Yep, I've wondered if it would be possible to cut my own hole "around the corner" there facing back, and it would definitely be a lot more easily accessible if I did, or by mounting it facing vertically in that little cargo tray directly above the factory location. Is it possible to remove the cargo tray trim piece without removing the entire piece it's attached to? Or do those types of clips need to be accessed from inside?Interesting idea. I don't KNOW that this would work but based on photos posted here (including one I took) I wonder if one could slide the control panel "around the corner" of that trim piece. This would position all the connectors (both air and electrical) in roughly the same place but make the panel accessible from the back rather than side of that wheel well panel. I suppose whether this helps would depend on the design of the drawer system but for me (without a drawer system) it would still help avoid other cargo I often have stacked up in that location. Am interested in others takes on this...
Clean photo showing TH (not mine) panel location, and "empty" spot between that and the speaker:
Photo of my scratched up cargo area with cover of that panel off - there might be space behind that wall to the right IFF the panel would fit there.
Ideally I would have it in the location I previously described, marked by the arrow in this picture, which would be all the way in the back in the storage location behind the hybrid battery, but the other two options seem like they might be possible while still using the factory wiring and hose, and there may just not be enough space between the battery and the trim to cram the access panel in there. It would just be so nice to open the back and have the compressor always easily accessible.. Even before I installed the drawers I already felt like it wasn't in a great spot. It's a pretty nifty OEM addition but if I could pick and choose I'd probably trade it for an ARB 100% duty cycle compressor. Mine has had issues finding the right PSI (it will see-saw inflating and deflating) and overheating. On one occasion I had to give up on one tire and just go to the first gas station I could find because for some reason it could not get a consistent pressure read on that tire and refused to inflate it.
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