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Takenabreak
Sep 04, 2014Explorer
I have recently purchased a 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid and completed the setup for flat towing. The tail lights are LED and do present some problems that require some "engineering." The red diodes inside the clear lens are used for both the tail lights and the brake light/turn signals. When the brake lights or turn signals are used 12 volts dc is supplied via one of the wires to the light assembly. I tapped into this wire using a diode on each side and this function works great. The tail lights are another issue. The tail light feature also use the same red LEDs but are fed through some sort of dimmer. I found the easiest solution for this was to drill some holes through the back of the light assembly and install white LEDs into the unused red lens section of the light assembly. These white LEDs are fed from the motorhome's tail light wire. I understand the Titanium tail lights are somewhat different than the SE version but this solution may work for you as well.
Caution ... If you aren't comfortable working with electronic circuits and/or drilling into tail light assemblies costing several hundred dollars each you may be better off sticking with the magnetic light solution.
Caution ... If you aren't comfortable working with electronic circuits and/or drilling into tail light assemblies costing several hundred dollars each you may be better off sticking with the magnetic light solution.
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