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Old Jul 2, 2019 | 03:35 PM
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Upfitter switches.

New to this forum and have a question. I have a 2006 F550 pickup. There are four wires under hood which I think are for the upfitter switches. But don’t know for sure.

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Those are just the pass through wires. The upfitter wiring is inside near the steering column by the parking brake.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2019 | 05:50 AM
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What are upfitter switches?

Originally Posted by ford390gashog
Those are just the pass through wires. The upfitter wiring is inside near the steering column by the parking brake.
I've seen these referenced in many posts but not sure what they are. I have a 2000F350 Lariat , would my truck have them and what do they do?
 
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I've seen these referenced in many posts but not sure what they are. I have a 2000F350 Lariat , would my truck have them and what do they do?
If you have them, the pass thru wires simply save you the hassle of feeding wires through yourself.

Open your hood and look inside right in front of the firewall on the drivers side for the ends of the wires. That’s where they were in my 2006. Don’t know when Ford started them so you might nit have them (unless your truck came with the upfitter switches)
 
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Old Jul 3, 2019 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by seville009
If you have them, the pass thru wires simply save you the hassle of feeding wires through yourself.

Open your hood and look inside right in front of the firewall on the drivers side for the ends of the wires. That’s where they were in my 2006. Don’t know when Ford started them so you might nit have them (unless your truck came with the upfitter switches)
Thanks for the clarification
 
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All the Super Duty trucks and Excursions have the customer access wires.
 
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