Perimeter Plus Alarm LED Location suggestions

[Feldgary53]

When my Maverick arrives I plan to install the Perimeter Plus add on and the flashing led light and wanted to hear from anyone who
has done it and where you decided to locate the light. I did this on my Ranger and was pretty simple but not having the Mav it’s difficult to see where to locate the led where it would be visible and reachable with the wiring provided. Also I noticed on the Ford Accessory website that the led only shows ‘22 fitment but the Perimeter Plus fits ‘22-‘23. I can’t imagine there would be any difference but I will contact dealer before ordering.

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[tubalicious]

Have you figured this out yet?

 

[Feldgary53]

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Have you figured this out yet?

I installed it in the small plastic panel at bottom of instrument cluster. It pops off and you have to be careful since it is attached to a vinyl? piece of material and I did not want to try to completely remove so tilted it up and drilled with a backer behind to avoid damaging the cluster face.

 

[tubalicious]

Thanks.

Have you been successful with getting the app notifications?

Where did you zip tie the unit?

 

[Feldgary53]

Thanks.

Have you been successful with getting the app notifications?

Where did you zip tie the unit?

Regarding the app I haven't tried yet, been busy with other stuff and the unit I placed behind a removable panel on driver side lower front door jamb next to dash. It would not fit well in the interior kick panel on left side like the Ranger and did not see anything else at the time that looked easy to reach. I may take another look when time permits to find a more accessible location for adjusting sensitivity. It didn't seem very open under there with something to tie it to out of the way without removing more trim. I was in a rush to get it done before leaving for a trip.

 

[Lpd738]

Thanks.

Have you been successful with getting the app notifications?

Where did you zip tie the unit?

I can say that if you have the app and push notifications on it worked right out of the box for me. Plugged in the alarm, locked the doors and shut the tailgate hard enough to trigger the alarm. Got message on my Apple watch within seconds. Couldn't be happier!

 

[tubalicious]

I finally got notifications on my apps but only with the full alarm. Not the chirps. I think that's probably how it was designed.

I zip tied mine up and the random clicking will make it chirp.... Any suggestions?

 

[mcluvin]

I installed my LED on the plastic panel at the top of the steering column. It pops right off and has a Ford symbol on the underside that is a great spot to drill the hole. Regarding drilling, for a clean. Well centered hole, use a punch to mark the spot, then use a step drill bit and go slow. My 9/32 step drill bit took a walk, so used my 1/4 bit for the initial hole, then reamed it out carefully with a normal 9/32 bit.

 

[Distracto]

I installed my LED on the plastic panel at the top of the steering column. It pops right off and has a Ford symbol on the underside that is a great spot to drill the hole. Regarding drilling, for a clean. Well centered hole, use a punch to mark the spot, then use a step drill bit and go slow. My 9/32 step drill bit took a walk, so used my 1/4 bit for the initial hole, then reamed it out carefully with a normal 9/32 bit.

Other than the dash I think I like this spot the most for placement.. definitely seems to be the easiest to get to

 

[mcluvin]

Other than the dash I think I like this spot the most for placement.. definitely seems to be the easiest to get to

And if you screw up, it shouldn't be too costly to replace vs. the dash. It's very visible at night from both sides of the car.

 

[Mavrik23]

The LED mountings people have shared in this thread look nice, indeed.

But I'd really like to mount mine on the dashboard, ideally near the center or as close as the wiring will allow. I don't want a potential thief to have to look very hard for the light. Has anyone mounted theirs in this way and how difficult would you say it was? Thx.

 

[mcluvin]

The LED mountings people have shared in this thread look nice, indeed.

But I'd really like to mount mine on the dashboard, ideally near the center or as close as the wiring will allow. I don't want a potential thief to have to look very hard for the light. Has anyone mounted theirs in this way and how difficult would you say it was? Thx.

This is video of what it looks like at night from the driver's side. You could easily see it from the passenger side too.

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