Paddle Shifters install on Maverick XL -- DIY install instructions, photos & video

[ryan2366]

Im just happy i can help you guys get the most of your vehicles for free i dont gain nothing from this . i get a lot of hate for it but its ok. this might be not use full for some but for me its was just kind of fun having it on my cheap XL . I try my best to help but my English's not so perfect but all im trying to do its guide the ppl on the process and pray for the best that you will understand. any question feel free to ask. thanks for the ppl that gave me support i appreciated it.

Your contributions are much appreciated. Ignore the negative people and their comments

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[TacoTanium]

When i install the digital cluster i will be able to know what gear im in . With the xl cluster you cant see the gears that you are in .

Is that what pin 7 is for, signal return?

 

[Vtec87pr1]

Is that what pin 7 is for, signal return?

Signal return its for the padle shifters it self. Reference ground low current. I dont belive its for the cluster to know what gear the truck its in .

 

[Bmavel]

Parts list of things needed for the conversion will add them here later on.

Steering control Module from Ford Maverick XLT With Heated Steering Wheel and lane departure if you want it. Module will Come with both switches and Clockspring.

Steering Wheel that comes with Paddle Shifters of your preference Ford Escape Or Bronco. i took a risk and bought an European on From Ford Fiesta ST but you dont have to spend that money for it.

PCM Wiring terminals X3 so You can add them to the pcm connector.
DU2Z-14474-CA

Steering control module Connector Terminals X3
DU2Z- 14474-BA

Wires Looms , Zip ties and shrink tubing for wiring and 3 different colors 16 gauge cables.

Ok here we go with the wiring . Corsair clock spring connector .

Transmission paddle shifters wires diagram. adding here.

Now i will be adding the Ford Maverick 2022 XL since thats the one i drive . Mine already has Cruse Control added and other switches. Notice this one on the PCM Shows it already comes with 2 wires for the up shift and down shift on XL model its false the diagram i had to add all 3 wires.

PCM Connector from 2022 Ford Maverick shows pin 5 and pin 6 from pcm having shifter up and down . Good sign """

Connector from clock spring to steering wheel shows pins could be added for the steering wheel .

Im adding this because this its the steering wheel i bought. from UK ford Fiesta

Now i will add process . and pictures Start By removing Negative Battery Terminal.

And remove Air bag From steering wheel.

you got to do both sides. once you removed be carful disconnecting the 2 air bags to clockspring connectors . use a pocket screw driver or Pick . just carefully pull clip and press on the sides with your fingers and pull up. first your going to disconnect the white connector of the horn.

once you remove the air bag you should put the wheel straight, remove clockspring connector on top and remove the 24mm bolt so you can remove steering wheel from the steering column.

Once you remove the steering wheel you should left like this.

Remove bezel from steering Column 2 bolts on the bottom. be gentle with this as this interiors on the mavericks gets scratch easily you know the drill with mavericks interiors.

Unplug all connectors on Steering Control Module and remove the steering control module 4 bolts you will see they are big black bolts torques t30 or t27 dont remember right now lol apologies. when pulling out be carefully as on the back they have notches that holds it in place.

Once you removed it install the new one that you bought for the conversion and follow the same order but before you install the bezel install the 3 pins and make the wire harness for paddle shifters.

part numbers for connector and wiring its on top.

thats how it should look like when install with ford oem terminals .

PIN 5 = upshift / PIN 6 = Down shift / PIN 7 = Signal Return needed """

Make A Hole on the rubber by the firewall your going to see a big plugged and pass the wires true it make sure to but insulation on the wires to protect from ambient and rotten.

dont know if you can see the wireloom pass true and the harness i made.

I pull the wires next to the battery and used the whole true to pass the harness to the fender well area . clean and secure cant even find it in the picture. lol
Remove front Driver side wheel and fender liner. and remove PCM dust cover to get access to connector.

remove first pcm connector the first one to the right. remove the tape cut a little bit of the insulation from factory . With care always. remove the top of the connector shield and bottom white pin protector all with care. maximun care when removing or installing terminals. as you can see i added the 3 cables alreay on the connector was kind of on a rush.

heres wiring on terminals your adding to this connector mine did not come with them but on the ford wiring it says some come with up shift and downshift terminals already on the connector be aware.

heres my little hand writing explaining the wire harness i made and the part number for the pcm terminals that will be needed.

