Towing package content?

[Ajusaf]

Is that the sway bar disconnect switch on the BL or is that somewhere else?

That's above on the dash with those selector buttons

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[rmc523]

At first glance it does look like a tow mode button(looks like the small trailer emblem I’ve seen on different tow/haul buttons), but looking closer you are right, it’s a bronco silhouette not a trailer silhouette.
Granted not sure what fords tow/haul buttons look like, but this is what I was thinking it looked similar to

here’s the icon they use in the gauge cluster in my dads Raptor. And the shifter just has a button that says TOW.

FWIW, the graphic/icon to the right of the towing menu looks similar to that bronco image. And it’s an off-road menu. So perhaps that’s just a quick button to the off-road menu in the gauge cluster

 

[spyderman01]

This picture makes it look like a very easy aftermarket bolt-on and certainly not worth $600 to avoid doing it myself.

I've done this in my jeep and takes about an hour or so, depends if you are clever enough to do it without taking off the bumper. Then another time, I replaced the bumper and it came with the receiver, but it also used the hitch mounting points for the bumper as well. I expect those of us with plastic bumpers will be replacing eventually anyway, so why not just put in one with the receiver. The wiring harness is no big deal, though we may want one that works with led lights.

 

[comfour]

I don't see any mentioned of a brake controller which is a requirement if you are towing 3k or more

 

[rmc523]

I don't see any mentioned of a brake controller which is a requirement if you are towing 3k or more

Since when? Most cars don't come with a brake controller.

 

[MaverickMan]

Maybe its that fancy ghost trailer and hitch line up-er program that adds to the cost, you know for all those people that cant get it on the ball blindfolded.

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Not to piggyback and detract from this thread, but that package is one I was debating on adding at order time... As someone who's never towed before, is there any structural advantage to getting the factory installed hitch + wiring? I had seen that Bronco frame mounted hitch picture the other day but wasn't sure if the outcome would be any different if you went the aftermarket route

If that is ll it is, then not much other than someone else ran the wiring.

I’ve replaced the receiver on my Jeep - same four bolt sort of thing. It took 20 minutes and very few bad words.

 

[joshofthefall]

If that is ll it is, then not much other than someone else ran the wiring.

I’ve replaced the receiver on my Jeep - same four bolt sort of thing. It took 20 minutes and very few bad words.

Lol, good to know for sure. I'll definitely go that route then if that's not much included in the towing package, I feel plenty comfortable with learning to install myself for a much reduced premium.

 

[comfour]

Since when? Most cars don't come with a brake controller.

I should have said the requirement is for electric brakes not for the controller, the controller just lets you switch between auto and manual applying trailer brakes, there are hundreds of aftermarket brake controllers, my JLU sport doesn't have it, i only have a hitch and wiring so I can control the signal and brake lights but not the trailer brakes

 

[comfour]

I should have said the requirement is for electric brakes not for the controller, the controller just lets you switch between auto and manual applying trailer brakes, there are hundreds of aftermarket brake controllers, my JLU sport doesn't have it, i only have a hitch and wiring so I can control the signal and brake lights but not the trailer brakes

California
Every trailer and semitrailer manufactured after 1940 with a GVW of 6,000 lbs. or more and operated at a speed of 20 mph or more must be equipped with brakes; trailers and semitrailers built after 1966 and with a GVW of 3,000 lbs. or more must have brakes on at least 2 wheels; every trailer or semitrailer built after 1982 and equipped with air brakes must be equipped with brakes on all wheels.
Every trailer coach or camp trailer with a GVW of 1,500 lbs. or more must be equipped with brakes on at least 2 wheels.

 

[Cookieck]

I should have said the requirement is for electric brakes not for the controller, the controller just lets you switch between auto and manual applying trailer brakes, there are hundreds of aftermarket brake controllers, my JLU sport doesn't have it, i only have a hitch and wiring so I can control the signal and brake lights but not the trailer brakes

Electronic brakes come on the trailer, so why would there be any mention of it on the vehicle other than if there is an actual brake controller(which plenty don’t have until you add one aftermarket). The 7 pin connector is what’s used with those trailers over the 4 pin, one of those 7 pins is for the electronic brakes. Bronco supposedly has both 7 and 4 pin connectors based on pictures on here of the chassis showing the hitch with 2 covered connectors.

Also never heard of electric trailer brakes working without an actual brake controller, anything I’ve ever seen says without a brake controller you’re just on the vehicles brakes. But never tried towing anything with electric brakes without an added brake controller.

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Lol, good to know for sure. I'll definitely go that route then if that's not much included in the towing package, I feel plenty comfortable with learning to install myself for a much reduced premium.

I suggest looking on etrailer or amazon and get feel for pricing for wiring harness and receiver so you can decide how to value the “towing package” price.

 

[Deadfish]

I suggest looking on etrailer or amazon and get feel for pricing for wiring harness and receiver so you can decide how to value the “towing package” price.

Or use this and then the manual brake controller is your phone and you don't need to install a physical controller or wiring adapter. I have one for our JL to tow a little camp trailer and it works pretty dang slick.

https://www.curtmfg.com/part/51180

 

[wvmtneer]

California
Every trailer and semitrailer manufactured after 1940 with a GVW of 6,000 lbs. or more and operated at a speed of 20 mph or more must be equipped with brakes; trailers and semitrailers built after 1966 and with a GVW of 3,000 lbs. or more must have brakes on at least 2 wheels; every trailer or semitrailer built after 1982 and equipped with air brakes must be equipped with brakes on all wheels.
Every trailer coach or camp trailer with a GVW of 1,500 lbs. or more must be equipped with brakes on at least 2 wheels.

Do surge brakes count?

 

[comfour]

Do surge brakes count?

Surge brakes doesn't need a brake controller, you still need a wiring switch to bypass it when you reverse, it's probably a lot cheaper than a electric brake controller less wiring inside the vehicle

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