Please help with brake controller installation
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Fleet Mechanic
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Please help with brake controller installation
'02 Excursion Limited 7.3.
I got enlisted to tow a friend's small toy hauler tomorrow and just realized that I haven't installed a controller, all my towing has been with surge brakes. I have a Prodigy that I just never got around to installing because I hadn't needed it, now I need it. From what I've read there's a factory installed connector that makes it plug & play, but I don't know where it is or what it looks like. I assume I'll need an adapter and it appears that the Tekonsha 3035-P is the one, but some of the info on their site eludes to there being a plug in connector from the factory on some vehicles that needs no adapter. If anyone knows please help me out.
I got enlisted to tow a friend's small toy hauler tomorrow and just realized that I haven't installed a controller, all my towing has been with surge brakes. I have a Prodigy that I just never got around to installing because I hadn't needed it, now I need it. From what I've read there's a factory installed connector that makes it plug & play, but I don't know where it is or what it looks like. I assume I'll need an adapter and it appears that the Tekonsha 3035-P is the one, but some of the info on their site eludes to there being a plug in connector from the factory on some vehicles that needs no adapter. If anyone knows please help me out.
Cargo Master
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Your male plug is tucked away under the dash by the radio. Ford sold and or supplied a female adapter to plug in.
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5th Wheeling
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Your male plug is tucked away under the dash by the radio. Ford sold and or supplied a female adapter to plug in.
OE Female Harness
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OE Female Harness
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Fleet Mechanic
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Thanks. I dug into it this morning and pulled the panel around the instruments/radio, turns out I didn't need to. It's at the far right side visible through the fuse panel door opening. I ordered the adapter from Oreilly and it should be in about 2:30.
Mountain Pass
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Yep, that's it. Kind of a tight area to get your hands into though.
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I was talking about the pig tail that the dealer supplied for the E brake controller not the plug itself.
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