Problem with Brake Controller Install
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Problem with Brake Controller Install
So I went to install my brake controller, got it mounted and ready to hook up to the factory harness. When I went to look for the factory connection I found it but it seems to be fastened in some form to a module with some other wiring going into it. This would be fine but the other wiring going into the module it seems the connector is attached to is blocking my access to plug the harness connection. Here is somewhat what mine looks like, maybe I am just having a blonde moment and cant figure out how the factory connection is attached to the "module". Thanks for any help
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With age comes the cage
I left mine attached there and plugged the adapter harness into to it..that way it keeps it out of harms way..The in bed harness # is in my sig..and pics are in my profile as well
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Mine was like that also when I hooked up my Prodigy. Just keep working at it and hold your tongue just right!! I was able to get one edge started, then kind of roll the rest of it together. Beware......when you want to UNplug it, you will really be saying dirty words!!
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thanks guys, guess Ill just start tryin to get it to all fit together again in the morning. I didnt try to hard this evening cause it was starting to snow and I was tired of laying in a cold floorboard!!
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If you get the connector from the mfg that made your controller, and if you mount it close enough, you can leave it there and just plug it all together.
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Mine was like that also when I hooked up my Prodigy. Just keep working at it and hold your tongue just right!! I was able to get one edge started, then kind of roll the rest of it together. Beware......when you want to UNplug it, you will really be saying dirty words!!
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well i got it plugged in and went to use it this evening to move a trailer, i dont know what was going on but the trailer was a 6 pin round, so i got an adapter to go from the 7 pin rv style plug to the 6 pin and i hooked the trailer all up and plugged the plug in and went to take off and the trailer brakes just locked up, i unhooked the brake controller, still did the same thing, then had to unplug the trailer to get them to release. so i moved it with no lights, luckily just down some backroads about 6 miles away.
now i gotta crawl back under the truck (after being under there for 2.5 hours doin the b&w turnover ball install today) and try to figure out this issue. i didnt have this issue last weekend when towing a travel trailer, so im wondering if its an issue with the 6 pin adapter or the trailer wiring.
wes
now i gotta crawl back under the truck (after being under there for 2.5 hours doin the b&w turnover ball install today) and try to figure out this issue. i didnt have this issue last weekend when towing a travel trailer, so im wondering if its an issue with the 6 pin adapter or the trailer wiring.
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With age comes the cage
well i got it plugged in and went to use it this evening to move a trailer, i dont know what was going on but the trailer was a 6 pin round, so i got an adapter to go from the 7 pin rv style plug to the 6 pin and i hooked the trailer all up and plugged the plug in and went to take off and the trailer brakes just locked up, i unhooked the brake controller, still did the same thing, then had to unplug the trailer to get them to release. so i moved it with no lights, luckily just down some backroads about 6 miles away.
now i gotta crawl back under the truck (after being under there for 2.5 hours doin the b&w turnover ball install today) and try to figure out this issue. i didnt have this issue last weekend when towing a travel trailer, so im wondering if its an issue with the 6 pin adapter or the trailer wiring.
wes
now i gotta crawl back under the truck (after being under there for 2.5 hours doin the b&w turnover ball install today) and try to figure out this issue. i didnt have this issue last weekend when towing a travel trailer, so im wondering if its an issue with the 6 pin adapter or the trailer wiring.
wes
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Yes, it's an issue with the adapter. There are two different accepted ways of wiring the six pin connectors, the only difference being the 12v power and brake pins reversed. The adapters I've used will come apart, and those two pins are reversible.
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well i got it plugged in and went to use it this evening to move a trailer, i dont know what was going on but the trailer was a 6 pin round, so i got an adapter to go from the 7 pin rv style plug to the 6 pin and i hooked the trailer all up and plugged the plug in and went to take off and the trailer brakes just locked up, i unhooked the brake controller, still did the same thing, then had to unplug the trailer to get them to release. so i moved it with no lights, luckily just down some backroads about 6 miles away.
now i gotta crawl back under the truck (after being under there for 2.5 hours doin the b&w turnover ball install today) and try to figure out this issue. i didnt have this issue last weekend when towing a travel trailer, so im wondering if its an issue with the 6 pin adapter or the trailer wiring.
wes
now i gotta crawl back under the truck (after being under there for 2.5 hours doin the b&w turnover ball install today) and try to figure out this issue. i didnt have this issue last weekend when towing a travel trailer, so im wondering if its an issue with the 6 pin adapter or the trailer wiring.
wes
i havent been able to find a way to correct my adapter yet?
brett
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Did you install an in bed harness to go with the B&W setup? check out the pics in my profile as I put in the one piece rear wheel well tubs and it shows you were to drill it and the in bed harness as well. Check out my GN's in home made trailer pics..
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Yeah I got burned on some factory harness's that I bought for the 32' GN I'm building..thought I would save some time and money not to mention they are sealed....by the time I scratched my head and rewired things no time saved..
Did you install an in bed harness to go with the B&W setup? check out the pics in my profile as I put in the one piece rear wheel well tubs and it shows you were to drill it and the in bed harness as well. Check out my GN's in home made trailer pics..
Did you install an in bed harness to go with the B&W setup? check out the pics in my profile as I put in the one piece rear wheel well tubs and it shows you were to drill it and the in bed harness as well. Check out my GN's in home made trailer pics..
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