trailer lights for E-350 van

[sergioy]

Hey guys! I just got an 1996 econoline E-350 van. I put in a hitch for it last week, but I am having trouble finding the proper trailer light adapter for it. I checked at O'Reillys and they where not real sure as to which adapter I needed. When I am looking at the bottom of the van I can see a single round adapter that looks like it is for this purpose but nothing at the auto parts store seems to mesh with it. I can see where the adapters for the f150, f250, and f350 have a quick connect adapter. But those have two round adapters that hook up to them from the truck. While my van only has one round adapter. Any advice in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

Re: trailer lights for E-350 van

Rays Rules for Good Lighting<br /><br />1 all connections soldered, hit with "liquid lectrical tape" THEN siliconed<br /><br />2 Ground wires to all lights, tapped into ground feed on connector<br /><br />3 remove bulbs, clean out socket with wire battery terminal brush, shot of WD 40, clean bulb bases, shot of WD40<br /><br />4 To stop annoying "fast flash" and other maladies, I go to radio shack, get three heavy duty 12v relays, and run a 30 amp fused wire back the trunk - mount the relays to a board and let tail run on one, left and right on the other two<br /><br />that way all the tail and flash/brake lights do is supply control voltage to the relays, the trunk feed run from the battery supplies the lighting voltage<br /><br />Schematic can prolly whip up a diagram in ten seconds flat, but trust me, youll figure it out<br /><br />THEN you can hook up additional lights, including rear facing externally switched foglights, so backing into a dark ramp for some night fishing isnt a problem, and I hardwired an outdoor 12 volt plug to hang a 12 volt trouble light to let me see what I am doing, no flashlights needed<br /><br />and if you have to change a flat tire at 330 AM you simply plug it in, good to go!

 

[dogtoy]

Re: trailer lights for E-350 van

i have an E-150 2001, buy the wire harness from FORD, its easier , thats what i did