Yeah, the Renogy basically does it all. I was just curious about the charge lead from it if it can connect somehow to the trailer connector without having to run a battery cable lead all the way back to the starting battery but it looks like this is the best way.
I'm thinking about installing a solar panel on top of my topper and I have a Renogy 50A Solar MPPT controller and lithium battery to run some camp gear...
C-Tek is the only OEM approved charger for most manufacturers I'm aware of. I've fried some lead acid batteries with "automatic" trickle chargers of other brands. Ford Performance has a rebranded C-Tek.
https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-10300-FP
I had some automotive weatherstripping sitting on the shelf so I thought I’d use it for a tailgate gasket. So far so good.
If anything I’m having trouble with where the topper gasket hits the tailgate. Anyone with a smartcap have any tips?
I wanted to say thanks to @powerboatr for getting me going on the correct way to wire a 3rd brake light using this thread: https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/topper-3rd-brake-light-wiring-harness.31440/#post-604430
Finished this project up yesterday. I purchased 25 ft of wire loom and high temp GXL matching gray wire with the orange stripe. I used over 23 ft of it more than I expected so sure glad I bought enough. I discovered the black rubber end on the provided brake wire under the hood is probably...
I didn’t like the wiring module that came with it for 2 reasons. One, it required splicing into both tail lamps. Secondly, call me old school, but I don’t like it when third brake lamps blink, turn signals or one headlight goes off on cars for a turn signal. So I decided to wire into the factory...