Mazda BT 50, Ford Ranger electrical set up

Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 at 22:01
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I have just purchased a new 2012 Mazda BT 50. Great truck so far!
I am soon going to deck it out with many extras such as:
UHF radio, Scanner, Spotties, Fridge, GPS, interior map lights, phone charger, inverter etc etc etc... I will be installing a dual battery system in the near future to run the heavy duty stuff like the fridge, but for now, I will be running most of it off the cars system.
There has been plenty of talk about the electrical BUS systems in these cars, and some horror stories if you tap into the existing wiring to run radios etc...
My question is, has anyone properly wired one of these to supply decent loads to accessories?
I am thinking I need a main heavy duty cable (fused of course) directly to the battery. This will feed 2 fuse boxes inside the cab. 1 of these boxes being relay triggered by accessories power.
Can anyone tell me if this will affect the system?
Also, is there a good place I can take accessory power from? There are plenty of 'spare' slots in the main fuse box under the hood. Would these suit?
Thanks in advance.
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