General Wiring Question
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General Wiring Question
This may or may not be ford related but please answer if you can. I was helping a friend w/ trailer wiring on a 2001 S-10 and under the truck I found 3 connectors that are new to me. I know alot of newer vehicles w/ tow-prep packages come w/ connectors that are "capped" and all you have to do is buy the special factory pigtail and plug it in and end up w/ a 4-way or scotch-lock a 4-way to the wiring.
So, I was looking to see if it had a factory trailer wiring connector that I could use and found the 3 connectors. 2 of them were identical(about 6 wires) and were below each tail light and the third was larger(about 10-12 wires) and in the center behind the spare. The thing that is new to me is that when I took the caps off, instead of the caps just being plain plastic, they had metal pins in them that actually plugged into the connectors like jumpers. All 3 were just "dead-ended" connectors, but the caps have those metal pins. What are these?
Once again I don't know if newer Fords use these(I've got an '84 F-150), but an answer will help me learn more and probably others. Thanks in advance.
So, I was looking to see if it had a factory trailer wiring connector that I could use and found the 3 connectors. 2 of them were identical(about 6 wires) and were below each tail light and the third was larger(about 10-12 wires) and in the center behind the spare. The thing that is new to me is that when I took the caps off, instead of the caps just being plain plastic, they had metal pins in them that actually plugged into the connectors like jumpers. All 3 were just "dead-ended" connectors, but the caps have those metal pins. What are these?
Once again I don't know if newer Fords use these(I've got an '84 F-150), but an answer will help me learn more and probably others. Thanks in advance.
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I have no idea. I take there isn't any label attached to the connectors or wiring to make identification easier?
When I wanted to hook up my camper shell's Hi-Mount brake light, I found a labeled wire in one of the main wiring looms under the truck bed near the rear bumper.
I would guess the pins in the cover would be there to help keep the plug ends clean. As I said at the beginning, I have no idea. Especially without wiring labels.
When I wanted to hook up my camper shell's Hi-Mount brake light, I found a labeled wire in one of the main wiring looms under the truck bed near the rear bumper.
I would guess the pins in the cover would be there to help keep the plug ends clean. As I said at the beginning, I have no idea. Especially without wiring labels.
