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- Current Ride
- 2022 F-350 Tremor 7.3L
- Current Ride #2
- 1980 Mazda RX-7
When it comes to the relay, my truck hasn’t arrived yet so I haven’t gotten to the point of buying a specific relay.If not for things like winches, what do you propose to wire to the upfitters…what are you saving them for? Just curious what other cool toys you’re thinking of.
I personally don’t like the idea of energizing the winch unless I specifically want it turned on. And I definitely don’t need to use it every time I drive the truck.
My winch came with a manual switch that I put under the hood and I use that for now. I’ve been looking at relays and found a 500 amp on Amazon for $60 with good reviews but haven’t bought yet. Which specific relay are you looking to install?
FYI there’s two threads covering what folks are using their upfitter switches for so I recommend checking them out:
- https://www.fordtremor.com/threads/upfitter-switches.4461/
- https://www.fordtremor.com/threads/upfitter-switches-what-are-you-using-them-for.5322/
My truck hasn't arrived yet, but here's the things I'm considering (will need to reduce down to 6 switches at some point):
- Ignition-only power:
- Factory winch relay
- 2WD low range
- Front off-road lights
- Reverse lights
- Air compressor
- High idle
- Battery Charge Protection (BCP)
- Ford SVE Q-256R2
- https://www.fordtremor.com/threads/upfitter-switches.4461/post-86020
- Permanent power:
- Camp lights
- Strobe/warning/emergency lights