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Brake Buddy Stealth Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V

Hi there CRV owners. Today in your 2014 Honda CRV, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Brake Buddy Stealth supplemental braking system. Your braking system is one of five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motorhome. In addition to your braking system, you'll need your tow bar, which is the connection point between your motorhome and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection between the vehicle and your motorhome, your base plate, which provides a connection point for your tow bar on your vehicle, and your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motorhome and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle. And this is what our braking system looks like when it's installed. Now, they don't call it a stealth for no reason, it does hide very nicely and provides almost no impact on the looks of the vehicle when it's installed.As far as the cleanliness out of all the braking systems out there, this one's going to give you the cleanest looking install.



Best 2014 Honda CR-V Tow Bar Braking System Options

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best supplemental braking systems for your 2014 Honda CR-V. Whenever we're flat towing our CR-V behind our motor home, a supplemental braking system is going to be a key component to make sure that we can get down the road safely. We don't want to fully rely on our motor home to slow down because it already has to slow itself down, and then we're going to be adding all this extra weight on top of it. A supplemental braking system is going to be help our CR-V slow itself down, greatly reducing the distance and time that it takes for us to stop. With our supplemental braking systems we're going to have a few different kinds available.We're going to have the kind that's going to be more electronic-based that's going to work with any and all motor homes, and then some that are going to be specifically made for motor homes that have air brakes, as well as a portable braking system. Let's take a closer look at some of those now.Here we're going to have two that are going to be electronic-based.



SMI Air Force One Braking System Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V

Today, on our 2014 Honda CRV, which we're going to be connecting to a Damon Motor Coach Tuscany on a Freightliner chassis, we're going to show you how to install the SMI Air Force One Supplemental Braking System. This proportional-braking system is designed for use with coaches with air brakes. Its part number is SM99243. To test out the Air Force One, we're going to use the nice, coiled airline that comes with it. I like that it's coiled. It helps to keep it up off the ground. Here on our car, we'll pull off that protective cap that's just helping to keep dirt and debris from filling up that hole.



SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V

Today on this 2014 Honda CRV we're going to show you this SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System part number SM99251. This is what the SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO looks like when it's installed in the vehicle. As you can see you really can't see much at all which is a good thing so you don't have to worry about putting the bulky box between your brake pedal and your seat. Basically put your car in tow mode, hook it up to your RV and you're good to go. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at our components. Our first component is actually the part that's doing all the work, it's this air cylinder right here.



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V

Today on our 2014 Honda CRV we're going to install part number RM-88400. This is the Roadmaster brake light relay kit for towed vehicles from Roadmaster. The first we need to do is find the cold side of the brake switch, which means the wire that we need to use only is active when we hit the brake pedal. We'll also have to remove this panel right here, a little knob, twist it and it comes down and pull off to the side. We'll follow our brake pedal up to our switch right here and you can see the wires coming out of the back of the switch. We'll take a tester and ground to the sheet metal underneath and we'll go ahead and test the blue wire to verify that's the right wire. That's the cold side of the brake switch. We'll cut that in half and put a butt connector on each side.



Blue Ox Patriot Proportional Braking System Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V

Today on this 2014 Honda CRV we're going to install part number BRK2012. This is the Blue Ox Patriot Radio Frequency Portable Braking System. The Blue Ox Patriot braking system gives you a synchronized, reliable braking for your towed vehicle with a built-in battery back up. The Patriot includes a wireless radio frequency remote controller that mounts in the cab and plugs into your 12-volt outlet of your RV. The gain knob allows you to adjust the amount of braking pressure. The higher of a number that you set, the more pressure will be applied to your brakes in your towed vehicle. The manual override lever activates the towed vehicle brakes when pressed.



Roadmaster InvisiBrake Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V

Today on our 2014 Honda CRV, we'll be installing the Roadmaster InvisiBrake supplemental braking system for towed vehicles part number RM-8700. Now to begin the install, the Roadmaster InvisiBrake system will need to find a suitable mounting location for the InvisiBrake box. On this application, we're going to mount it on the driver's side underneath the driver's seat and we move the seat all the way forward the InvisiBrake box will sit underneath the seat and not come in contact with the seat whether it's move forward or backward. Before we mount the box, we want to make all of our wiring and vacuum line connections first. Next, we'll take the L-bracket and attach it to the brake pedal using the hardware provided. We'll start with the L-bracket at the furthest setting from the firewall laying out the cable as it will route along the firewall and over towards the driver's side threshold. Now, we have a good idea of where the cable will route and our pulley will sit, we'll need to mount the air cylinder. The air cylinder will mount underneath the threshold for the second row seating.



