Brake Controller
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From: TX
Tekonsha is a popular manufacturer; their website address
http://www.tekonsha.com Check out their product and then go to ebay.com where you can bid and, more than likely, pay less. You'll need the pigtail from the truck to the controller, lencohitches.com is where I got mine; about $15.00 or less. That connector is under the dash, next to the diagnostic port. The plug goes there and the pigtail should have the correct color of wires you splice to the controller.
http://www.tekonsha.com Check out their product and then go to ebay.com where you can bid and, more than likely, pay less. You'll need the pigtail from the truck to the controller, lencohitches.com is where I got mine; about $15.00 or less. That connector is under the dash, next to the diagnostic port. The plug goes there and the pigtail should have the correct color of wires you splice to the controller.
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Tekocha Prodigy. There are cheaper models, but this one is so easy to set up and the brakes are applied so smoothly.
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Originally Posted by APT
Tekocha Prodigy. There are cheaper models, but this one is so easy to set up and the brakes are applied so smoothly.
There are none better on the maket today!
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I have been really happy with my POD (power on demand) controler I bought from etrailer (not sure who makes it). It was about $40 and I have been really happy with it. I don't tow a lot so I figured why spend the extra money for something I don't use much.
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My $0.02
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I'd suggest the Brake Smart brake controller. Slightly more difficult to install than the Tekocha Prodigy due to the connection to your brake master cylinder, but it requires a lot less adjustment once it's installed.
We tow our sportscar to track events and sometimes we tow the trailer empty. I don't have to worry about adjusting the controller for changing load weights. (don't know if this applys to you or not)
I also like how the Brake Smart sends voltage to my trailer depending on how much brake pressure I'm applying. This is the same way the new F250/F350 OEM built-in brake controllers work. When I have to dynamite the brakes in an emergency, I know that the controller will supply full voltage to my trailer (this wasn't the case with my old standard controller)
The Tekocha is still cheaper though....
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Mitch
'05 SuperCrew FX4
We tow our sportscar to track events and sometimes we tow the trailer empty. I don't have to worry about adjusting the controller for changing load weights. (don't know if this applys to you or not)
I also like how the Brake Smart sends voltage to my trailer depending on how much brake pressure I'm applying. This is the same way the new F250/F350 OEM built-in brake controllers work. When I have to dynamite the brakes in an emergency, I know that the controller will supply full voltage to my trailer (this wasn't the case with my old standard controller)
The Tekocha is still cheaper though....
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Mitch
'05 SuperCrew FX4
Last edited by mitchman; May 30, 2005 at 12:37 PM.
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The prodigy does all the same, but doesn't connect into the brake hydraulic system. It uses inertia sensor to see how hard you are appling your brakes and mimmics what you are doing to the truck with the trailer.
