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Discussion in 'New Member Check-In' started by ORIF, Dec 17, 2017.

  1. ORIF

    ORIF New Member

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    I upgraded from my 2001 Avalon (wrecked by all my kids) to a 2018 Raptor 3000 miles ago. I "made" my wife drive a 4x4 Suburban for my hunting/fishing on the weekends. I didn't like the cutouts on the front bumper, so I purchased the brackets and put KC flood, beam, and spot cubes in the brackets. Ford was thoughtful enough to put the wiring harness in, so you don't have to drill any holes. HOWEVER, the 2018 the hot wire to the auxiliary switches and wires to the fuse box were switched.

    I initially wired it to the left harness (looking at the truck from the front). All the videos say use the left harness. It drove me crazy for two weeks. I moved the ground wire to the battery ground. etc. The place where I bought couldn't figure it out. Finally, the service manager where I purchased it figured it out. On the 2018, THE WIRES TO THE AUX SWITCHES ARE ON THE RIGHT.
     
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    Adam Full Access Member

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    Sorry, you are not the 1st person Ford screwed over with this. Hey by the way guys, we moved the aux switches from 17 to 18 and some color codes may be different as well. That sucks. I have a 17 so when I get my lights, I think I know where they go.
     

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