hooking up trailer lights.. is dealer needed ?

[ttt123]

Is it possible to just buy a trailer light kit and tie into your rear lights like the older vehicles or do you really need to go through the dealer and have them tear it all apart and pay $500 + ?

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[BroncoChallenger]

If you're handy, you can purchase the harness for considerably less from Ford, and do the install yourself. IIRC all the plugs are already there, the mounting holes are there, etc. etc. etc.

I would NOT just tie into the rear lights. As finicky as new vehicles are when it comes to their electronics, that is ASKING for a problem that you don't need to deal with.

 

[ttt123]

If you're handy, you can purchase the harness for considerably less from Ford, and do the install yourself. IIRC all the plugs are already there, the mounting holes are there, etc. etc. etc.

I would NOT just tie into the rear lights. As finicky as new vehicles are when it comes to their electronics, that is ASKING for a problem that you don't need to deal with.

understood. just thought i'd ask to see if anyone else was thinking "save a few bucks" with a diy project. but i get what you mean.

 

[dgorsett]

understood. just thought i'd ask to see if anyone else was thinking "save a few bucks" with a diy project. but i get what you mean.

Curt sells trailering wire harness kits. Different ones for LED and not. Around $100. It still has a control box and needs a 12v supply from the battery but needs no programing (I think the Ford one does).

 

[ttt123]

Curt sells trailering wire harness kits. Different ones for LED and not. Around $100. It still has a control box and needs a 12v supply from the battery but needs no programing (I think the Ford one does).

oh nice. curt ??

 

[dgorsett]

oh nice. curt ??

Yes, Curt Manufacturing. Available online most anywhere. etrailer is a good source.

 

[Big Norwegian]

I used the curt harness on my 2024 easy to do needed no programming

 

[rjs2005]

Yep, I used the Curt harness as well- pretty easy to install, purely plug n' play.

 

[Ukko Wildtrak]

I have the OEM LED tail lights and used this with good success. No programming needed. You can tap into the hot wire for the factory trailer module harness. It's under the left side cargo panel.

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