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Help with 2011 Ford Explorer
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Dunno if the 2011 Explorer is the same layout as my 2006 Explorer, but I grabbed power for a 45w Yaesu FT-8800R dual bander from the fuse panel on the passenger side on the center console. There was an empty 20a-capable spot that did the trick. The power connection has been good for 98k miles so far. I never found a grommet to pass a power cable through the fire wall, and I knew if I drilled a hole I'd screw something up. The one downside of the fuse panel connection is that turning the ignition off also turns the radio off. No cross-banding capability unless I leave the key in the ignition... something I don't do. HTH.
Not that I found for my 2015 Explorer, I went to a car stereo installer to get a power wire run from the battery to the passenger compartment
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