-tie it out of the way behind the glove box area.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_20.jpg|400px]]
===Switch Installation & Cabling===
#*The 3 Lid mount points that aren't shared with the Fuse Block use 8-32x3/4" Flat Head Screws with #8 Lock Washers & 8-32 Nuts.
#*The 1 hole shared by the Lid mount & the Fuse Block uses an 8-32x1.5" Pan Head Screw with a #8 Lock Washer & an 8-32 Nut.
#Below is a cartoon wiring diagram showing how the whole Plate goes together. I connected all black wires (negative side of the Relay Coil) to the Barrier Strip. Make sure you install Jumpers so that all post on the barrier strip are connected to each other. I connected all white wires (Positive side of the Relay Coil) to my 1st connectors. I connected the 5 red wires from the Relays (the common line) to locations 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 on the Fuse Block. I connected the 5 blue wires from the Relays (the Normally Open line) to the 2nd connector. Additionally a red line in 12AWG was used to provide power to the dash switches which comes off the plate on pin 1 of the Switch Signal Connector.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Power_32.png|266px]]
#Now it's time to add the cabling. I'm not going to detail every single wire I ran but I will show you how I did it and give you a basic rundown. The relays I bought come with sockets and pre-built pigtails. It was necessary that I add length to each wire to accommodate my installation. I added about 2 feet to each wire, knowing i would trim them to length later. Note that I only used 4 wires per Relay because I didn't need anything connected when the Relay was in the "Normally Open" position.
##First strip the ends of the wires you are going to join. Then tin each exposed end. This is done by heating up the wire and applying solder to it. I recommend globing on as much solder as will comfortably go. This will make it easier to join the 2 wires in the next step.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Power_12.jpg|266px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Power_13.jpg|400px]]
I decided to mount my Radio underneath the Passenger seat. After looking around under there it became clear that there wasn't a good way to mount the included bracket to anything structural. I took an idea from this [http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f23/inverter-under-my-front-seat-26274/ Under Seat Inverter Install] and decided to mount my Radio to a sheet of Lexan and place that underneath the seat. This has worked out well so far. The Radio doesn't move at all. Onto the install!
It took me a while to decide where I wanted to mount the Face of the Radio. I rode around for a month or so with the face sitting in the tray underneath the center stack before I finally decided to undertake installing it into the center stack underneath the Stereo. When I decided to mount the Face underneath the Stereo I noticed that the single DIN gap underneath the Stereo was just about the perfect height to accommodate the Face. I thought that using the existing filler pocket might work although I knew it would take some fairly serious modification. After jumping on Amazon and seeing that I could buy a new Stereo kit with filler pocket for about $12 bucks (in case I ruined this one) I pressed on.
#The next step was to, very carefully, position the block of wood exactly where I wanted it to ensure that the Face was at the right depth and was level. Since the block was a tight fit, it basically stayed where it should. So I slid it in so that it was about 1/4" too far out. I then took the Face Plate Assembly and carefully, slowly, inserted it exactly how I wanted it, pushing the block to its correct position. I then carefully removed the Face Plate Assembly, flipped the Pocket over, and screwed a couple Pan Head Wood Screws in to keep the block in place. Next I screwed the Face Mount Bracket into place and, once again, test fit the entire thing.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_14.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_15.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_16.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_17.jpg|400px]]
#Using a Stepped Drill Bit I increased the diameter of one of the holes in the back of the Pocket enough so that I could fit the RJ11 connector, on the Interface Cable, through it.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_18.jpg|400px]]
#After putting the Center Stack back together it was time to put the car back together! After threading the Interface Cable into the back of the Center Stack I cleaned up the extra cable length. I gathered up & zip-tied the excess into a nice bundle and then zip-tied it out of the way behind the glove box area. I did, however, make sure to leave plenty of slack behind the Center Stack so that it was easy to remove the Center Stack. Note that the photo shows the cable threaded through the Pocket, but you'll have to thread it through the Center Stack 1st. I only did this as a basic length check. Once everything is tidied up, put the whole thing back together, plug in the Face & the Mic and you're Looks good to go!<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_19.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_20.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_21.jpg|266px]] [[File:Yaesu_Install_Face_22.jpg|266px]]
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