Install everything back toghether the same way you took it out. Next i will post Instructions for enabling with forscan. be patient with me.

heres clip of the car running already and test driving the paddle shifter.

Can this be done without the steering control module for heated wheel/lane departure? I don’t care for that stuff but I want paddle shift. Sorry if this has been asked didn’t have time to read through every comment lol

 

[Calmate']

VTec87pr1 ——I wanted to congratulate and commend your efforts ! I also have a 2022 XL Maverick- I also own a 2017 Lincoln MKZ 3.0. Eco boost, twin turbo. (400hp-stock) - as you would expect, it has paddle shifters that I love to use at times to 1/4 mile the car in a straight line but more so for downshifting when traffic slows down in front of me without having to hit my brakes and coming down mountain terrains that I drive every day-the programming won’t let me downshift into too low of a gear and over rev the engine that car has a six speed transmission - Question : After installing the paddle shift conversion on the Maverick do you get all 8 speeds Fully manual up or down ? In other words, if I start off in first and upshift to second, will it stay there or will the computer automatically shift it to third if I start over revving it? I’m wondering what the shift logic is in the new module and how it behaves ?—whatever it is I’m sure it is much much better than the stock configuration. - As of now if you’re coming down a mountain in the Mavericks and hit the L button for engine braking that thing revs up to 5000 RPM sometimes! Lol ! Thanks again for your contributions to this forum
Sincerely “Calmate”

2022 XL -Area51 - Upfitted cruise control / tailgate power lock / Bronco sport 18”wheels-Dimming mirror homelink n compass / S&B intake & Panda module (It scoots !!!)

 

[thev8man]

You are a legend! I have an XLT W/htdWhl&LDA if I already have the FST paddle wheel can I skip to adding PCM wires and forscan it in?

Interesting
Booyah
What will it do on a hybrid. I noticed you had an exhaust, is your XL an ecoboost

 

[A10-Warthog]

I. Fucking. Love. You.

I can't wait to get my shifter paddles working!

Will watch with interest keeps us posted.

 

[Barracuda340]

That oval plugged hole in the firewall with 2 studs going to nothing on either side looks like that may be for a clutch pedal setup that ford decided not to do.

 

[Vtec87pr1]

That oval plugged hole in the firewall with 2 studs going to nothing on either side looks like that may be for a clutch pedal setup that ford decided not to do.

Yes looks like it.

 

[James K]

Parts list of things needed for the conversion will add them here later on.

Steering control Module from Ford Maverick XLT With Heated Steering Wheel and lane departure if you want it. Module will Come with both switches and Clockspring.

Steering Wheel that comes with Paddle Shifters of your preference Ford Escape Or Bronco. i took a risk and bought an European on From Ford Fiesta ST but you dont have to spend that money for it.

PCM Wiring terminals X3 so You can add them to the pcm connector.
DU2Z-14474-CA

Steering control module Connector Terminals X3
DU2Z- 14474-BA

Wires Looms , Zip ties and shrink tubing for wiring and 3 different colors 16 gauge cables.

Ok here we go with the wiring . Corsair clock spring connector .

Transmission paddle shifters wires diagram. adding here.

Now i will be adding the Ford Maverick 2022 XL since thats the one i drive . Mine already has Cruse Control added and other switches. Notice this one on the PCM Shows it already comes with 2 wires for the up shift and down shift on XL model its false the diagram i had to add all 3 wires.

PCM Connector from 2022 Ford Maverick shows pin 5 and pin 6 from pcm having shifter up and down . Good sign """

Connector from clock spring to steering wheel shows pins could be added for the steering wheel .

Im adding this because this its the steering wheel i bought. from UK ford Fiesta

Now i will add process . and pictures Start By removing Negative Battery Terminal.

