LED Switchback for the EU Mustang - Yes it's real! (and almost plug'n'play)

papinist said:

If the switchbacks you bought have the right connector, instruction list is very short:
- replace original turning lights bulb with the new switchbacks
- connect original connector from car to the switchbacks connector
- connect the third (spare) wire to '+' wire from parking lights (the small square next to turning lights)
- done

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There's a wire loom & tap which connects the sidelights together? one loom with a short red cable no connector on it? then into a black connection box with 2 white cables with spade connectors .. one is really short, the other quite long which apparently runs across behind the crash bar to the other side light. No idea what to do with that loom

So you don't have the right connector..
The wire loom is used to connect both 'white' side of the switchbacks to a single point, but you don't need it since your parking lights are next to the turning lights.
Other connectors should be red on '+' wire from turning lights and black to '-' wire from turning lights.
But a kit with the correct connector (7440) would have been easier to install.

papinist said:

So you don't have the right connector..
The wire loom is used to connect both 'white' side of the switchbacks to a single point, but you don't need it since your parking lights are next to the turning lights.
Other connectors should be red on '+' wire from turning lights and black to '-' wire from turning lights.
But a kit with the correct connector (7440) would have been easier to install.

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I have the right kit apparently, if you check back to my picture you can see what they've supplied. 2 sets of switchback led with correct connectors, then an additional loom with wire tap

Oh I didn't see the connectors... so how much spare wires do you have? You should have only one spare wire per bulb (except the spare loom).

papinist said:

Oh I didn't see the connectors... so how much spare wires do you have? You should have only one spare wire per bulb (except the spare loom).

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I'll take a pic in the morning of exactly what's in the box

I think they've just supplied one tap to connect to the sidelight. Use this to connect to both switchbacks and voila!

this just looks soooo muc better... I wish Ford would hurry up and fix my car (at this point I could've bought a new one and had it delivered) so I can get to planning and trying out these "simple mods"...

Luckily I'm mostly INSIDE my car so I don't see those horrid "yellow" blobs they have put upfront...

BTW... what does this with fog lights? yours seems white here... not sure if that's just DRL or what not ...

This is the supplied kit. Red cable has no connector on it, i assume thats what the blue wire tap is for although i dont know what to connect that to. Looks like the longer of the 2 white wires runs across the other side?

You can forget the white\red extension if you don't need it. The theory is to power the white side of the switchback with the '+' wire from the parking lights.
That extension could be used to connect the two switchbacks white wires to a single power source.
If you read my walkthrough, I had the same kit - I cut that white extensione wires and used to connect to the parking lights. It's the same situation.

Or if you want to have it like me as DRL. You need to connect both switchbacks white adapters together and the red wire is to plug to one power source (wipers power in my case)

Right! As John said, it's difficult for the seller to give you instructions because you can connect the power for the white side wherever you want, depending on what type of setting you need.

Hi John577,

For my better understanding could you please post some pictures on how you managed to connect the switchbacks' common red wire to wiper power? How did you route the wire?
Thanks!
Szilu

Szilu said:

Hi John577,

For my better understanding could you please post some pictures on how you managed to connect the switchbacks' common red wire to wiper power? How did you route the wire?
Thanks!
Szilu

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Will try to take you some pics over the weekend. but it'll be hard to have good pictures as everything is now hidden behind the bumper ...

I Szilu,

Sadly as said, everything is now hidden so not able to take good pictures of my work.

An example of a switchback kit :


Take care, the following description uses the color of the above kit, colors may change from one kit to another !

I've made the following description :



You have 2 choices, to the wipers power signal to have them constantly on, or to the parking lights to have the switchbacks on with the parking lights.

Here were to find the Wipers Signal :




Then route the wire via the fender to the bumper like the above blue cable

Hope this helps :cheers:

Hi John577,

Thanks for the extremely comprehensive guide I think everything is clear now! I really appreciate it.
Now I have the clue to how/where to connect to the wiper power and quite sure after the set arrived I can install it by myself.

:cheers: