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Not to mention, 10 yrs or more ago there were people driving and towing with no such thing as AEB or collision warning.
That's irrelevant: the specific concern is that AEB will activate, causing the truck to brake without braking the trailer. At best this could cause poor braking performance, at worst it could jackknife the trailer, etc. This was not a concern before AEB. (But, as I said before, I question how relevant this is in the real world vs being a "thing that could happen" that the lawyers told them to print a warning for so they can't be sued by someone being stupid.)
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Have a 2021 lariat FX4. I want to put the 7 pin trailer hook up on it and see here others have done it. I looked up the parts and come up with:
fu5z14489a, kb3z15k868d, and fl3z19h332d
I already have the 4 pin connector under the bumper so from I’m reading the one part is the wire harness, cut out the bumper to accept the new plug and the controller for under the dash.
those of you that know what else do I need?
Thanks..
I got an AFN Rear Bumper w / Wheel Carrier and Jerry Can bracket for my 2020 Fx4. Hoping to mod the Jerry Can holder to hold my winch at some point so I can use it front or rea via the hitch receiver. The bumper had zero cutouts for any trailer plug. I measured the plug dimensions with a micrometer and made templates you might find helpful. I stuck the Overall template to the bumper to see where it would best fit. Options few due to structural elements behind the bumper face. Then I stuck the template with the hole cutout profile to the bumper and used a cutoff wheel and sawzall to cut out the hole. I had to trim off a little where the clips to hold the plug into the bumper landed. After polishing the edges to remove razor sharp places, I put black ATV sealant around the part of the plug box around the hole and snapped it in. Then got behind it to smooth the sealant around the hole. Very snug and solid fit.

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So guys I got the wire harness and the bumper socket installed. Not hard at all. Drilled a couple holes in the plastic part of the bumper and did the finishing with a paper roll on a Dremel. I got the controller from eBay (new one in the Ford box thanks Jason)so hope I can get that installed over the next week or so..
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I got it all done and have to say I would like to see someone get this done in 30 minutes.. thanks to all you guys that helped especially ranger bill. I have to say the headliner and the one grey connector was a PIA so I didn’t want to mess up the headliner and getting that one end of that pins in the connector really sucked. Over all I got it back together and sort of tested it and all seems to work like it’s supposed to.
So screw the dealer that said “ can’t be done”
With some help from on line dealer and eBay it’s complete. Thanks again guys!!!!!
 

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