Brake controller ford or aftermarket?

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07-18-2013, 08:31 AM

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bastards, i called 9 dealerships and asked what they'd charge. My dealer said $90, "But i don't think you really need to do it." They ranged from $45- $100 for a 5 minute process, very annoying.

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07-18-2013, 08:38 AM

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bastards, i called 9 dealerships and asked what they'd charge. My dealer said $90, "But i don't think you really need to do it." They ranged from $45- $100 for a 5 minute process, very annoying.

I talked them down to $30 for mine. I printed out the instructions and they realized it was a 5 min process.

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07-18-2013, 10:11 AM

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I talked them down to $30 for mine. I printed out the instructions and they realized it was a 5 min process.

You have a link for that? I'm going to see if i can talk my dealer down too. Told me 1 hour at $99.95.

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07-18-2013, 10:27 AM

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You have a link for that? I'm going to see if i can talk my dealer down too. Told me 1 hour at $99.95.

These are the instructions. Should take 5 to 15 mins.

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07-18-2013, 10:50 AM

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These are the instructions. Should take 5 to 15 mins.

Awesome. Much thanks

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07-19-2013, 05:37 PM

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my buddy owns his own shop and would have had to buy the pass from ford for $55 to activate it for me, so he called his buddies shop and he said since i was his friend he'd do it for free. I gave the tech $20 for doing it for me. Happy i have a working trailer brake controller for a grand total of $148.xx

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07-19-2013, 05:41 PM

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Awesome. Hope i have the same luck, haha!

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07-19-2013, 07:29 PM

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07-19-2013, 11:36 PM

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This service manager is one of my wife's old students- as well as the writers. It really seems sometimes that I am more educated on Ford's issues and TSB's. I asked yesterday about the ECM reflash for my TSB 13-3-3 and he was almost positive they just throw a new intercooler on it and call it good. The tech assured him it is reflashed as well. The whole service department combined (4 guys- at the desk) have a combined age of 100.....

Not really surprising. I'm sure there are quite a few guys here that I would want working on my F150 compared to the majority of techs especially with the mood surrounding warranty work right now. This is why I try to do everything myself even if it does end up costing me a few bucks out of my pocket. I've played the warranty game and sometimes it's just better to eat the cost. I know I shouldn't have to, probably enabling their bad behavior, but it's not worth the increase in my blood pressure.