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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 03:18 AM
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Hi im new here and i will be coming here for question and cooll things i can do with my first truck ( 1997 F150 XLT Scab lwb )

So i was doing body work on my truck when i came across an unkown wire connector behind the front bumper



Its not for fog lights because i have located those and they are only 2 pronged.
It has like 4 or 5 wires going to it and its capped off.



Any ideas?

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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 09:42 AM
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Looks like the plug for the DRL resistor.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 12:47 AM
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so if i wanted to have daytime running lights all i would need is what ever plugs into that, where could i find this part? I plan on installing fog lights as well and was happy to see the harness was there.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 01:05 AM
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I think its for your Day time running lights. Put there because Canadian and Alaskan vehicles required to have DRLs. Its cheaper to create a universal harness than more than one variation. You can look at a junkyard for the module.
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Interesting. I saw that on mine too and wondered what it was for.
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 10:10 AM
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Interesting. I saw that on mine too and wondered what it was for.
Colors of the wires will tell ya
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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jrcobb1994
Hi im new here and i will be coming here for question and cooll things i can do with my first truck ( 1997 F150 XLT Scab lwb )

So i was doing body work on my truck when i came across an unkown wire connector behind the front bumper



Its not for fog lights because i have located those and they are only 2 pronged.
It has like 4 or 5 wires going to it and its capped off.



Any ideas?


Where was the fog light wires tucked? I wan't to add fogs to my 99. The headlight switch has the fog position on it.
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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 03:44 PM
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DRL Module as stated before.
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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by kd4gij
Where was the fog light wires tucked? I wan't to add fogs to my 99. The headlight switch has the fog position on it.
The passenger side fog light connector is tucked by the horn.



The driver side is tucked by the airbag impact sensor.


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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 09:58 PM
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Thanks that is a big help.
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