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I'm excited to share my successful acquisition of another new toy to pair with my Bronco - a very well-cared-for 2019 Turtleback Getaway. It's going to be a blast!
The other reason to post is that I have successfully (for my situation) navigated skipping the factory tow package.
First, I installed a Curt hitch, then the Curt plug-and-play 4-pin wiring harness. Then, I added this Universal Installation Kit for 7-pin.
This is not a perfect setup, as all I did was add the direct 12-volt power from the battery. The key was adding the Echo Bluetooth Brake Controller since there's no good way to tap into braking function. The Echo powers the trailer brakes off the direct 12-volt power rather than needing the separate brake controller wiring.
The only functionality I don't have is reverse lights on the trailer. I don't need them and am not keen on trying to splice into any of the Bronco wiring.
This saved me no significant money (bought hitch, 4-pin harness, 7-pin harness, mounting bracket for brake controller, and Echo) and I still don't have full functionality. I'd highly recommend the factory setup if you want to do any significant towing. This works, but feels like a lot of workarounds and who knows what will fail first?
Happy to answer questions, but for those who don't need reverse light functionality, this is a solution.
The other reason to post is that I have successfully (for my situation) navigated skipping the factory tow package.
First, I installed a Curt hitch, then the Curt plug-and-play 4-pin wiring harness. Then, I added this Universal Installation Kit for 7-pin.
This is not a perfect setup, as all I did was add the direct 12-volt power from the battery. The key was adding the Echo Bluetooth Brake Controller since there's no good way to tap into braking function. The Echo powers the trailer brakes off the direct 12-volt power rather than needing the separate brake controller wiring.
The only functionality I don't have is reverse lights on the trailer. I don't need them and am not keen on trying to splice into any of the Bronco wiring.
This saved me no significant money (bought hitch, 4-pin harness, 7-pin harness, mounting bracket for brake controller, and Echo) and I still don't have full functionality. I'd highly recommend the factory setup if you want to do any significant towing. This works, but feels like a lot of workarounds and who knows what will fail first?
Happy to answer questions, but for those who don't need reverse light functionality, this is a solution.
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