Towed this 4700 lb beast over over a mountain range - Calgary to Golden (260 kms / 160 miles) over the weekend with the new controller. It took a little bit of fiddling to get it dialed in correctly but it worked good!
Truck was working pretty hard over the passes but I kept it slow and...
I just got mine installed by the dealer. They quoted 2 hours, tried to charge me for 3 since that is what it apparently took (where I described that as a "not my problem" issue) and eventually they decided to only charge me for the 2 hours.
Also they got their 'accessories' installer to do...
I just updated my post...Ford Canada is ALL WRONG. That module that is already installed is the one that talks to the 4-wire/7-wire harness.. nothing to do with trailer brakes.
UPDATE:
On the Phone with Ford Canada and a THIRD dealer with new information.
Ford Canada states that the TOW PACKAGE that I have installed on my XLT FX4 has built-in part # FL3Z-19H332-B which controls all the Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) like normal operation.
IF...if you did not have...
I think my original dealer has agreed to cover the install as I am the first in my city of a million people to do this!
Ford Canada had 38x of these on Friday and 18x today, and since then the "Add installation for $120" has disappeared.
I guess I'm going to be the guinea pig. The parts guy...
Any Hardshell Rooftop tent owners; let's see some pictures of clearing the factory antenna! I have an 82" long tent to mount over a shortbox (2019).
I either have 20" of overhang or am 6" above my roofline and at the same time maybe block my GPS signal.
Maybe this post should be called "show...
Can someone (site admins?) post a sticky at the top of this thread? This is a great thread but if you are new to the issue searching 16 pages is a bit hard to get to the meat in the middle.
I'm thinking something like this:
The Ford factory approved Trailer Brake Controller (TBC) is part #...
Yup. Just now:
Ford: "good afternoon sir, the other dealer ummm, made a mistake and sold you the module that is already installed under your dash. And, umm, we're really sorry but there is no brake controller for your truck "
Me: "What about part # VKB3Z 2C006 A?"
Ford: "Umm, oh, that does...
So this is what I got sold as I apparently "have the integrated trailer package" (with no controller):
https://www.fordpartsprime.com/oem/ford-module_trailer_brake-fl3z19h332b.html
...which is not at all the re-branded RedArc that you folks are referencing...
My 2019 is at the dealer as we speak for the factory Ford TBC install. Funny, I asked the Service Drone about the manual GAIN knob, and he didn't know, he went to one of the mechanics, he didn't know, so we both went to the Parts Dept and asked, and his system only showed the the TBC box as the...
Let's not neglect payload everyone. If you are at max trailer weight, then you are in theory at 750 lbs of tongue weight, not including your hitch weight, two passengers and gear. That eats up the 1580 lbs of payload really quick.
An example of a 4000 lb trailer:
Max Payload 1580
Driver 200...