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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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Brake Controller

I have a Prodigy II brake controller I would like to install in my 05 F250. I bought the adapter so I could just plug and play. Problem is I can't find the plug in the truck. Does my truck have one? If so, where do I find it, what's it look like, etc? If not, how do I wire it in?

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Mike
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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It's behind the blank out panel where the factory brake controller would be.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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I have a cubby hole where the factory brake controller would be. I pulled the ash tray out and looked behind there and couldn't seem to find it.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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Which wiring harness did you get. The standard Ford one (3035-P) fits just about every Ford out there, except 05+ Super Duties (trucks that could have the Integrated Controller). The harness you need is 3065-P and has a different shaped plug.

If you got the wrong harness, you might be looking for the wrong shaped plug.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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3065-p is what I have. just can't seem to find the plug. i only found one empty plug and it's way smaller than the 3065-p plug.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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This is what the Ford service manual says the plug looks like, if it helps any.

Is it possible that a previous owner had a controller in there and just cut the wires rather than unplugged it properly?
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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Yeah my plug looks just like the male plug in your post. Is the female end hidden behind something after you remove the dash plate or should it be in plain sight?

I'm in the house for the night. I'll have to check to see if somebody just cut the wires like you said tomorrow after work.

Thanks for your help
 
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Mine is an 04, so it's nothing like yours. All I know is that the Integrated Controller uses that same plug, so it should be somewhere behind where the Integrated Controller goes.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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This was a pic I posted looking for someone to identify it.
My truck is an early 2003. Hope this helps.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...hat-is-it.html
 
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That picture is the older style. Not the one in the 05.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 08:07 AM
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If you are sitting in your drivers seat to your lower right will be the "cubby hole". Maybe where you put your wallet? If you have 4x4 it's just to the right of your shift on the fly. Anyways, that plug is connected to the back of that "cubby hole".
 
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Originally Posted by sammy77
If you are sitting in your drivers seat to your lower right will be the "cubby hole". Maybe where you put your wallet? If you have 4x4 it's just to the right of your shift on the fly. Anyways, that plug is connected to the back of that "cubby hole".
OK. I pulled the ashtray out last night and checked behind it and tried to look behind the cubby hole and didn't see the plug. I'll look a little harder tonight. Do I need to take the dash apart to find?
 
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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OK. I pulled the ashtray out last night and checked behind it and tried to look behind the cubby hole and didn't see the plug. I'll look a little harder tonight. Do I need to take the dash apart to find?

No, not at all. Did you pull that cubby hole out?
 
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No, not at all. Did you pull that cubby hole out?
Didn't know you could. Thought it was part of the dash.
 
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Didn't know you could. Thought it was part of the dash.

Pry the sides of it inwards and pull it outta there.
 
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