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****1x Custom Rocker of your choosing for your next accessory!
***[http://bluesea.com/products/5028 Blue Seas 6 Circuit ST Blade Fuse Block without Negative Bus (PN 5028)]
***Please note Wire color are just what I used, some Gauges are not ideal , but are what I had access to. Approx required length should leave you with some spare as well
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***~5' Red 10AWG Wire
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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. Pull the excess through and make sure you have enough slack underneath the seat to allow you to plug into the Raido.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_2.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_3.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_9.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|400px266x]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_5.jpg|400px266px]]
#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]]
====Radio Power Cable====
#Now locate the Large Rubber Gasket with a big cable bundle that runs through the Firewall between the Engine Compartment & the Cab. This is located at the Driver's seat all the way toward the outside of the vehicle. The photos below show this from the Engine & from the Cab.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_10.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_11.jpg|400px]]
#Using a very sharp object (like a Scribe) punch a hole through the Rubber Gasket. We're going to make an individual hole for every wire we run. This is to ensure that we maintain a good seal between the Engine Compartment & the Cab. No material is being removed from the Gasket so it makes a nice tight seal around each wire. Then work the hole a bit with a large nail or a Phillips head screwdriver.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_12.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_13.jpg|400px]]
#Our goal is to run 2 wires for PWR & GND for the radio. If you use nice stiff 12AWG wire you should be able to force the wire through the hole. Send a Red wire through for power, poke another hole, and send a Black wire through for GND. This will be easiest if you go from the Engine to the Cab.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_14.jpg|266px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_15.jpg|266px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_16.jpg|400px]]
#Run both of the cables behind the Dash, through the Center Stack, and out by the Glove Box.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_17.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_18.jpg|400px]]
#Now, cut the fuse holder ends off the Power Cable that came with the Radio, strip everything down and, using Crimp Butt Splices, attach Red to Red & Black to Black.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_19.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_20.jpg|400px]]
#Starting from the Passenger side, start working the cable back toward (and out) the Engine Compartment until everything is more less taut. Then zip tie everything in place. My motto is, you can never have too many zip ties!<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Cabling_21.jpg|400px]]
====Radio Interface Cable====