2006 upfitter question

[diablos30]

2006 XLT that has the pigtail behind the cubby. can i buy just the switches or do i need everything else too? i think it should be like the brake controller i put in, the pigtail was there and i just hooked it up and it was gtg. am i wrong?

[diablos30]

anyone?

[mdub707]

My 06 came with the brake controller but not the upfitters. I had to order the entire kit. powerstrokeshop had it pretty cheap, I think even cheaper than ebay. The actual controller for the upfitters mounts inside the passenger side glove box. Drop that glovebox down out of there, the controller is mounted up inside on the top. I doubt you have it though.

It's a great mod and well worth the money. High idle definitely lowers my warm up times in the winter.

[diablos30]

well i know the wiring pigtail is behind my cubby because when i pulled it out to wire up my aftermarket brake controller i saw it.

what i dont know is if i need all the rest of the stuff that you get with one of those kits or if i can just get the switches.

i want to hook my high idle up and would also like to wire up some extra lights in the rear of the truck.

[diablos30]

still looking for some insight

[mdub707]

Well it was all one giant wiring kit, it plugs into the fuse panel under the steering wheel. The controller mounts up in the glove box, the wiring runs the full length of the dash, there is a pig tail by where the upfitters go, then the wiring continuse to the fuse panel and there is a ground wire in there too. It's all one giant assembly. I dont know why you would have the entire wiring assembly and not the simple upfitter switch assembly. Look in the passenger side glove box where I said it's mounted to make sure it's there. Are you sure that pigtail wasn't supposed to go to the OEM brake controller?

I could probably snap some pics of my setup if you would like?

[diablos30]

Originally Posted by mdub707

Well it was all one giant wiring kit, it plugs into the fuse panel under the steering wheel. The controller mounts up in the glove box, the wiring runs the full length of the dash, there is a pig tail by where the upfitters go, then the wiring continuse to the fuse panel and there is a ground wire in there too. It's all one giant assembly. I dont know why you would have the entire wiring assembly and not the simple upfitter switch assembly. Look in the passenger side glove box where I said it's mounted to make sure it's there. Are you sure that pigtail wasn't supposed to go to the OEM brake controller?

I could probably snap some pics of my setup if you would like?

no its not for the brake controller, im sure of that as i used the other pigtail for the brake controller.

im not sure why the wire would be there and not the switches either which is why im looking for info before i go out and buy anything.

pics would be awesome and i'll be sure to check behind the glovebox this weekend.


thanks for the help

[mdub707]

Yeah I would check the glovebox first, that will be the tell-tale if you have the correct wiring setup or not.

Check out this link, this should help you out...

Ford Upfitter Switches & High Idle

[diablos30]

well i looked behind the passenger glovebox and didnt see the fuze panel.

just really bugs me what that other connector behind the cubby is for.

[mdub707]

Originally Posted by diablos30

well i looked behind the passenger glovebox and didnt see the fuze panel.

just really bugs me what that other connector behind the cubby is for.

Can you trace it and see where it goes? Maybe snap a pic of it...

That is weird, I cant think of anything else that is really supposed to be there!?

Just to clarify, when you pull the glove box out and pop the sides so it falls right out of the way, the fuse panel is up in the top of the glove compartment bolted to the "ceiling" of the compartment if you will.

I ended up buying my wiring and switches from powerstrokeshop.com they had the whole deal for I think $98.