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Is there any tricks to opening this fuse box under the hood? I am having a heck of a time getting it open. Releasing all the clips just didn’t seem to do it.
Here is a good video that shows you how to remove the box
Thanks for the reply! I was able to get it cracked open and get to work. I didn’t want to deal with dealers on ordering the pins. So I made my own. Used some old 1” copper pipe I had laying around. Works perfect!
Can anyone tell me where the power comes from on the yellow/green wire I lost power to it and can't figure it out after reading the wire manual I have. All I found is it is an INLINE connector
Yeah that had me stumped too. That yellow/green wire is the power for the heater/AC. On my '14 STX, there is an on/off button on the environment controls which controls this "switched" yellow/green wire. When you reconnect the battery, the default state of the heater/AC is off, so there's no power to the wire until you turn on the heater/AC. I did this switch install and this write-up is awesome - thanks.
I took the poor man’s approach and bought a 3 pod switch plate from OTRATTW and connected them to my KC lights. It was very easy to install as it was simple to unplug the kc lights from their stock switches and just plug them into the OTRATTW switches.
not sure why the forum is turning these pictures sideways but gives you an idea of where I put mine. I could have easily placed a 4 switch pod there or even two rows of 4 if I wanted. There is a ton of room behind this panel.
Do you by chance have the part numbers for the switches and wiring harness?
Thanks
Originally Posted by The Grizz
OK so first off here are the switches and wiring harness that I bought from Ford. Had to trim the body of the switches a little as well as a little bit of the plastic molding behind the trim panel. I removed the little cubby on the passenger side as it was useless to me. I ordered the switches and harness for the F250 as the Rapture switches where not to my liking. https://photos.app.goo.gl/UdtaqCOJmEpoYaA83 https://photos.app.goo.gl/PeAXZnjiH78MbQT72
what type of spade to g does ford use so they click in and stay?
Originally Posted by The Grizz
I had the idea of adding spade tongs and wires to the engine compartment fuse box and was really hoping it would work.
Remove the lid to the fuse compartment, then cut the tape that is holding the wires to the bottom half the fuse box as well as the tape hold the wire loom to the front of the fuse box. Remove the 10mm nut that attaches the battery cables to the fuse box and tie them back so they dont touch each other or any metal.
Now this is the more difficult part, there are 6 small tabs around the fuse box holding the top & bottom together & 4 - 1" taps holding the whole box in place. I found it easier to loosen the 2 half's first before lifting the the top of the box up.
Once you have the 2 half's apart pull out the bottom and set aside. Carefully turn the top of the fuse box towards the back of the engine compartment until you can see the underside of the fuses.
Attach the spade connectors to the end of 4 wires that are 10' long, I used 16 gauge wire if I remember correctly. Locate the bottom side of 4 empty fuse locations push the wires into the spade slots, if you have the correct spade connectors they will lock into place with a little effort.
Don't forget to mark the end of each wire with a label to which fuse spot you used.
I really want to add the upfitter switches to my truck, but would prefer to have them on the driver's side and move the trailer brake controller to the passenger side cubby. Has anyone considered this, or would it be too much trouble to bother with?
05-05-2018, 01:29 AM