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2013 Honda CR-V

Rob: Hey everybody. Rob here at etrailer.com. And today we're going to be taking a look at the Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay on our 2013 Honda CR-V. Now, whenever we're towing our CR-V, we need to have our lights and we can see we have our motorhome turn signal on and it is going to the back of our CR-V. But the problem comes in when you have a supplemental braking system. When that braking system applies the brakes to our CR-V, it's actually going to bypass the turn signal and it's going to go solid.



Best 2013 Honda CR-V Tow Bar Braking System Options

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best supplemental braking systems for your 2013 Honda CR-V. Whenever we're flat towing our CR-V behind our motor home, a supplemental braking system is going to be a key component to make sure that we can get down the road safely. We don't want to fully rely on our motor home to slow down because it already has to slow itself down, and then we're going to be adding all this extra weight on top of it. A supplemental braking system is going to be help our CR-V slow itself down, greatly reducing the distance and time that it takes for us to stop. With our supplemental braking systems we're going to have a few different kinds available.We're going to have the kind that's going to be more electronic-based that's going to work with any and all motor homes, and then some that are going to be specifically made for motor homes that have air brakes, as well as a portable braking system. Let's take a closer look at some of those now.Here we're going to have two that are going to be electronic-based.



Roadmaster InvisiBrake Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2013 Honda CR-V

Today in this 2013 Honda CR-V, we're going to install part number RN-8700. The Roadmaster InvisiBrake supplemental braking system. This is a very invasive install, so what we're going to do first is get all our panels and carpeting out of the way to make the installation a little bit easier. We're going to basically peel out the interior panels here, and our carpeting here so that we get down to the actual body work of the car. Steady pressure from the bottom will release the snaps on top. Work this guy, loosen the panel here. Fastener straight back in here. Have to get a tool to pry it out with.



Roadmaster InvisiBrake Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2012 Honda CR-V

Hello neighbors. It's Brad here, at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at the Roadmaster InvisiBrake braking system on a 2012 Honda CRV. So here's the module of the InvisiBrake actually in the vehicle. It tucks underneath the seat, nice and clean. And you do have a cylinder there as well.



Blue Ox Patriot 3 Radio Frequency Portable Braking System Installation - 2012 Honda CR-V

Hey everybody, Ryan, here at etrailer. Today, on our 2012 Honda CRV, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Blue Ox Patriot 3 supplemental braking system. So, before we take a closer look at the braking system and how it works and everything else like that, I figured it'd be useful for you to just kind of refresh yourselves on the main parts that we're going to need to flat tow our Honda down the road in the first place. So there's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Honda down the road safely. First one's going to be your base plate, and that's going to provide us with a solid and reliable Ryan connection point. That way we can hook our tow bar up and the tow bar is going to be a set component Ryan and this is going to be the physical link that actually connects the front of your Honda to the back of your motor home.



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2012 Honda CR-V

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Honda CRV, we're going to be installing Roadmaster's Brake-Lite Relay Kit. Part number RM-88-400.Here we've got our vehicle hooked up to our motor home with the blinker on. Now, normally when you're driving down the road and you hit your brakes, your braking system is going to apply your brake pedal. When this happens, if you don't have a brake light relay installed, your brake signal from your vehicle is going to override the turn signal from your motor home.Now we've got a relay installed, we've got our turn signal on again. So when we hit our brakes, and our braking system would apply the pedal, the signal from the brakes on the vehicle won't override our turn signal.We'll begin our installation on the driver's side, underneath our lower kick panel here. We'll begin by removing the cover here.



Blue Ox Patriot Proportional Braking System Installation - 2012 Honda CR-V

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Honda CR-V, we're going to be installing Blue Ox's Patriotic II Portable Braking System, part number BRK2016.In order to have a safer, easier trip hauling your vehicle behind your motor home, it's preferred to install a braking system. The Patriotic II Portable Braking System is a removable braking system that can be placed in the vehicle whenever you need it and then just taking it right back out. It'll apply the brake in the vehicle proportionally when you hit the brakes on your motor home, helping it come to a stop that's going to be more safe and also a little more secure.The braking system box is going to mount right there on the floor between your seat and your brake pedal. You simply put the box in place and then butt your seat up to the back of it. On the other end of the Patriot, you'll have a clamp that goes around your pedal. This clamp has adjustability for multiple different size pedals.After comparing this to other types of braking systems, such as the Stay-IN-Play DUO or the Invisibrake, this is going to be a removable option.



