Adding Aux Switches
Tuned
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I don't think it can be done as the wiring isn't there if it wasn't on the build order at the factory. Ford even says the factory upfitter switches cannot be added by a dealer later on. You will have to end up going some sort of aftermarket way if you need the aux swtiches, making sure everything is fused and relayed.
--Nathan
--Nathan
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Joined: Jun 2014
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From: Waterloo, IA
This was the ONE THING I missied when I ordered my Lariat Ultimate. I was reading online how the previous gen had a kit you could buy to add them if you didn't have it. I'm hoping Ford creates the kit for people like me that forgot them.
Honestly, I don't know what I'd use them for, but I'm sure something will come up in the next 10 years.
Honestly, I don't know what I'd use them for, but I'm sure something will come up in the next 10 years.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Feb 2017
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From: AZ
I'm not going to order a truck just to get the Upfitter Switches so if the one I end up buying doesn't have them I'll just use an sPOD - a great product made in the USA
4x4 SPOD Since 2005 - The ORIGINAL JEEP Over The Windshield Switch Console - Jeep Power Distribution System
The Upfitter Switches are really nice to have (had them in my 2010 Ford Raptor which is where I think they were first introduced).
4x4 SPOD Since 2005 - The ORIGINAL JEEP Over The Windshield Switch Console - Jeep Power Distribution System
The Upfitter Switches are really nice to have (had them in my 2010 Ford Raptor which is where I think they were first introduced).
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From: NH
Anything is possible with money, but make no mistake...it is way harder to add the upfitters on this truck than the previous generation. I added upfitters on one of my 2016 diesel trucks. Basically it took less than 1 hour to do and involved a $150 part ordered online, the removal of a cheesy plastic coin tray, and the snapping in of the switch module and plugging in a harness.
The new design would require a new roof console, the entire harness, removing the headliner and pillar trim, and however it connects under the dash.
The new design would require a new roof console, the entire harness, removing the headliner and pillar trim, and however it connects under the dash.
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Anything is possible with money, but make no mistake...it is way harder to add the upfitters on this truck than the previous generation. I added upfitters on one of my 2016 diesel trucks. Basically it took less than 1 hour to do and involved a $150 part ordered online, the removal of a cheesy plastic coin tray, and the snapping in of the switch module and plugging in a harness.
The new design would require a new roof console, the entire harness, removing the headliner and pillar trim, and however it connects under the dash.
The new design would require a new roof console, the entire harness, removing the headliner and pillar trim, and however it connects under the dash.
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Joined: Apr 2013
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From: NH
Thanks, was waiting on your reply. Ive never hooked anything up on any of my other trucks so would probably never use them, but was looking forward to them. Didnt know it was an option. Not going to waste money on it now. Although it does have me a bit irritated this morning.
But don't feel like it is impossible. Just because Ford doesn't offer a "kit" anymore doesn't mean it can't be done. I pretty much converted my 2012 XLT truck into a Lariat truck, and there was no Ford kit for that either, lol.
Hotshot
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From: NH
In the past, it involved wiring a resistor between the switch and one of the blunt-cut wires under the dash. It is a little different on the 2017; believe someone just wrote a thread about this. I've always done it to my previous trucks...nice for winter idling. Some people use it in the summer for better A/C performance.
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2004
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You don't have to wait.
Here
https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/Q-256.pdf
And here
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-switch-2.html
Here
https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/Q-256.pdf
And here
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-switch-2.html
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Hotshot
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From: NH
My truck actually does have the aux switches, I was just talking about wiring the high idle to it. I have no idea how tough it would be; just harder than the previous generation, and certainly more $$.