And remove Air bag From steering wheel.

you got to do both sides. once you removed be carful disconnecting the 2 air bags to clockspring connectors . use a pocket screw driver or Pick . just carefully pull clip and press on the sides with your fingers and pull up. first your going to disconnect the white connector of the horn.

once you remove the air bag you should put the wheel straight, remove clockspring connector on top and remove the 24mm bolt so you can remove steering wheel from the steering column.

Once you remove the steering wheel you should left like this.

Remove bezel from steering Column 2 bolts on the bottom. be gentle with this as this interiors on the mavericks gets scratch easily you know the drill with mavericks interiors.

Unplug all connectors on Steering Control Module and remove the steering control module 4 bolts you will see they are big black bolts torques t30 or t27 dont remember right now lol apologies. when pulling out be carefully as on the back they have notches that holds it in place.

Once you removed it install the new one that you bought for the conversion and follow the same order but before you install the bezel install the 3 pins and make the wire harness for paddle shifters.

part numbers for connector and wiring its on top.

thats how it should look like when install with ford oem terminals .

PIN 5 = upshift / PIN 6 = Down shift / PIN 7 = Signal Return needed """

Make A Hole on the rubber by the firewall your going to see a big plugged and pass the wires true it make sure to but insulation on the wires to protect from ambient and rotten.

dont know if you can see the wireloom pass true and the harness i made.

I pull the wires next to the battery and used the whole true to pass the harness to the fender well area . clean and secure cant even find it in the picture. lol
Remove front Driver side wheel and fender liner. and remove PCM dust cover to get access to connector.

remove first pcm connector the first one to the right. remove the tape cut a little bit of the insulation from factory . With care always. remove the top of the connector shield and bottom white pin protector all with care. maximun care when removing or installing terminals. as you can see i added the 3 cables alreay on the connector was kind of on a rush.

heres wiring on terminals your adding to this connector mine did not come with them but on the ford wiring it says some come with up shift and downshift terminals already on the connector be aware.

heres my little hand writing explaining the wire harness i made and the part number for the pcm terminals that will be needed.

Install everything back toghether the same way you took it out. Next i will post Instructions for enabling with forscan. be patient with me.

heres clip of the car running already and test driving the paddle shifter.

This is outstanding.

 

[Vtec87pr1]

Can this be done without the steering control module for heated wheel/lane departure? I don’t care for that stuff but I want paddle shift. Sorry if this has been asked didn’t have time to read through every comment lol

I belive if you have xlt and up you dont need the steering control module.

 

[Vtec87pr1]

VTec87pr1 ——I wanted to congratulate and commend your efforts ! I also have a 2022 XL Maverick- I also own a 2017 Lincoln MKZ 3.0. Eco boost, twin turbo. (400hp-stock) - as you would expect, it has paddle shifters that I love to use at times to 1/4 mile the car in a straight line but more so for downshifting when traffic slows down in front of me without having to hit my brakes and coming down mountain terrains that I drive every day-the programming won’t let me downshift into too low of a gear and over rev the engine that car has a six speed transmission - Question : After installing the paddle shift conversion on the Maverick do you get all 8 speeds Fully manual up or down ? In other words, if I start off in first and upshift to second, will it stay there or will the computer automatically shift it to third if I start over revving it? I’m wondering what the shift logic is in the new module and how it behaves ?—whatever it is I’m sure it is much much better than the stock configuration. - As of now if you’re coming down a mountain in the Mavericks and hit the L button for engine braking that thing revs up to 5000 RPM sometimes! Lol ! Thanks again for your contributions to this forum
Sincerely “Calmate”

2022 XL -Area51 - Upfitted cruise control / tailgate power lock / Bronco sport 18”wheels-Dimming mirror homelink n compass / S&B intake & Panda module (It scoots !!!)

Shits all 8 gears i belive cant confirm since dont have the cluster showing the gears. Dont know if you seen the video i uploaded shows how it holds the gear when i downshift. I will calm myself lol like you said calmate. I will try to upload another video showing the functions.

 

[Vtec87pr1]

Forscan Pcm thats all i had to do .

