Dexter Axle Predator Electric Brake Controller
Tow Ready Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers - Ford, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury

Dexter Axle Predator Electric Brake Controller
part number: 58-8

Dexter Axle Inertia Activated Electric Brake Controller

Features:

• Inertia activated
• Controls power output to brakes and braking response
• Aids in setting controls and allows manual application of brakes
• Made for up to two-axle trailer brake systems (4 Brakes)
• Large digital LED displays voltage output and makes leveling quick and easy
• Versatile mounting range of -35 degrees to +90 degrees to accommodate a wide variety of vehicle interiors
• Dimensions: 3" wide x 7" long x 1-5/8" tall
• Limited 7 year warranty

58-8 Dexter Axle Inertia Activated Electric Brake Controller

Tow Ready Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers - Ford, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury
part number: 20260

Ease installation of your electric brake controller by using this custom wiring adapter. Simply connect the 4 wires of the harness to your brake controller and then plug the other end into the port beneath your vehicle's dash.

Features:

• Pigtail wiring adapter eases installation of your electric brake controller
• Connector end plugs into the built-in port beneath the dash of your vehicle
• Wire end connects to the wires on your brake controller with the included butt connectors
• Limited 1-year warranty

Installation of Tow Ready Brake Controller Adapter

For most applications, the factory plug is located beneath the dash, near the center console. If you have a Ford full-size van, the harness is underneath and to the left of the steering column.

To install your electric brake controller you need to connect the four wires - ground, power, brake switch and brake power - of the controller to your vehicle. Certain manufacturers offer pre-wired options, typically known as tow packages, wherein these wires are run for you from the dash to the trailer connector on the back of your vehicle. Often, a brake controller wiring harness is included with your tow package. This harness plugs into a port beneath your dash and connects to the four wires of the brake controller. If you do not have a harness, or you need a new one, the Tow Ready wiring adapter will serve the same purpose.

20260 Tow Ready Brake Control Wiring Adapter

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• Brake Controller for 1999 Chevy Tahoe Towing a 2006 Fleetwood Bayside Camper with Electric Brakes
  
• Since brake controllers are not vehicle-specific, you can use any of our brake controllers with your 1999 Chevy Tahoe and 2006 Fleetwood Bayside camper. The Dexter Axle Predator Electric Brake Controller, part # 58-8, is a great choice. It is inertia-activated, meaning you have a lot of mounting options for inside your Tahoe, has an LED display showing voltage output, and works with 1 or 2 axles. If you don't already have a 4-way connector on the back of your vehicle, you will need the custom
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• Parts Needed To Tow a Towmaster Trailer with Electric Brakes with a Winnebago
  
• The Dexter Predator brake controller # 58-8 would be a good fit to power the trailer brakes on your Towmaster trailer. You would need to hard wire the brake controller to the Winnebago, connecting the wires coming from the back side of the brake controller as follows. The brake controller wire functions are: White: Ground, attached to a clean piece of unpainted metal. Black: 12v lead, attached to the positive battery terminal on the Winnebago with a 40amp circuit breaker. Blue: Electric
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• Brake Controller Recommendation and Installation on a 2003 GMC Sierra with or without Factory 7-Way
  
• I did a little research and found that the Dexter Predator, # 58-8, is for 2 to 4 brakes. So if each wheel on your two axle trailer has a brake assembly, or just two of them, this brake controller will work. Brake controllers are not vehicle or trailer specific, so you will be able to use the best one for your application. I recommend going with a proportional controller because they offer the best and safest braking, and will reduce wear on both the trailer and tow vehicle brakes. I have inc
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• Brake Controller Does Not Have Full Power When Used
  
• First, I would go to the 7-way connector and test to make sure you have power. You will want to use a circuit tester, part # 3808 to test the wires. Start by testing the Black wire for power, then test the Blue wire for brake controller output. To test the Blue wire you will need to have a friend help you. With the vehicle in power accessory mode, in park, and parking brake engaged, have them activate the brakes. Next I would check to make sure the Red Stoplight wire is connected and function
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• Wiring a Brake Controller on 2010 Chevy Silverado
  
