Electric brake control harness in E-450
Has anyone had any luck finding a factory installed harness plug in their newer E-450 Chassis to plug an electric brake controller (like a Tekonsha P3) directly into? eTrailer says in a couple of d...
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Okay, time to put a cap on this...
I was able to get the coin tray out without damage and just like everyone said, the factory installed electric brake control harness was sitting right behind said tray. From then on it was about a 10 minute job to finish installing the brake controller.
Here is a picture of the 2016 dash where Ford moved the coin tray to up above the radio.
Here are where the tabs are on the tray that need to be released before tray will come out. Three along the top, two along the bottom. They do NOT release easily the first time.
Top
Bottom
Sides have no tabs but are easiest to get putty knife or screwdriver under to get started.
Here is where I mounted my Tekonsha.
I used 4 long wood screws to attach the bracket to the foam behind the panel. It seems pretty secure now, time will tell if they hold tight in there. An easier fix may be to just buy the Ford brake controller and put it in place of the coin tray, but this also requires a reflash of the ECM. Personally, I like that tray as a place to keep my sunglasses and cell phone.
Hopefully this will help others doing the same upgrade. Now, I just need to get out and test it.
I was able to get the coin tray out without damage and just like everyone said, the factory installed electric brake control harness was sitting right behind said tray. From then on it was about a 10 minute job to finish installing the brake controller.
Here is a picture of the 2016 dash where Ford moved the coin tray to up above the radio.
Here are where the tabs are on the tray that need to be released before tray will come out. Three along the top, two along the bottom. They do NOT release easily the first time.
Top
Bottom
Sides have no tabs but are easiest to get putty knife or screwdriver under to get started.
Here is where I mounted my Tekonsha.
I used 4 long wood screws to attach the bracket to the foam behind the panel. It seems pretty secure now, time will tell if they hold tight in there. An easier fix may be to just buy the Ford brake controller and put it in place of the coin tray, but this also requires a reflash of the ECM. Personally, I like that tray as a place to keep my sunglasses and cell phone.
Hopefully this will help others doing the same upgrade. Now, I just need to get out and test it.
