Originally Posted by surveyguy

I did away with the lance plug when i first got it - used - (on my F150) and used the standard 7 blade plug/recptacle. The stock plug even looked like it got hot at one time from being a smaller 12v+ wire. When i switched to my F250 superduty, i tapped into the wires at the trailer plug too (soldered connections) and installed the plug in the bed near the front (side).

'97 Lance 185s Extended. if you want a pic, holler. I hang out on RV.NET too, great place. however i don't have any photos (I don't think) of my wiring work.