• You are correct, the tow package wiring in your Silverado does not match up color for color with the controller. The red/black tow package wire will connect to the black wire on the controller. The dark blue tow package wire connects to the blue wire on the controller, the light blue tow package wire connects to the red controller wire, and the white tow package wire connects to the white wire on the controller. The orange tow package wire is for an illumination circuit and is NOT needed. Jus
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• Hazard Lights Locking Up Trailer Brakes and Activating Electric Brake Controller On RV
  
• If the red wire from your brake controller is tapped into a wire that has voltage when the hazard lights are activated then this situation will occur. You will need to attach the red wire from the brake controller to a brake signal wire, under the dash at the brake pedal switch, that only has power when the brake pedal is pressed on your RV, so that when the hazards are on your trailer brakes do not lock up.
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• Brake Controller for Towing a Trailmaster Trailer with a Harley Electra Glide Classic Motorcycle
  
• I have spoken with small tent trailer manufacturers about which brake controllers are best for their trailers with brakes and found that they recommend using a a time delayed brake controller for their trailers. They said that many of their customers have excellent performance from the Activator III electric trailer brake controller by Draw-Tite, # 5520. The advantage of a time delayed brake controller on a motorcycle is that it can be positioned in any way, so you can easily find a mounting
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• Parts Needed to Install a Trailer Brake Controller on a 1987 Dodge Ram 350 Full Size Van
  
• The 1987 Dodge full size vans do not have wiring under the dash to wire in a brake controller. You will need to hardwire in the controller using an installation kit. There are different kits depending on whether or not the vehicle has a trailer connector or not. If your van has a 4-Way trailer wiring harness, you will need to use the 4 and 7 way installation kit # ETBC7. It comes with the 7-Way, wiring, and accessories to wire in the brake controller. If you do not have any type of trailer co
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• Location of Brake Controller Connector on 2013 Ram Truck
  
• The connector you are looking for will be located taped to another larger wiring harness just to the right and above the emergency brake pedal, as shown in the photo I have edited for you. You can confirm that this is the correct connector by testing it with a circuit tester like part # 40376. One pin should show a constant 12-volt power supply, another should show voltage only when the brake pedal is pressed. Unfortunately, my contact at Tekonsha was not able to shed any light on why the
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• How to Wire a Dexter Axle Predator Brake Controller 58-8 on a 2001 GMC Sierra
  
• The light blue wire mentioned in the video of the # HM40975-11998 7 and 4-pole trailer connector being installed on a 2002 Silverado is for a camper shell brake light, and is not for use with an electric brake controller. The electric brake wire on your 2001 GMC Sierra is run from the port below the dash into the engine compartment, but it does not continue back to the rear wiring bundle. You will need to finish the connection by running a wire from the 7-Way in the rear of the truck up to t
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• Wiring a Dexter Predator Brake Controller, Part # 58-8, in a 2005 Ford F150
  
• If your 2005 Ford F-150 has only 4 wires at the bumper (or only a 4-pole connector) and you need to install a 7-way vehicle-side connector, you could use the Hopkins # 37185. If you already have the 7-way connector on your truck, you will need to make the additional wire connections for the brake controller. (The 4 wires you have carry the brake light, running light and turn light signals for your trailer, plus a ground: white = ground, brown = running/brake lights, green = right turn signal a
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• Brake Controller Wiring for a 2003 Land Rover Defender SW
  
• The Universal Brake Control Wiring Adapter Ford, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury, part # 20260, will fit Land Rover LR3 and Range Rover within the model years 2005-2007. We do not have a plug-in adapter for the 2003 Land Rover Defender at this time. That would lead me to believe that there is not a port under the dash of that year, make and model of vehicle. You will need to hardwire your Land Rover to accommodate a brake controller. You can do so with the Brake Controller 7 & 4 Way Installation Ki
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• Installing a Brake Controller on a 2002 Ford Ranger with Factory 4 Pole Harness
  
