I've searched on here and had no luck finding out what these cables go to. If there is a thread that I missed please feel free to fill me in. If not, here goes.

So, I pulled out my cigarette lighter panel the other day searching for a place to put some switches later on down the road and was surprised to find two cables plugged into the panel that obviously don't go to anything. What are they for? Any ideas?

This is what I am talking about:


Left Cable:


Right Cable:


Nothing in the front?


Thank you for your help.

 

They are accessory cables for upgraded models. They are dead plugged so they don't rattle around.

 

Are they wired in to anything at all or are they just terminated somewhere else? What I'm getting at is can I buy the part for the upgrade and plug? If so, what is the part?

 

They are part of the main loom. Yes, they are also terminated somewhere. Best thing to do is to look at a loaded xlt or Lariat and see what is there in that area. Possibly one is for the 4x4 option. If you need the space, just unplug it and tape the plug to something, then use the space as needed.

 

I think it is Parking Assistant and Traction Control buttons.

They are momentary switches, so unless you are using a latching relay ( or building your own ) they won't do much good.
- plus they have a triangle (?) and a TC icon printed on them.

 

My whole panel looks different than yours ... its like recessed

07 XLT ... wouldn't call it loaded

 

Flow through / floor shifter vs std column shift ?

 

On my 2006 Lariat the one on the far right is the shut of for my parking sensors. The one on the far left is my Cig Lighter. The middle is blank. If i'm not mistaken the other option is for Traction Control.

I've never seen a model with all three used at the same time!

Cheers

Nem