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Hello neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer and today we're taking a look at installing the Roadmaster Smart Diode for incandescent light bulbs on a 2022 Ford F-150. There's gonna be five main components required when flat towing the vehicle. And the first is going to be the base plate and that's gonna be the structural support that's on the frame of the vehicle. And that's gonna allow you to hook up your tow bar and that's gonna be the connecting point between the hitch on the RV and the base plate. That way you can safely tow it down the road. And just like a trailer, you're also gonna have safety cables. more
5/1/2024 1:55:54 PM
Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2014 Ford F-150- Video
Hey everyone, Ryan here at Etrailer. Today on our 2014 Ford F-150, we're gonna be showing you how to install the ROADMASTER Diode Wiring Kit. Before we do that though, let's take a minute, check it out and make sure it's gonna work for you. So before we jump right in, I figured it'd be useful just to touch base on the main parts that we're gonna need to flat tow our truck down the road in the first place. And there's gonna be a total of five of them. You'll have your base plate, which connects to our truck's frame and allows us to hook our tow bar up to it. more
12/8/2023 2:08:46 PM
Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2021 Ford F-150- Video
Hi, John with etrailer. If you need a wiring kit to flat tow your Ford, then check out Roadmaster's Smart Diode Universal Wiring Kit that we installed in our 2021 Ford F150. Now, the diode wiring is just one of the five components that you actually need to flat tow. Let's take a look at those real quick. First thing you need is a base plate, and it's gonna be the actual physical connection on your truck. Second thing, of course, our diode wiring. more
7/26/2023 11:42:10 AM
Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2021 Ford F-150 RO44FR- Video
Hi, John with etrailer. If you need a wiring kit to flat tow your Ford then check out Roadmasters Smart Diode Universal Wiring Kit that we installed on our 2021 Ford F150 Now the diode wiring is just one of the five components that you actually need to flat tow. Let's take a look at those real quick. First thing you need is a base plate and it's gonna be the actual physical connection on your truck. Second thing, of course, our diode wiring. Third, you're gonna need a supplemental braking system. more
7/26/2023 11:41:15 AM
Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2016 Ford F-150- Video
Brad here at etrailer, and today we're taking a look at installing the Hopkins Plug and Play Towed Vehicle Wiring Kit on a 2016 Ford F-150. Now, diode wiring is a really nice thing to have if you plan on flat towing quite often, and that's because a lot of other vehicles that you see flat towed, you're gonna see some magnetic lights that are stuck here, and a lot of times you can get wireless ones, but sometimes you have to run a cable all the way to the RV, and diode wiring is just nice, because when you plug in your umbilical, not only can you send 12 volt power through there to a charge line if you want to, but also you're gonna mimic all the turn signals, running lights, and brake lights on the towed vehicle. Now this kit is particularly nice, because this is plug and play. Now most diode wiring that I've seen throughout all the flat tow installations, you're chopping into the factory taillight wiring and splicing in spade connectors on a diode, not this one. This one plugs into the tow package on this F-150, making it super easy to just run your wire up to the front, and you're pretty much ready to go. Obviously, the best part, or the reason you would install diode wiring is because your vehicle pretty much becomes a trailer when you're flat towing it. more
11/9/2022 2:35:24 PM
Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2022 Ford F-150- Video
Hey everybody, how's it going Today, we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Diode Flat Tow Wiring Harness here on a 2022 Ford F-150. So the wiring harness is just one of the many things that we need in order to successfully flat tow our F-150 here. In addition to this, we're gonna need a base plate kit, a tow bar, safety cables, and a supplemental braking system. Now what our wiring is gonna do is, simply put, it's gonna transfer these signals from our motor home to our vehicle here so we can let other motorists out in the road know what signals are gonna be making. Keep in mind this is a legal requirement in every state because a lot of the times, your vehicles are actually gonna block the taillights on your motor home. So we need a safe way to communicate those signals to other motorists allowing us to arrive to our destinations safe and sound. more
10/6/2022 11:07:59 AM
Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Ford F-150- Video
Hello neighbors. It's Brad here at etrailer, and today we're taking a look and installing the Roadmaster Diode Wiring Kit on a 2017 Ford F-150. Now this is gonna be available in a few different configurations. On the wiring itself, you're gonna have bare with no connector, a four pole as well as a six pole. Now, as far as your umbilical connection, you're also gonna be able to get that in a straight cable, a coiled cable, as well as a hybrid cable. Now there's five main components when flat towing a vehicle. more
6/19/2022 9:08:20 AM
Curt Universal Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2020 Ford F-150- Video
Ola, neighbors. It's Brad here at "etrailer." And today, we're taking a look and installing the Curt universal wiring system for towed vehicles. Now, this system's gonna be great for when you're flat towing your vehicle to send the signal from your motor coach to the vehicle. Now, this system is going to wire into your taillights and gonna send a signal to the front of the vehicle. And that way, when you hook up to your umbilical on your motor coach, when you turn your turn signals on or use your brake lights or your running lights, it's gonna mimic that on your vehicle. And that's gonna allow the people behind you to know what you're actually doing, whether if you're changing lanes or slowing down, and that's gonna keep you safe and legal. more
12/27/2021 7:48:40 AM
Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2013 Ford F-150, and we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Hopkins Custom Fit Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles. But, before we do that, let's go ahead, check it out, and make sure this is something exactly what you're looking for. So, there's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat-tow your F-150 down the road safely: First one is going to be the base plate. That base plate is going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point, that way, we can hook our tow bar up to it; And the tow bar is going to be the second component, and that's going to be the physical link connecting the front of your truck to the back in a motorhome; Third main component is going to be your safety cables, and these are there in the event of an unlucky disconnect, these are going to keep your truck connected to the motorhome; The fourth main component is going to be tow bar wiring, and the wiring is going to transfer the gliding signals from the back of your motorhome to the back of your truck, keeping you safe and legal; And last but not least is a braking system that's going to be the fifth main component. more
4/5/2021 10:27:52 AM
Best 2020 Ford F-150 Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Wiring- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for the 2020 Ford F150. So before we get kind of too carried away on what components I recommend, and what we're using here today on our Ford. I figured it would be useful just to kind of go over the basics of the five main components that you're going to need to safely tow your truck down the road. The first one's going to be the base plate, and the base plate is going to provide us with a solid connection point. That way we can hook our tow bar up to it. more
4/5/2021 10:23:53 AM
Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2012 Ford F-150- Video
Hi there Ford owners, today on your 2012 Ford F150, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Roadmaster's Diode wiring kit. These kits are available in a few different combinations depending on the cable that you would want to use for its connection, you can either get a coiled cable, a hybrid coiled to straight cable, a completely straight cable, these are all six bolt connections. There's also a four pole cable available and you can get it with no cable at all. And that's just gonna determine which one is gonna work best for you. It is based on the tow bar you get, whether the tow bar has channels or not. If it does have channels, I'd recommend a straight cable. more
3/17/2021 10:53:11 AM
Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2015 Ford F-150- Video
Clayton: Hello everyone, Clayton here at etrailer.com. Here at etrailer.com, we install, test and review a lot of different products to help you as a customer make a more educated decision before your purchase.Today, I have a 2015 Ford F-150 we're going to be taking a look at, and I'll show you how to install the Roadmaster Diode Wiring Kit. Our diode wiring kit is going to be one of the key components in our flat towing setup. Like I said, we have our diode wiring, our tow bar, our braking system, our safety cables, our base plate, our 12 volt wiring kit, our charge line kit, and our brake line relay. Our diode wiring is going to allow us to have all the necessary lighting functions from our motor home onto our vehicle whenever we're flat towing, so everybody can see what we're doing and it keeps everybody safe. Personally, I really like going with a diode kit. more
11/17/2020 10:27:11 AM
Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video
Clay: Hey everyone. Clay here at etrailer.com. And today, we'll be taking a look at, and I'll show you how to install the roadmaster's diode wiring kit on our 2018 Ford F-150. Our diode wiring is one of the key components in our flat towing setup. We have our base plate, our tow bar, our safety cables, our diode wiring of course, and our supplemental braking system. Using our diode wiring, allows us to use our turn signals, our brake lights and our running signals, all from the same taillight. more
9/9/2020 11:43:03 AM
Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2019 Ford F-150- Video
I am sharing with hr.com. Today, I'm going to walk you through how to install the Roadmaster Diode Wiring Kit on your 2019 Ford F-150. That kit is going to be one of your main components or one of your five main components flat towing your vehicle behind your motorhome. The other four are going to be your base plate, your tow bar, your safety cables and your braking system. Adding wiring like this in your vehicle is going to allow your motorhome to transfer light signals to the back of your vehicle while it's being flat-towed. Is not only legal, but you're safe. more
11/5/2019 1:18:48 PM
Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2019 Ford F-150- Video
Rob: Rob here at etrailer.com. Today you're going to be taking a look at the Roadmaster High Powered Diode wiring kit on our 2019 Ford F-150.Now, the whole reason why you're going to want a diode kit is because you want to take your F-150 behind your motor home when you go on your trips. But the problem comes in is we can hook everything up, but we need to have the signals back here, just like a trailer so we can safely and securely get down the road. So if we're driving and we need to change lanes, we can put the blinker on. But as you can see, you might not be able to see the blinker on your motorhome when you're behind the truck. So it's important to have those signals back here as well.Now there is a few different options of how we can get those signals back here. more
