Redarc mount

[Jda1981]

Has anyone fabricated a more rigid mount for the Redarc brake controller. I’m not a huge fan of leaving it hanging off of a existing hole by one or two plastic tabs. I’m probably way over thinking things but I’m thinking a aluminum plate just give it some rigidity. I’ll post some pictures of where I’m thinking as soon as this rain lets up.

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[Jda1981]

So I decided to make a plate out of some 18 gauge steel and I’ll post some pictures soon as I’m done but I’m working in between rain storms.

Side note if I ever meet the engineer or Ford bean counter that decided to make those brake controller wires so short things are going to get ugly. Would it really have cost that much to put a plug from the F150 or even enough wire to make the splice without so much trouble.

 

[treimche]

There's no need to fab up any brackets for it. I just used double sided tape to mount it to the back side of the fuse panel cover.

 

[Jda1981]

I wish I had seen your fuse panel idea earlier.

I just used a little sheet steel from TSC and made a 4x4 square and rounded of 2 corners. Then I drilled it for the controller + 2 additional mount holes that I ended up not using. I drilled the little bracket behind the fuse block to match and bolted her in. It’s super rigid.

 

[jeffe]

So I decided to make a plate out of some 18 gauge steel and I’ll post some pictures soon as I’m done but I’m working in between rain storms.

Side note if I ever meet the engineer or Ford bean counter that decided to make those brake controller wires so short things are going to get ugly. Would it really have cost that much to put a plug from the F150 or even enough wire to make the splice without so much trouble.

no kidding! another inch or two would not kill them! BTW... I'll post my install location tomorrow in the event others would like to see the option I used.

I found 2 perfectly spaced holes in the horizontal cross member directly under the steering wheel (slotted screws) and mounted it there. No modifications to the to the unit were necessary.

 

[Blue Streak]

no kidding! another inch or two would not kill them! BTW... I'll post my install location tomorrow in the event others would like to see the option I used.

Have not installed mine yet but have located the wires getting ready. Just cut some of the tape Ford has on the wiring harness & wires seem to be plenty long.

 

[Blue Streak]

There's no need to fab up any brackets for it. I just used double sided tape to mount it to the back side of the fuse panel cover.

With it mounted on the fuse panel cover does Redarc have to recalibrate itself if you open the panel cover for any reason? Instructions state that it should not move once it is mounted & learns braking.

 

[t4thfavor]

I believe there's a nice little metal bracket for it right up behind the glovebox. The Redarc install documents showed it (at least the ones I was reading in March did).

It's a flat piece of metal with pre-existing holes for what I believe is mounting the "factory" brake controller in the Australian model.

 

[MT19RANGER]

Has anyone fabricated a more rigid mount for the Redarc brake controller. I’m not a huge fan of leaving it hanging off of a existing hole by one or two plastic tabs. I’m probably way over thinking things but I’m thinking a aluminum plate just give it some rigidity. I’ll post some pictures of where I’m thinking as soon as this rain lets up.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/redarc-tow-pro-elite-install.1924/

This will help

 

[treimche]

With it mounted on the fuse panel cover does Redarc have to recalibrate itself if you open the panel cover for any reason? Instructions state that it should not move once it is mounted & learns braking.

That's a good question. I'm not really going to worry about it too much honestly. If I have to lower the dash panel for any reason, when I put it back in place, the brake controller will be back to where it was, so if there is any difference in brake controller position, it should be very minimal.

 

[t4thfavor]

IDK how the RedArc works, but the Prodigy P3 learns so fast there isn't even a calibration setting. My guess is they are using the same general principals and have decently accurate and quick accelerometers in them for this purpose.

 

[TexTazManiac]

Not sure if this is helpful but I mounted my controller box on the metal ledge under the steering wheel and I put the controller knob by my shifter. Note the plastic panel around the shifter needs to be taken out (put your shifter in drive before unhooking the battery). Also, you will need to trim a couple of supporting plastic ribs to create a flat surface on the back of the panel. I put the controller box on the ledge at the suggestion of the Redarc technical support guys from Australia. I had a heck of a time trying to bolt it to the flat panel by the accelerator pedal so I put it on the ledge instead. Zip ties are good enough to hold it down

 

[Cali64]

So I decided to make a plate out of some 18 gauge steel and I’ll post some pictures soon as I’m done but I’m working in between rain storms.

Side note if I ever meet the engineer or Ford bean counter that decided to make those brake controller wires so short things are going to get ugly. Would it really have cost that much to put a plug from the F150 or even enough wire to make the splice without so much trouble.

I couldnt agree more no reason why they are cut that short. Very annoying.

 

[Edsel]

Note the plastic panel around the shifter needs to be taken out (put your shifter in drive before unhooking the battery).

Does it just pop off, or is there more to getting it off?

 

[fjwlobo]

Here are the instructions on how to remove the panel. You'll need to give the side panels a good pull to remove them.

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