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Installing a toggle switch into your fog lights electrical circuit allows you to control them remotely. Flipping the switch to the "on" position completes the electrical circuit and allows power to flow from the battery to the lights, while flipping the switch to the "off" position breaks the circuit stopping the flow of electricity. Always remember to disconnect the positive battery cable from your batterys positive terminal before servicing any electrical circuit on your vehicle. Failure to follow that simple safety step can result in painful electric shock and damage your vehicles electrical components.

Instructions

1

Cut the wire connecting your fog lights to their power source using your diagonal pliers.

2

Remove 1/4 inch of insulation from both new ends of the power wire with your diagonal pliers.

3

Connect the wire running to your power source to the "source" terminal of your toggle switch.

4

Connect the wire running to your lights to the "accessory" or "load" terminal of your toggle switch.

5

Cover all exposed conductors with electrical tape.

Batteries cables must be hooked up correctly when charging a battery while it is in or outside of the vehicle. The red cable is connected to the positive (+) battery terminal and the black cable is connected to the negative (-) terminal or to the car frame.

Battery to Battery

When the battery cables are hooked up with the negative to the positive and positive to the negative terminals, the battery can explode. This is true for the battery being charged and the battery in another car being used to supply the charge.

Battery Charger

A battery charger that is being used to charge a dead battery will be damaged if the positive and negative cables are hooked up incorrectly. The current to the battery charger will burn out component inside the charger.

Injury

A battery can explode when the cables are hooked up backwards. Anyone standing near the battery when it explodes could be seriously injured. Battery explosions can cause burns, permanent disfiguration and blindness.

Electric brakes are the most common type of brakes found on small trailers that can be pulled with a passenger vehicle. This includes horse, utility and travel trailers. While regulations vary between jurisdictions, it is common for electric brakes to be required on trailers that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 3,000 pounds or more. Check with your local transportation department for regulations before pulling a trailer that does not have electric brakes installed.

Instructions

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Install a brake controller in the tow vehicle if there is not one already installed. Without this, the electric brakes on the trailer will not function. Many newer vehicles that are capable of towing a trailer will have a wiring harness for a brake controller already installed underneath the dash, below the steering column. Mount the brake controller to the underside of the dash and hook up wires according to the controllers instructions.

2

Fit the brake controllers wiring with a circuit breaker and run the brake controllers wires to the rear of the vehicle. If there is a factory towing wiring harness installed, this step can be skipped.

3

Mount a 7-way RV blade at the rear of the tow vehicle and connect it to the wiring that you ran from the brake controller. A 7-way RV Blade will be the most versatile plug in style and allow you to connect to trailers with various style electrical systems.

4

Check to see what type of electrical connector your trailer is wired with. Common prong types include 7-way, 6-way, 5-way and 4-way, each of which may come shaped uniquely, depending on the manufacturer. If the vehicle receptacle does not match the trailers plug-in, you will need to purchase an adapter.

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Plug the trailers electrical connector in the the vehicles receptacle using an adapter if needed. Start the tow vehicle and depress the brake pedal. Have an assistant observe the trailers brake lights and ensure that they are functioning before using the trailer.

The F150 is Fords full-size 3/4-ton pickup truck, which has been in production since 1975. All versions of the 2001 F150 have an anti-lock braking system, or ABS, as a standard feature. An ABS uses a brake controller, or control module, to determine the braking force that each wheel receives. The brake control module reduces the braking power to a wheel when that wheel moves more slowly than the other wheels. The procedure for installing a brake control module is similar for all F150 trucks made from 2001 to 2006.

Instructions

1

Remove the cable from the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench to prevent an electrical discharge during the procedure. Turn the vents in the center instrument panel inward, and hold the panel by the vents. Pull the center instrument panel outward.

2

Disconnect the upper cover from the steering column with a socket wrench. Turn off the selector switch for the bi-fuel tank, if your vehicle is so equipped. Remove the screws from the center instrument panel, and detach the electrical connector for the panel. Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle.

3

Detach the headlamp switch with a thin pry tool, and disconnect the electrical connectors for the headlamp switch. Unplug the electrical connector for the ABS control module, and remove the bolts from the module with a socket wrench. Detach the ABS control module from the vehicle.

4

Install the new ABS control module, and fasten the bolts to the module with a socket wrench. Attach the electrical connector to the ABS control module. Connect the electrical connector for the headlamp switch, and install the switch.

5

Mount the center instrument panel to the vehicle, and attach the electrical connector to the panel. Fasten the mounting screws for the center instrument panel with a socket wrench. Turn on the bi-fuel tank selector switch, and install the upper cover for the steering column.

6

Connect the cable to the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench.