Flat Tow - 2024 Maverick Hybrid

[moto1]

I do believe the Demco sagged my front end at least a half an inch! I don’t really like that. It may be a 1 inch lift kit from rough country in order to bring it back??

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[moto1]

The vehicle is a 2024 XL hybrid

 

[BradnChristine]

As far as lights go, I don’t mess with the vehicle at all I bought some LED rechargeable, towing package lights at Harbor freight, they last about 100 hours on a charge, and they work really well.

So what are you going to stick those magnets onto?

 

[GregMurrow]

I do believe the Demco sagged my front end at least a half an inch! I don’t really like that. It may be a 1 inch lift kit from rough country in order to bring it back??

What does Demco have to do with it?

 

[BradnChristine]

What does Demco have to do with it?

It's not made of tin...so it is a weight at the front of the truck. I think he was joking.

 

[GregMurrow]

It's not made of tin...so it is a weight at the front of the truck. I think he was joking.

Gotcha - didn't see any context so I was curious - it was funny! I've got the Demco along with the ready brute as well with diode wiring and I could swear my truck holds its hood higher with pride! - looks great, with no damage to front end at install -

 

[moto1]

So what are you going to stick those magnets onto?

 

[moto1]

I made these little mounts. I hurry and stick on when I’m going to tow it so I don’t have to put those magnets on my paint.

 

[moto1]

I am towing with a Mercedes-Benz chassis (Winnebago view 2020V)

 

[BradnChristine]

I use the power from the 7-pin to keep the maverick battery charged. Costs nothing, once installed. About 6800 miles towed so far, and will be another 1400 before next week.

I used diodes to run the tail lights. There is a caveat, in that my RV is an LTV built on a 2020 Ford Transit van. Occasionally, I will get an error on the dash for the right taillight (never the left). According to the Transit folks, the problem is the LED taillights in my Lariat. When it first happened, I suspected my wiring and took it all apart and re-assembled it. Then all was well...until it wasn't. I need to figire out how much of a resister I need to put on the line from the 6-pin to at least the right taillight to present more current flow so the Transit can be happy. It is completely erratic. At times, the light works fine, at times I get the dash to tell me the right bulb is off.

So if you are just starting to set up the lights, and towing a Lariat behind a Ford product RV, you might want to use some external lighting to avoid Ford's stupid light sense algorithm.

As an update, I found the 6ohm, 50watt resisters for a few bucks at Amazon and wired one in (in parallel) to the right turn/brake light diode..

Didn't do a damned thing for the Transit towing the Maverick, which still hyper-flashes and tells me the right taillight (turn and brakes) appears to be out...SOME OF THE TIME.

Looks like I am just going to have to use additional incandescent lighting to keep the 2020 Transit happy. Annoyingly stupid.

 

[Backdoctor]

I forgot to mention these are totally wireless

The Kenway lights are wireless, but they are connected to the maverick 4 pin trailer hookup, not the coach 7 pin connection. That means the brake lights will only come on when the mavericks brakes are applied. For me using the Brake Buddy, that occurs rarely if at all! And no turn signals…

I didn’t want to tap into the Mav wiring, so I just ran direct lines for turn/brake/running lights from the coach 7 pin wiring to the back of the Mav and then connected a tailgate slight strip (Amazon) to the bottom of the tailgate (it has 3M two sided tape). It lights up beautifully, give brake, stop and running lights to the back of the Mav and I can reverse the wiring to remove when my new 25 Hybrid AWD arrives. I’m praying my Demco bar will fit, but not too hopeful with the relocation of the ACC radar!

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