• You will need to hardwire an adapter to your 2002 Ford Ranger. We sell a Brake Controller Installation Kit with a 6-Way and 4-Way connector, part # ETBC6 that includes the adapter and the necessary wiring and components to complete the installation all by yourself. With this kit, you will not need to purchase any adapter separately. As a side, note, please be sure that the connector on the camper has a total of 6 pins. That is, it has 5 pins in a circle and one in the center. If it has 6 pins in
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• How to Install Draw-Tite Activator Brake Controller on a 2006 Ford F-150
  
• You are correct, the Brake Controller Wiring Adapter, part # 20260 is needed to connect your Activator to the under dash connector. The adapter will easily wire up to the controller color for color.
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• Brake Controller Connector Location on a 1995 Ford F-150
  
• The OEM plug is located under the dash near the center console on most vehicles. We offer the wiring adapter for that vehicle part # 20260, so take a look at the photo of the plug on the end of the adapter, and look for a similar connector under the dash.
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• No Voltage Reading from an Electric Brake Wire on a 1999 Ford F-150 with No Brake Controller
  
• If you do not currently have a brake controller installed, you are not going to get any voltage at the connector. The controller tells the trailer brakes when and with how much power to operate the brakes. We have a large selection of brake controllers to choose from. If your truck 7-Way is a factory item, then there will be a port you can plug a brake controller into so you do not have to do any hardwiring. I have added a link to these controller/harness combos.
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• Brake Controller Wiring on a 2003 Ford F-150
  
• To install your brake controller, you will need a Brake Control Wiring Adapter, part # 20260. Plug one end into the connector under the dash, and the other end of the adapter would wire up color for color to your brake controller. To upgrade your 4-way connector, use the Ford Replacement OEM 7-Way Wiring Harness, part # 118242. Both parts are very easy to install with no cutting or splicing required.
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• Brake Controller Wiring on a 2004 Ford Explorer
  
• I do not have an install guide specific to that vehicle, but I would be happy to walk you through the process. If your Explorer has the factory installed 4-pole connector at the rear, use the 4 to 7-way adapter, part # 37185. The adapter will plug into your existing 4-pole, and the remaining wires would attach as follows. The black wire attaches to the red or orange wire that can be found by tracing the factory 4-pole harness back a short distance. The blue wire would attach to the blue wire
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• Brake Controller Wiring Adapter Part and Instructions Needed for a 2006 Ford E250 Van
  
• On the Ford Full Size Van, the OEM brake controller plug is located under the dash just to the left of the steering column. You would need the # 20260 brake controller wiring adapter to connect to the plug under your dash if it exists. The 4 wires on the adapter are butt-connected to the 4 wires coming out of the electric brake controller. The harness is then plugged into the port under the dash. If your vehicle was not equipped with the factory wiring the blue brake feed wire, # 10-1-1, w
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• Brake Controller Wiring on a 2005 Ford E-350
  
• If I understand you correctly you already have a brake controller and you want to install it in the Ford van which has a flat 4-pole. If this is correct you can use a brake control wiring adapter, ITEM # 20260, to install the controller in the drivers area and plug it in under the dashboard (the OEM plug is located just to the left of the steering column). You will then need an adapter, item # 37185 to upgrade the flat four pole plug to a round 7-way that will match up with the trailer. On you
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• Replacement Wiring Harness for a Brake Controller on a 2001 Ford F-150
  
• We offer the Replacement Wiring Harness for the Brake Controller on the 2001 Ford F-150. It is part number 20260. The aftermarket wiring adapters will connect to most controllers color for color.
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• Brake Controller Harness for a 1996 Ford F-250
  
• We offer a Brake Controller Wiring Adapter, part # 20260 that would plug into the brake controller connector located under the dash, near the steering column. You will be looking for a 6 prong rectangular plug.The adapter ends in bare wires, which would wire directly to the wiring exiting the rear of your brake controller. Typically the aftermarket wiring adapters connect to the controller wiring color for color, but this can depend on the brand and model of the controller, which you do not ment
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• Power to Brakes From Universal Brake Control Wiring Adapter Ford, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury
  
