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| falconboy |
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Hi all,
I was just changing a light globe (friggin left rear break light needs replacing every few months!!) and decided to go looking for places where I can splice the wires if I decide to install my towbar myself. In the jack compartment in the wagon, there is a grey box clipped to the inside top, with 10 wires going into it. Its labelled BOSCH and a few other bits and pieces. Was wondering what it was? I thought any controller boxes etc were under the dash or wherever, not in the rear jack compartment??? Thanks |
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| fordzatmyplace |
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if the car you are talking about is the one in your gallery, it would be the rear wiper ECU.
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| falconboy |
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A box and ten wires to run a wiper??? Cripes.
Thanks mate. I obviously can't splice into that, unless I drive with the wipers on when i'm towing the trailer!!! 
I think I might just end up splicing into the tail light wires, there seems to be a perfect gap to run the wires down to behind the bumper, and attach the connector to the towbar. All I need to do now is track down a cheap towbar that will bolt straight in, thats the hard part. New the local place want $289, and the local wrecker hasn't bothered to get back to me. Thanks again. |
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| Samantha |
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I would have thought there would be a trailer wire (with a small white plastic plug) tucked away somewhere. I've seen this in a few AUs however they were sedans. Don't see why a wagon would be different.
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| fordzatmyplace |
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{USERNAME} wrote: A box and ten wires to run a wiper??? Cripes.
Thanks mate. I obviously can't splice into that, unless I drive with the wipers on when i'm towing the trailer!!! I think I might just end up splicing into the tail light wires, there seems to be a perfect gap to run the wires down to behind the bumper, and attach the connector to the towbar. All I need to do now is track down a cheap towbar that will bolt straight in, thats the hard part. New the local place want $289, and the local wrecker hasn't bothered to get back to me. Thanks again. when you think about it, 10 wires is what it takes to run a wiper. 1 for power, 1 for on, 1 for int, 1 for low speed, 1 for high speed, 1 for variable int, 1 for ground etc etc.....
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| falconboy |
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Can anyone shed any light on Samanthas suggestion there is already a trailer 'loom' somewhere?
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| Leroy |
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yeah there will be a plug there somewhere. when you get the trailer plug from ford it will have the connector on it with the 7 wires in it you just run through and plug it in. no splicing, easy as
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| Leroy |
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see if you can get a pic of that box as id be very suprised if it was an ecu for your wipers. i dont believe there would be a seperate one for it, would just go va the combo switch and bem. the rear wiper wouldn't have 3 different speeds like the front
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| falconboy |
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Thanks Leroy,
Will try and get a pic tomorrow. Can one buy the connector wired with plug from Ford as a seperate item or only as part of the kit with a towbar? |
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| Leroy |
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you can get the wiring seperate. will have a look tomorrow and let you know a part number / price
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| fordzatmyplace |
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{USERNAME} wrote: see if you can get a pic of that box as id be very suprised if it was an ecu for your wipers. i dont believe there would be a seperate one for it, would just go va the combo switch and bem. the rear wiper wouldn't have 3 different speeds like the front
according to the factory ford manuals EA-ED and EF-EL there is in fact a rear wiper ECU
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| falconboy |
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Yep, I just found in my Max Ellerys there is a rear wiper ECU. Fancy that!
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| Leroy |
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ok there is a relay in the rear there that looks like what you are describing.
anyway ER 15A417 B is the wiring for the trailer. that will just plug in to the loom. They are about 90 bucks though
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| snap0964 |
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Can you post a pic ???
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| xpression |
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the plug for the loom is inside the RHS of the wagon bit.. inside the storage space there...
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