9/19/2019 1:22:59 PM
Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Ford F-150- Video
Hi there F150 owners. Today on our 2017 Ford F150 we're going to be installing Hopkins custom taillight wiring kit for towed vehicles. This diode wiring harness is going to take all the signals that your motorhome is putting to its taillights and sending them to the taillights that's on your towed vehicle. You can see here that the lighting on our motorhome and our vehicle are being mimicked. So that way everybody behind us, if they can't see the lights on our motorhome, they'll see these and they'll know our intentions when going down the road.Diode wiring is one of the main components you're going to need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motorhome. In addition to the diode wiring, you'll also need your base plate, which provides a connection point for your tow bar. more
5/8/2019 11:33:07 AM
Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video
Today, in our 2018 Ford F150, you're gonna be taking a look at, and I'm gonna show you how to install, the Roadmaster diode wiring kit.This is what our plug looks like when it's installed. Once you get all your wires connected, and you have it mounted in the location you choose, you're gonna want to test it out and make sure everything's working properly. Our customer chose to have it here in the center, hidden out of the way, so when he puts his license plate on, all this is covered up. This bracket here, I actually made this so I can sit all of our other components on it.If you have the active air dam, make sure if you mount it here, none of the wires are gonna get in the way of that closing and opening. Even if you choose to mount anything inside of here, the top of the air dam, there's a plastic guard that will have to be cut. You're not gonna be able to attach to that. more
1/31/2019 10:32:10 AM
Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ford F150 you're gonna be taking a look at, I'm gonna show you how to install a Hopkins custom taillight wiring kit for towed vehicles, part number HM56009. This is what your wiring kit's gonna look like when you get it. This si gonna be a wiring kit for towed vehicles, when it's being towed, or pulled behind your RV or your motor home. The nice thing about this wiring kit is we don't have to do any splicing into the vehicle wiring. It's gonna plug directly into the existing wiring on the back of the vehicle.This has got your diodes in it, and what that's gonna do, it's gonna protect your vehicle from any back feed from the motor home if there's a short. So it's gonna protect your factory wiring on your towed vehicle as well as your motor home.This is your four-pole connection that you're gonna route to the front of the vehicle. more
11/1/2018 12:32:12 PM
Blue Ox Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ford F-150, we're going to be taking a look at, and I'm going to show you how to install, the Blue Ox Tow Bar Wiring Kit, part number BX8848.What the diode kit's going to do for you, is while your Ford is being flat-towed behind your RV traveling down the road, it's going to allow you to transfer all those signals from your RV into the Ford. When it's finished, you turn on your brake lights, your running lights, your turn signals, all those are going to transfer through to the vehicle while it's being flat-towed.Now the purpose of the diodes, is to protect the factory wiring on the Ford from any back feed from the RV. And vice versa it's going to protect the RV wiring from any back feed from the Ford's wiring.As far as the installation goes, it is a pretty simple installation. You will need a light tester to test the wiring to figure out which wires are your brake wire, and your running lights, and turn signals. Other than that, all you're doing is transferring wires, running a wire from the back to the front.First thing we need to do to start our installation, is we're going to go ahead and get everything out of the package. You're going to get 12 foot of green and brown wire, and you're going to get your 4-pole wire that's going to route to the front of the vehicle. more
10/29/2018 10:07:44 AM
Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Ford F-150- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford F150, we're going to be installing Roadmaster's universal high powered diode wiring kit, part number RM-154. This wiring kit's going to give you all of your necessary signals at the back of your vehicle, which includes your left turn, right turn, tail lamps and brake lamps. So you'll be DOT compliant in all states.So what this means when you're hooked up and going down the road. When you hit a turn signal in your RV, that same turn signal applies on your vehicle and like wise for all the other signals. These diodes alow your RV signals to be transferred to your taillights without interfering the factory signals. And all your factory signals are still hooked up. more
6/7/2018 7:57:11 AM
Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ford F150, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster diode seven wire to six wire, Flexo-Coil wiring kit, part number RM-15267.This is what our wiring looks like when it's installed. It's gonna allow you to safely tow your Ford behind your RV when you're traveling, give you all the proper functions for your lights, your brake lights, both turn signals, and your running lights. To complete a flat tow setup, you're gonna need a base plate, wiring, braking system, safety cables, and a tow bar.Now what this is going to do, this is going to take the place of temporary lights that you'd mount on your roof, or on the side of your vehicle, or on the back of your vehicle, that take up a lot of space. You have to take them off every time, fold them up, find some place to store them. These are going to be mounted directly to the factory wiring in your vehicle.Not only are you going to be safe driving down the road and following the rules and laws, you also are going to be comfortable knowing that the factory wiring in your vehicle is not going to be damaged because of the diodes. Those diodes protect your factory wiring in your truck from any back-feed from your RV, and vice versa. more
