(I wasn't sure if this was the most appropriate place for this.. but at least it's in one of the Mobile Electronics sub-forums.)
I was wondering what's the best way to power things like CB/Ham radios, GPS units, etc. Currently I've got my CB powered by fishing the wire into one of the fuses under the steering column. It works, but I don't like that it's basically 'rigged'. I've seen some pictures where people made their own fuse box inside the engine bay. I'd like to do something like that, but don't know what all is involved and needed. I wanted to reroute the CB to something like that, and also power my GPS unit that way, instead of taking up the cig-lighter. (For some reason the cig-lighter will power the GPS, and charge my wife's phone, but the two extra auxiliary power outlets under the ash tray won't. Plus, between my wife's phone charger, and the cord for the GPS.. that's a lot of cluttered wire by the shifter that I don't like!
Does anyone have any good writeups for this sort of thing?