Solve to Power Problem!!

[H2Much]

Yes, it is a Boulder 15, 15 watts of continuous power. Working on getting the Yeti now and adding a could more panels so that I can have some serious power in the back for outdoors stuff as they can really produce some serious power. My buddy is the marketing exec for Goal Zero, so he hooked me up with everything including the charge control that regulates the power to the battery at 12V.

For those of you who have not had the power problem yet, it usually starts when you add any aftermarket accessory, typically an aftermarket stereo or alarm system. No one can seem to figure it out, but some ghost comes along and sucks the battery life out of your battery over time until your battery is dead and charged so many times that it finally craps out. Been to so many mechanics and through 5-6 batteries now, nobody can figure it out. Anyway, now I am good to go and will have unlimited power!!

Details: Took a hood louver that I had, had it cut to fit the panel inside. Caution - you have to cut the area out and then put it in the hood to see the angle that the panel needs to be to fit against the bottom of the hood for it to fit. The panel will not fit flush, it has to be angled upward slightly to clear the bottom of the hood part that is under the louver. The rest is just fiberglassing it in and then Rhino lining it. To deal with weather, you have to Rhino line or Linex it. Tried to do it with just fiberglass, but that cracked the first day sitting out in the sun due to the heat.

My stereo guy made mine, so I could see what he would charge to bust out a few more if anyone was super interested. I just don't think you can put a price on free power, especially if you are rocking some serious aftermarket stuff like lights, power steps, and a ghost battery draw, etc. Either way, let me know as I may be able to get a discount set up to get the Goal Zero stuff for my peeps here on the forum.