Third Brake Light wire
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I think if you tap into the trailer wiring the truck will sense a trailer being hooked up at all times. I found in older f150's there was a designated wire for it. Cant find anything on the new superdutys .
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But thinking this morning hooking the brake light from the topper will not work, it will cause it to flash when you use your turn signal for that side. As far as making the truck think a trailer is there I dont think LED's have enough resistance to do that, I believe it need to detect brake resistance. I will be able to test this a soon as I run that red wire to the battery.
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But thinking this morning hooking the brake light from the topper will not work, it will cause it to flash when you use your turn signal for that side. As far as making the truck think a trailer is there I dont think LED's have enough resistance to do that, I believe it need to detect brake resistance. I will be able to test this a soon as I run that red wire to the battery.
If you're OK with that, you could make or buy some kind of AND gate which would make the light work as a brake light unless the hazards are on. I am idly hunting for a CHMSL wire, but if I don't find one, I'll do something similar, as I want to separate the brake lights from the turn signals on my flatbed.
https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...rt/C56196.html < something like that.
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I found a two wire connector on the frame behind the drivers seat for the interior of the cap light. Need to ask dealer if there is a harness for it. Never did find the third brake light wire.
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This thread is about how a topper was installed using the brake light wire from the trailer plug, using an adapter on the back of the trailer electrical connector plug.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...installed.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...installed.html
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Every one of my previous Super Dutys had the wires at the back of the vehicle. It is taped to the trailer harness. All you do it cut it free and your in business.
And I've had a topper with a 3rd brake light on all of them.
And I've had a topper with a 3rd brake light on all of them.
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I found a brake control wire on the passenger side kick pnl with the pto wires. Violet wire cbp04 is the tag. I got the extra bed light wire from a connector buy the passenger doors mounted on the outside of the frame. I tried a 1/4 w led at the trailer plug for the brake but the truck saw it as a trailer connected.
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