But if you want to enable more stuff with digital cluster i suggest going to IPC and enabling others stuff in there for SST.

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

So, I imagine this is easier for the Lariat, no?

 

[Dad]

Parts list of things needed for the conversion will add them here later on.

Steering control Module from Ford Maverick XLT With Heated Steering Wheel and lane departure if you want it. Module will Come with both switches and Clockspring.

Steering Wheel that comes with Paddle Shifters of your preference Ford Escape Or Bronco. i took a risk and bought an European on From Ford Fiesta ST but you dont have to spend that money for it.

PCM Wiring terminals X3 so You can add them to the pcm connector.
DU2Z-14474-CA

Steering control module Connector Terminals X3
DU2Z- 14474-BA

Wires Looms , Zip ties and shrink tubing for wiring and 3 different colors 16 gauge cables.

Ok here we go with the wiring . Corsair clock spring connector .

Transmission paddle shifters wires diagram. adding here.

Now i will be adding the Ford Maverick 2022 XL since thats the one i drive . Mine already has Cruse Control added and other switches. Notice this one on the PCM Shows it already comes with 2 wires for the up shift and down shift on XL model its false the diagram i had to add all 3 wires.

PCM Connector from 2022 Ford Maverick shows pin 5 and pin 6 from pcm having shifter up and down . Good sign """

Connector from clock spring to steering wheel shows pins could be added for the steering wheel .

Im adding this because this its the steering wheel i bought. from UK ford Fiesta

Now i will add process . and pictures Start By removing Negative Battery Terminal.

And remove Air bag From steering wheel.

you got to do both sides. once you removed be carful disconnecting the 2 air bags to clockspring connectors . use a pocket screw driver or Pick . just carefully pull clip and press on the sides with your fingers and pull up. first your going to disconnect the white connector of the horn.

once you remove the air bag you should put the wheel straight, remove clockspring connector on top and remove the 24mm bolt so you can remove steering wheel from the steering column.

Once you remove the steering wheel you should left like this.

Remove bezel from steering Column 2 bolts on the bottom. be gentle with this as this interiors on the mavericks gets scratch easily you know the drill with mavericks interiors.

Unplug all connectors on Steering Control Module and remove the steering control module 4 bolts you will see they are big black bolts torques t30 or t27 dont remember right now lol apologies. when pulling out be carefully as on the back they have notches that holds it in place.

Once you removed it install the new one that you bought for the conversion and follow the same order but before you install the bezel install the 3 pins and make the wire harness for paddle shifters.

part numbers for connector and wiring its on top.

thats how it should look like when install with ford oem terminals .

PIN 5 = upshift / PIN 6 = Down shift / PIN 7 = Signal Return needed """

Make A Hole on the rubber by the firewall your going to see a big plugged and pass the wires true it make sure to but insulation on the wires to protect from ambient and rotten.

dont know if you can see the wireloom pass true and the harness i made.

I pull the wires next to the battery and used the whole true to pass the harness to the fender well area . clean and secure cant even find it in the picture. lol
Remove front Driver side wheel and fender liner. and remove PCM dust cover to get access to connector.

remove first pcm connector the first one to the right. remove the tape cut a little bit of the insulation from factory . With care always. remove the top of the connector shield and bottom white pin protector all with care. maximun care when removing or installing terminals. as you can see i added the 3 cables alreay on the connector was kind of on a rush.

heres wiring on terminals your adding to this connector mine did not come with them but on the ford wiring it says some come with up shift and downshift terminals already on the connector be aware.

heres my little hand writing explaining the wire harness i made and the part number for the pcm terminals that will be needed.

Install everything back toghether the same way you took it out. Next i will post Instructions for enabling with forscan. be patient with me.

heres clip of the car running already and test driving the paddle shifter.

Absolute amazing post! I have the hybrid, so paddles are not feasible. However, I do have them on my Hyundai Palisade and they are a must have if you do a lot of hill traveling. Great for mountain driving. I must thank you for the time and effort you put into not only doing the modification, but posting the many pictures and narrative of your project so that others could do the same. Folks such as yourself who make this club so incredibly helpful.

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