Best 2012 Honda CR-V Tow Bar Braking System Options

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best supplemental braking systems for your 2012 Honda CR-V. Whenever we're flat towing our CR-V behind our motor home, a supplemental braking system is going to be a key component to make sure that we can get down the road safely. We don't want to fully rely on our motor home to slow down because it already has to slow itself down, and then we're going to be adding all this extra weight on top of it. A supplemental braking system is going to be help our CR-V slow itself down, greatly reducing the distance and time that it takes for us to stop. With our supplemental braking systems we're going to have a few different kinds available.We're going to have the kind that's going to be more electronic-based that's going to work with any and all motor homes, and then some that are going to be specifically made for motor homes that have air brakes, as well as a portable braking system. Let's take a closer look at some of those now.Here we're going to have two that are going to be electronic-based.



Best 2011 Honda CR-V Tow Bar Braking System Options

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best supplemental braking systems for your 2011 Honda CR-V. Whenever we're flat towing our CR-V behind our motor home, a supplemental braking system is going to be a key component to make sure that we can get down the road safely. We don't want to fully rely on our motor home to slow down because it already has to slow itself down, and then we're going to be adding all this extra weight on top of it. A supplemental braking system is going to be help our CR-V slow itself down, greatly reducing the distance and time that it takes for us to stop. With our supplemental braking systems we're going to have a few different kinds available.We're going to have the kind that's going to be more electronic-based that's going to work with any and all motor homes, and then some that are going to be specifically made for motor homes that have air brakes, as well as a portable braking system. Let's take a closer look at some of those now.Here we're going to have two that are going to be electronic-based.



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2011 Honda CR-V

Today on our 2011 Honda CRV we'll be having a look at and installing the Roadmaster Brake Lite Relay Kit for Towed Vehicles, part number RM-88400. With our brake light relay installed we don't have to worry about pulling any fuses or flipping any switches, or anything of that nature in order to get our vehicle into tow mode safely. This will allow us to flat tow our CRV behind our motor home, and when our motor home's turn signals are on and the brakes are applied in the motor home, applying our towed vehicle braking system in our CRV, the brake light switch in the CRV won't override the turn signals that we we're getting signal from in the motor home because this disables the factory brake light switch, making us get all of our lighting signals from the RV itself, treating our CRV just like a trailer. When we unhook from our motor home when we arrive at our destination, in order to re-enable our brake light switch so we actually have functional brake lights, again, all we have to do is just stick the key in our ignition and start our vehicle like normal, and we'll have working brake lights once again. As soon as you turn the key off and remove it, it disables your brake lights, making it easier and safer for your brake lights and turn signals to work when we're in flat tow mode. Now that we've gone over some features, we'll show you how to get it installed. All right, in order to gain access to our brake light switch there's two panels on our dash that we need to remove. This one right here and then a black one underneath it.



SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2011 Honda CR-V

Today in our 2011 Honda CRV, we're going to be taking a look at showing you how to install the SMI Stay and Play Dual Supplemental Breaking System. Part number SM99251. You can see how much it is hidden by the dash panels. Virtually it's going to be undetectable when not in use. You're only going to have your cylinder sticking out here and your g-force controller on the side here. This is going to be a completely proportional system, so the harder you step on the breaks in your coach, the harder it's going to apply the breaks in your towed vehicle. You can adjust it with your g-force controller as to how aggressive the brakes are going to come on in the vehicle by moving it up or down.



Best 2010 Honda CR-V Tow Bar Braking System Options

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best supplemental braking systems for your 2010 Honda CR-V. Whenever we're flat towing our CR-V behind our motor home, a supplemental braking system is going to be a key component to make sure that we can get down the road safely. We don't want to fully rely on our motor home to slow down because it already has to slow itself down, and then we're going to be adding all this extra weight on top of it. A supplemental braking system is going to be help our CR-V slow itself down, greatly reducing the distance and time that it takes for us to stop. With our supplemental braking systems we're going to have a few different kinds available.We're going to have the kind that's going to be more electronic-based that's going to work with any and all motor homes, and then some that are going to be specifically made for motor homes that have air brakes, as well as a portable braking system. Let's take a closer look at some of those now.Here we're going to have two that are going to be electronic-based.



