Ford OEM power running boards install a plug-n-play?

[superfordman]

Great, now Blucruise. I'm in the process of finally adding the 360 camera's anything else I need to add?

How much free time and money do you have?!?

Easy way to tell is pop off the a pillar trim piece on the drivers door where the mirror plugs in. If there is a grey connector there not plugged into anything you are prewired.

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[JScaro]

How much free time and money do you have?!?

Easy way to tell is pop off the a pillar trim piece on the drivers door where the mirror plugs in. If there is a grey connector there not plugged into anything you are prewired.

I just swapped my mirrors and have the Nanny cam wire behind the pillar so I'm sure it's pre-wired.

Anything else to check?

I add ACC and have been using it with the weight for my trips back and forth from GA to FL and it's pretty good.

 

[ReactiveD]

I made my harness for a kick switch to be added, it's simply a signal to the DSM and a ground. It's not part of the 6 pin board motor harness. Honestly it's not worth the effort given the odds of landing the complete F150 board/harness (certainly not worth ford's prices). That said however you can install a momentary around the bed to make it deploy.

Furthermore given that AMP makes the older boards, and I also have a set of amp boards, the 250 and amp boards are not interchangeable with each other's arms. As such I've found no confirmation if you can simply swap the kick switch boards onto the 250's arms or if they're unique mounting interfaces given different manufacturers of the parts.

The kick switch is almost not worth the time given the boards deploy upon approach with fob in pocket -- which has its own drawbacks and benefits.

I have a 2024 F150 platinum just swapped the PRB hinges for the super duty hinges, to give the lower running boards but maintain the factory look. The mounts for the bolts under the boards slide out and are interchangeable. I removed the f150 hinges and mounted the superduty hinges and sled out the f150 with kick switch bolt mounts and changed for the superduty bolt mounts. Everything mounted up perfectly, I did have to change the two wires on the motors for the superduty since the board deployment was reversed.

here are a few pictures.

 

[ReactiveD]

Stock measurements with a 6” lift

superduty hinges measure

stock boards

Superduty hinges with f150 boards with the kick switch.

 

[superfordman]

Stock measurements with a 6” lift

superduty hinges measure

stock boards
Superduty hinges with f150 boards with the kick switch.

Nice! Definitely the ideal setup especially with a lift. What does the side shot look like with them retracted? The SD hinges store at more of an angle versus the non which store more flat.

 

[superfordman]

I just swapped my mirrors and have the Nanny cam wire behind the pillar so I'm sure it's pre-wired.

Anything else to check?

I add ACC and have been using it with the weight for my trips back and forth from GA to FL and it's pretty good.

Yes you should be all prewired then. The CMR connector behind the radio screen then your two front bliss modules behind the front bumper trim valence on each corner. Honestly, ACC with the weight is pretty dang hard to beat. Works everywhere, no nanny cam, 80+ MPH. I have everything to add BC but just haven't yet mainly due to those reasons.

 

[2024lariatbap]

Hey guys I just got a 2024 f150 lariat 5.0 and I am wanting to do this oem add on. After reading through this thread it seems all I need is PRBs from a 150/250/350 and new DSMs under each seat and forscan. My main question is how do I get forscan? I went to their site and they aren't selling licenses for windows/Android and those are my primary OS i use.

 

[Iceman2022]

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[Iceman2022]

There’s tariffs on Russia and its Russian software. There’s a 3rd part now handling the billing. Check out the forscan FB groups.

 

[HammaMan]

Hey guys I just got a 2024 f150 lariat 5.0 and I am wanting to do this oem add on. After reading through this thread it seems all I need is PRBs from a 150/250/350 and new DSMs under each seat and forscan. My main question is how do I get forscan? I went to their site and they aren't selling licenses for windows/Android and those are my primary OS i use.

DSM is under driver's seat only, it powers everything. May need new driver's seat lower harness as well (highly likely). Need to run wires to the boards from the driver's seat.

 

[2024lariatbap]

Could I take the harness off of a wrecked truck and use it or would it be easier to just add the wires to the current harness?

 

[superfordman]

Could I take the harness off of a wrecked truck and use it or would it be easier to just add the wires to the current harness?

The seat harness yes, the body side harness, maybe but not so much. Its embedded in the main cab harness to each side so going to be much easier said than done. Easy to just make your own harness from the seat connectors to the motors.

 

[ReactiveD]

Nice! Definitely the ideal setup especially with a lift. What does the side shot look like with them retracted? The SD hinges store at more of an angle versus the non which store more flat.

Sorry for the late response

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