• If you have the Draw-Tite Activator II, item # 5500, brake controller and it was previously installed and working you may have a blown fuse under the hood. I would check here first. If the fuses are not blown then you will need to test the blue wire with a circuit tester, item # 3808 if you need one, and find where the power is being lost. If you do not have power coming out of the brake controller in the cab then you will need to test and make sure that the red wire is still properly connected
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• Can I Use a Brake Controller Adapter Plug on my 2006 Ford Ranger FX4
  
• You will only find the brake controller ports on the full size trucks. You will have to hard-wire the brake controller in a Ranger. The brake controller will be wired as follows: white - ground, red - brake pedal switch, blue - output to trailer brakes, black - to battery for 12V power with 30amp breaker in-line. You will need to upgrade from a standard 4-Way trailer connector to provide a connection for the trailer brake wire. This is usually done via a 7-Way connector as found in the installat
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• Will I need to Hard Wire a Brake Controller for my 2006 Ford Explorer
  
• You will need to hard wire or splice in the brake controller. We have a kit called an ETBC7 that contains all the wiring you will need to take your 4-flat connector to a 4-flat and 7-pole combination connector and wire the brake controller. I have included a video that shows step-by-step how to do this. Since you have a light duty hitch, I would also suggest making sure your hitch can handle the trailer you intend to tow. You may need to upgrade to a Class III hitch with a 2-inch hitch opening
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• How to Install a Brake Controller On a 2006 Ford F-150 With 7-Way Trailer Towing Package
  
• Installation of your brake controller should be very easy with the factory 7-way trailer connector on your vehicle. All you will need to complete the installation is the Universal Brake Control Wiring Adapter Ford, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury, item # 20260. You will wire the like colors on your brake controller to the plug in adapter and mount the brake controller in an accessible location your installation will be complete. You have the wiring colors and functions correct. The connector wil
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• What Brake Controller And Wiring Is Needed For A 1997 Coachman Mirada Motorhome
  
• For your 1997 Coachman Mirada motorhome I would recommend the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Controller, # 90885. It is one of our most popular brake controllers. This brake controller levels automatically and can be mounted at any vertical angle, it has 360 degree rotation. You can use the Draw-Tite Wiring Adapter, #20260, if your motorhome is on a Ford Chassis and is factory pre-wired with a 7-Way trailer connector on the rear of the vehicle. The adapter will plug into the factory brake controll
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• Locating the Correct Brake Controller Port on a 2008 Ford E450 Van
  
• Ford typically uses a gray connector. Before attaching the harness to the brake controller, plug the harness into the gray port, then use a circuit tester like part # 3808. The black wire should show a constant 12-volts, and the red wire should show power only with the brake pedal pressed. If this is what you find, you have successfully confirmed that you have the correct connector.
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• P2 Brake Controller and 7-Way Wiring Recommendation for a 2004 Ford F-150
  
• The easiest way to convert your factory 4-way flat connector at the rear of your 2004 Ford F150 is to purchase a Tow Package Vehicle Wiring Harness # 118247. This will replace the 4-way harness and give you a functioning 7-way which will allow you to use a brake controller. Now, for a brake controller I would recommend a Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Controller and Wiring Adapter # 90885, # 3035-P. The # 3035-P harness will plug right into the back of the brake controller and then plug into a por
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• 2012 Ram 1500 Pickup Brake Control Adapter Recommendation
  
• For your 2012 Dodge Ram you would want a Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter # 3021-P. This will plug right into the port underneath your dash. This harness is compatible with the following brake controllers: Draw-Tite Activator I # 5100, Draw-Tite Activator II # 5500, Draw-Tite Activator III # 5520 and Tekonsha PowerTrac # 39523 Tekonsha Prodigy # 90185, Tekonsha P2 90885, Tekonsha P3 # 90195, Tekonsha Primus IQ # TK90160 and Tekonsha Voyager # 39510. I attached an FAQ article on brake con
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