2/23/2018 12:26:20 PM
Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2016 Ford F-150- Video
Speaker 1: Today on this 2016 Ford F-150, we'll be having a look at, and showing you how to install, the Roadmaster Diode 7-Wire to 6-Wire Flexo-Coil Wiring Kit, part number RM-15267.Here's what our Diode Wiring Kit looks like installed. This will allow us to safely and legally tow our F-150 behind our motor home, while making sure we have all the necessary lights required by law.We'll have our tail lights, our brake lights, and our turn signals.What's great about this kit, is that it'll allow us to use the factory wiring and bulbs already in our vehicle. We don't have to worry about using magnetic tow lights, or having to use a separate bulb and socket system. It just uses what you already have, so it's less maintenance required. You still only have to worry about your factory tail lights. If you have an issue with one of those, it's no different for servicing. more
11/15/2017 11:12:55 AM
Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2016 Ford F-150- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2016 Ford F150, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Road Master Universal High Power diode Wiring kit. Part number RM-154.So here's what are wiring diode kit looks like once fully installed. It's going to give us a four pull flat trailer connector on the front of our vehicle, and it's going to accept our RV's tail light signals and turn signals as well as our breaks, so we can tow our F150 down the road safely.Now a wiring kit is going to eliminate the need for the magnetic lights that you see on a lot of vehicles being towed down the road because it's going to use our factory wiring and tap into our factory tail lights.It's also going to have high powered diode in our kit, which are going to prevent any kind of electrical feedback from our RV and prevent any kind of damage to our vehicles electrical system. It's also going to come with a patch cord, so we can connect our F150 to our RV, without having to worry about buying anything extra.The insulation is going to be fairly straight forward. We're going to have to run a length of wire from our vehicle, all the way to the back and reach our tail lights. Now once we get to the back, we're going to have to find our turn signals and our tail light signals on each side. more
11/1/2017 6:18:34 PM
Roadmaster Diode Flexo-Coil Wiring Kit Installation - 2016 Ford F-150- Video
Today in our 2016 Ford F-150, we're going to be showing you how to install the Roadmaster 7-wire to 4-wire Flexo-Coil Wiring Kit with diodes. Part number is RM-15247. Now, our wiring installation, it's going to begin well before we start putting diodes in and things. We're going to get our main wire ran right up here to the front of the vehicle with the bumper off of the truck, that way we're not trying to fight in behind there and just cause ourselves headaches. I'm going to go in right here by the air box. I'm going to push my wire up this direction, we'll bring it out in here over to here. Some of the zip ties will be good to have handy, that way when you do find the correct location you're going to be running this, you can get that zip tied off. more
12/27/2016 11:18:38 AM
Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2014 Ford F-150- Video
Today in 2014 Ford F-150, we will be installing the Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Flexo Wire Coiling Kit, part number RN-15267. Here's what our kit consist of. Most importantly, we have our wire here, our Flexo-Coil, which will connect the 7-way to our RV, and then the 6-pull round to the front of our vehicle that we're towing behind the RV. With this 6-pull round connector here, which we can secure to the front of our vehicle, using this bracket, like so. We have our 4 diodes here, that will allow us to tap in to our factory wiring, and not have to worry about a second control box, or module box. This will allow us to use the factory lights on the vehicle, without causing any damage to electrical system because the diodes will only allow current to pass in one direction, from either the vehicle side itself, to the factory lights while driving the vehicle, or the towed input, from the RV. It'll isolate the system, and still power the factory lights. We also have a roll of 4 pole flat, wiring here, to make our connection from our 6 pole round connector to our dio-packs. more
8/22/2016 11:01:47 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Ford F-150- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20622Order #TC0848265130 Today on our 2014 Ford F150 EcoBoost Crew Cab, were going to be installing the Hopkins Custom Taillight Wiring Kit for towed vehicles, part number HM56000. Now, were going to go ahead and start here at the rear of the vehicle. Now, heres what were going to be installing on our vehicle. This side here, well be connecting in with the backside of the driver side taillight assembly. This half here, well be connecting in over on the passenger side. Well be then routing the wiring with the 4-flat on it up to the front of the vehicle.Now, were going to need to remove both the taillight assemblies. more
8/16/2014 3:02:26 PM
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