Parts Needed to Install Brake Controller in 2017 Ford F-150 with 4-Way

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Just leased a 2017 f-150 4x4. Need to install the Primus IQ brake module. Truck came with a 4wire adapter harness. How and where does the supplied harness plug in?

asked by: Dan W

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To install a brake controller on your 2017 Ford F-150 w/ factory tow package and 4-way connector, you will need to install Adapter 4 Pole to 7 Pole, part # 37185. You will need to run 2 wires, to the front of the truck, the Black wire for 12 volt power, and the Blue wire, which supplies power to the brakes. The Blue and Black wire will connect to the Ford wires that terminate along the frame of the F-150 near the spare tire (see FAQ).

Then, you will need to use the vehicle specific adapter to plug the brake controller into the brake controller port underneath the dash of your truck. If you have a Tekonsha brake controller, you will need to use the Tow Ready Adapter, part # 22292 like you referenced. This will work great with the Primus IQ # TK90160.

I have linked an FAQ on installing a brake controller on a Ford F-150 as well as an install video.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

Since the 2019 Ford F-150 doesn't have any trailer wiring you'd need to first start with a 4-way with part #18252 and then use a 7-way adapter part #37185 and you'd be set. If the trailer has brakes instead you'd need the #ETBC7 for…

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Answer 2

To install a brake controller like the Hopkins Agility part #HM47295 in your 2019 Ford F-150 you'd actually just need the #37185 which would plug into the 4-way you have at the rear of your truck and then you'd splice the blue wire of the…

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Answer 3

The easiest and best solution to convert the 4-way of your 2020 Ford F-150 to a 7-way and install a brake controller will be with the 7-way adapter part #37185 and the Curt Echo Brake Controller part #C51180. What you'll do is plug the 4-way of…

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Answer 4

If you are needing to install a trailer brake controller and your F-150 has just the factory 4-flat connector, you will need to install the Wiring Kit #5506 since you already have the Hopkins Adapter #37185. This will include everything that is…

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Answer 5

The Adapter 4-Pole to 7-Pole and 4-Pole #37185 is a universal part that will work on most vehicles and will require you to either run additional wiring for the charge line circuit, brake line and reverse light wires. These can either be new wiring…

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Answer 6

For a brake controller for your 2016 Ford F-150 I would recommend the Prodigy P2 Brake Controller part #90885. This is our best selling brake controller because of how well it works and how easy it is to setup. This is a proportional brake controller…

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Answer 7

Sounds like you are wiring up a 7-way to a 2016 Ford F-150 with a 4-way. The orange 12 volt power wire that is ran to the connector on the rear frame is already active and does not need an additional circuit breaker.

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Answer 8

The Ford Replacement OEM Tow Package Wiring Harness, 7-Way, item #118242, fits the following vehicles. 2000 - 2003 Ford F-150 Stepside Models 1997 - 1999 Ford F-150 and F-250 Light Duty Stepside Models 2004 - 2004 Ford F-150 Heritage Series Stepside…

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Answer 9

If you are just needing a 7-Way to activate the lights on your trailer then you will simply need to use the Hopkins #37185 that you referenced along with a No-Drill Mount Bracket #18140 as depicted at the start of the attached installation video on a…

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Answer 10

Any of our Proportional Brake Controllers will work with your 2002 Ford F-150. If your F-150 came with a 7-Way trailer connector from the factory, then there are custom fit wiring harness available to make the brake controller plug and play and…

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Answer 11

Yes, to install your Prodigy P2 brake controller, #90885, on your 2010 Ford F-150 with a 7 way, you will want the Tow Ready Plug-In Wiring Adapter, #22292, which you reference. If your F-150 only has a factory 4-way, you will also need to use the…

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Answer 12

When using an adapter like the Adapter 4-Pole to 7-Pole and 4-Pole #37185 on your 2017 Ford F-150 the reverse light wire will be a green and brown wire that you will splice into based on my research. The power wire will be an orange or red wire that…

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Parts Needed to Install Brake Controller in 2017 Ford F-150 with 4-Way

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