Blue Ox Patriot Proportional Braking System Installation - 2010 Honda CR-V

Today on our 2010 Honda CR-V, we'll be taking a look at installing Blue Ox Patriot Radio Frequency Portable Braking System, part number BRK2012. Now with our brake controller set up, we'll go ahead and pull the brake away. You see the alarm chimes, and it says, "breakaway", on the screen. The brake pedal is depressed. Now what we're gonna do is hook up our wireless controller. What we're going to do is plug it into the cigarette lighter in the RV, and you'll see it come on with your lit up LED display. This will mount up anywhere you would like inside your vehicle. It comes with double sided tape, hook and look fasteners, and even a zip tie, so you can mount it in various different fashions.



SMI Air Force One Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2010 Honda CR-V

Today, on this 2010 Honda CRV, we're going to show you the SMI Air Force One supplemental braking system for motor homes with air brakes.This is what this SMI Air Force One looks like when installed in the vehicle. As you can see, there's not much there except for one device that's on the pedal. With this, there's no chunky boxes in the way to put in between your seat and your brake pedal when you need to tow your vehicle.The other device that's mounted inside the vehicle is a small indicator light that's installed behind your rear view mirror. This light is designed to show you that the brakes are being applied on the towed vehicle, and you can see this light in your backup camera or your rear view camera on your RV.Now, there'll be one additional cord ran between your towed vehicle and your RV. This is our airline right here that goes into the RV and it taps into the air brakes on the RV. Very simple to move.



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2010 Honda CR-V

Today on this 2010 Honda CR-V, we're going to show you a Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit for Towed Vehicles, part number RM-88400. We'll go ahead and show you what components come with this kit. First off, we've got the wire harness here, the relay, a fuse holder with the fuse already installed. This little brass piece is a fuse tap, and a terminal to slide into it, and butt connectors, a ring terminal for ground, and some zip ties. One thing we're going to add to our install today is going to be a 10 amp fuse like this. The fuses that are already in a vehicle are a flush-mount style, or mini-fuse, and so the wire tap won't work, but we can replace it with a normal fuse like this. In fact, let's go ahead and put that all together now.



Best 2009 Honda CR-V Tow Bar Braking System Options

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best supplemental braking systems for your 2009 Honda CR-V.Whenever we're flat towing our CR-V behind our motor home, a supplemental braking system is going to be a key component to make sure that we can get down the road safely. We don't want to fully rely on our motor home to slow down, because it already has to slow itself down, and then we're going to be adding all this extra weight on top of it. A supplemental braking system is going to help our CR-V slow itself down, greatly reducing the distance and time that it takes for us to stop.With our supplemental braking systems, we're going to have a few different kinds available. We're going to have the kind that's going to be more electronic based, that's going to work with any and all motor homes, and then some that are going to be specifically made for motor homes that have air brakes, as well as a portable braking system. Let's take a closer look at some of those now.Here, we're going to have two that are going to be electronic based. Over here, we're going to have the Stay-IN-Play Duo, and then over here we're going to have the Roadmaster Invisibrake.



Blue Ox Patriot Proportional Braking System Installation - 2009 Honda CR-V

Today in our 2009 Honda CRV we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Blue Ox Patriot Radio Frequency Portable Breaking System. This proportional breaking system's part number is BRK2012. Our Patriot's a completely proportional breaking system. As we brake in our motor home, our internal sensor is going to feel that and it's going to apply the brakes in our towed vehicle appropriately. Here's our Blue Ox Patriot kit when we pull it out of our box. This is going to be the heart of our system. This is our drop in braking system. Very, very easy to set up, easy to use system.



Best 2008 Honda CR-V Tow Bar Braking System Options

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best supplemental braking systems for your 2008 Honda CR-V. Whenever we're flat towing our CR-V behind our motor home, a supplemental braking system is going to be a key component to make sure that we can get down the road safely. We don't want to fully rely on our motor home to slow down because it already has to slow itself down, and then we're going to be adding all this extra weight on top of it. A supplemental braking system is going to be help our CR-V slow itself down, greatly reducing the distance and time that it takes for us to stop. With our supplemental braking systems we're going to have a few different kinds available.We're going to have the kind that's going to be more electronic-based that's going to work with any and all motor homes, and then some that are going to be specifically made for motor homes that have air brakes, as well as a portable braking system. Let's take a closer look at some of those now.Here we're going to have two that are going to be electronic-based.