If you replace the entire rear harness you do not need to splice anything. It’s a factory fit. You need to see what harness you need by verifying what options your truck has and match it with with a replacement harness that supports your current options and adding the bed lights (options...
I can’t remember my thought process to be honest I believe I was able to find photos of both and couldn’t see a difference other than price. The connectors all hooked up to the harness and there was no extra slack and it was not short so it’s 100 percent the same lol
Finally got around to installing this. I went the OEM route for my 2024 XLt without scales these parts work for my truck, with three changes in forscan. I used all existing mounts for the rear harness (clips) much easier to drop the spare tire to do this right so it is OEM, dealer wouldn’t be...
Thanks for that! I’m waiting for my obd to usb to come in so that helps! I believe the “J” harness when I did some research didn't have blind spot sensors in the rear tail light. Standard tail lights have 1 connector the bliss ones have 2 connectors so I think mine is the “E” I’ll pop my tail...
I found a window sticker on a dealer website with a VIN for XLT with bed utility package (includes bed lights) “01/08/2024, F150, Crew Cab, Tail lamps - Level 2, Lighting Package Level A, Kansas City Plant Build, Power Inverter #1”
A few things:
The harness for the Kansas City plant is...
yeah I really don’t WANT to but I might HAVE to lol. If you are dealing with your dealer about this look at my next post maybe that can guide them in the right direction? It seems to make sense, at least in my brain lol ?
I think I may have figured it out… if anyone wants to try it, I’m too broke. lol
seems 2024 harnesses start with “RL3Z” and 2021-2023 start with “MLT3”
So I put in my vin on ford parts website and typed in. “13A409” and the correct part for my vin without the lighting package is “RL3Z13A409B”...