LED Tailgate light strip

[Pickpro]

2020 Ford Ranger Lariat. I attached an LED tail light bar. For convenience, it get's it's power from the trailer plug. The problem is, once plugged in, the truck thinks that it is actually towing a trailer. The side mirror blind spot indicators no longer function and the back-up camera no longer displays the guide lines. So far I have not discovered anything else that is not functioning but I do not wish to drive the vehicle this way. Does anyone have a workaround other than to start cutting wires?

 

[snoranger]

Your blinkers also flash five times instead of three when you just tap the blinker on.
Youauto start-stop is always off.

There may be a away to change some of the functions with a Ford IDS or with Forscan.

 

[Dirtman]

Be a hell of a lot simpler to just solder in a split to a separate connector at the tail light.

I understand not wanting to mess with wires on a brand new truck though. But if you do it properly there's no negative effect and it could easily be unplugged if you sell the truck leaving only a clean spare connector you'd never see.

 

[ericbphoto]

Youauto start-stop is always off.

That sounds like a positive benefit to me.

 

[snoranger]

That sounds like a positive benefit to me.

It definitely is.
I turn off the blind spot indicators on my trucks anyway. So that’s not an issue to me. (That little LED light is annoying as hell.)

 

[JohnnyO]

All the added automatic crap is one thing I don't like about new cars. I'm capable of checking my own tire pressure once a week.

 

[snoranger]

I'm capable of checking my own tire pressure once a week.

Me too... I just click on the tire pressure screen and it tells me the tire pressure of all 4 tires in a split second.

 

[Dirtman]

I kick the tires.

 

[Peterjohn]

Ok so where do you splice into so I don't get these problems?

Be a hell of a lot simpler to just solder in a split to a separate connector at the tail light.

I understand not wanting to mess with wires on a brand new truck though. But if you do it properly there's no negative effect and it could easily be unplugged if you sell the truck leaving only a clean spare connector you'd never see.

Where would I splice in a splitter??

 

[ericbphoto]

Ok so where do you splice into so I don't get these problems?

Where would I splice in a splitter??

Try the license plate lights.

 

[Peterjohn]

Try the license plate lights.

How will that work the turn signals and brake lights?

 

[Ranger850]

tap into the turn signals and brake lights

 

[ericbphoto]

How will that work the turn signals and brake lights?

I didn't know you had that feature.

 

[HenryMac]

Ok so where do you splice into so I don't get these problems?

Where would I splice in a splitter??

Pop out the tail lights... LINK ... but be careful with them, they are worth their weight in gold.