wildbill23c
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- Aug 22, 2012
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- Location
- Southwestern Idaho
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- 0
- Total Drop
- 0
- Tire Size
- 215/70-R14
- My credo
- 19K, 19D, 92Y, 88M, 91F....OIF-III (2004-2005)
I hadn't looked on my bronco 2 to see how to wire it, but if its just the plug in connectors then that will save me about $40 on installation, just I think about $20 for the 7 pin RV plug which I install on all my vehicles I don't plan on pulling anything major with my B2 but the 7 pin can be easily adapted to any other connector that's my reasoning behind the 7 pin.Trailer wiring was very easy on my '85, no way I would pay someone to do it.
Unplug two harnesses behind the license plate, plug a t-connector between them and wire in the trailer connector that tickles your fancy (4/7 rv combo connector on mine) and you are done after you mount the bracket. You just have to match wire colors, nothing extremly technical about it, you will have to run a wire for the brake controller though.
I would like to put a controller in mine, I don't pull any trailers with it that are big enough to have trailer brakes though.
None of my trailer, well ok my car trailer, has trailer brakes but the car trailer isn't towable behind the B2, but I plan on installing trailer brakes on my little travel trailer and possibly on my utility trailer at some point just as a safety measure for towing behind the B2.