Ford C Max info needed!
We picked up our new C Max last Friday. Have been looking at base plates online and an install video on YouTube. Questions I have are; Where did you have your base plates installed, Ford dealer, RV ...
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afrescop wrote:
Towing/hitch place installed the Blue Ox baseplate on my C Max. Lots of trim/metal had to be removed and then replaced. Used diodes for the taillights.
Hmm, interesting. RV technician I spoke with that did wiring on a C max, said he could not use diodes, although that was his preferred method. Said he could not (or did not want to) tap into the C max's wiring. Was too complicated and difficult, he said.
For that reason, I use magnetic lights on our Fusion that I already had, did not even try messing with diodes. Sounds like it (diodes) works for you, though, so I may have to look at that again. Definitely not crazy about using the magnetic lights, although they work and are an easy, simple, cheap solution.
...Also installed a charge wire to the battery. Without the charge line your C Max's battery will be dead after about four hours of towing.
Tows great. No issues.
Yep! Learned that lesson the hard way on our Fusion hybrid. Got to our destination, had dead battery. After we got home, I did some testing with an ammeter, found that with everything off, ignition in ACC mode (as it has to be when towing), there is a 3 amp draw on the battery. No way to turn it off, short of pulling fuses (which I did NOT want to do!). Installed a charge line next day, problem solved. Never have to worry about the battery again, now.
Will
