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Install your electric brake controller quickly and easily with this custom wiring adapter. Simply plug one end of the adapter into your brake controller and then plug the other end into the built-in harness beneath your vehicle's dash.
Features:
This adapter plugs into the port that is built into the electric junction box beneath your vehicle's dash. The black box is located to the left of the steering column, just above the carpet. To plug in the adapter, first remove the cover on the box. The adapter plugs into the second slot from the left, on the top row.
To install your electric brake controller you need to connect the wiring 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, however, you have a brake controller with a plug in place of the four loose wires, you can use the Tekonsha adapter.
This adapter requires no hardwiring. It is designed to plug directly into your electric brake controller for the simplest installation possible. Because there are no wires to connect, installation is not permanent. You can unplug and remove your brake controller at any time and securely stow it away.
Video of Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers - GM
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installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we are going to install a brake controller on a GMC Yukon, a 2001 model, and we are going to be a brake controller using part number 90185. And we are also going to be using adapter part number 22283. All right, we are going to mount our brake controller on the bottom of the dash. And there is a steel component that is going all the way across. We will go ahead and mount to that. What we will do is actually take the bracket, find a position we like, and go ahead and clamp it into place. All right, we are going to use some self-tapping screws instead of the screws that came with the kit it is a little bit easier to drill into the metal. The screws that come with it are actually designed for plastic.
All right, we have got our mounting bracket done. Now let us go to the port that is supplied from the tow package on the vehicle, which is behind this panel right here. All right, we have the box open, and you will see this row of sockets on the top here. We are going to use the second one from the left, this one right here. And our adapter plug will just simply plug right into it. Just push it in until it clicks, and then just put the harness off to the side, and reinstall the cover. All right, we have got our brake controller we just plug the two together. We have already got power going to it, so that is a good sign. At this point, we just go ahead and bolt our brake controller to our bracket here. Now we take our excess cable here and just zip-tie it to this piece of steel here. And then back and forth just to keep it out of the way of the pedals, and we will be good to go. All right, and with a few easy steps, the brake controller is installed in our Yukon. All right, and that covers our install of part number 90185, and its adapter cord, part number 22283, on our 2001 GMC Yukon.
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by: Rich07/12/2011
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Made the install of a Tekonsha P-3 a plug-n-play type of install.19261
by: 4Pells02/04/2012
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This was the best price we found so we ordered it up. It was our first time using etrailer. We ordered it on a Friday night and thought it would be a wait with the weekend. We thought...ship on Monday, regular shipping of 8 days...and so on. The very next day we were told it was shipped and they had upgraded our shipping free of charge so we had it by Thursday! Yea etrailer! Will definetely try them again.31082
by: Doug R.01/05/2012
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Ordered the controller kit for my 2001 Silverado 3500. The installation took 30 minutes and everything worked perfectly. 29128
by: Craig12/28/2011
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The brake controller is great. the wiring adapter makes hook up very simple but it is on the short side it limits were you can mount the controller.If they added couple feet to wire harness would be perfect.28788
by: Kevin11/30/2011
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Install was very easy and everything worked perfectly. Be sure to look at the install video on the product page if you have any questions. 27502
by: Woodsey11/29/2011
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Excellent Fast Service Fast Shipping The Activator ll brake controller worked as it should and with the supplied wiring harness it took 10 min max to install.27478
by: Steven S.11/15/2011
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I got this trailer brake controller and wire in 2 days! After it was delivered it took me about 30 minutes to install. Most of that was spent deciding how exactly I wanted it mounted. The wiring plugged right in with no problems!26989
by: David F.11/11/2011
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Nothing beats plug and play! This harness is worth every penny!26859
by: KyleM11/01/2011
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Easy install for 2000 Silverado Z71 w/ tow package.26420
by: Ron M10/11/2011
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Worked perfect on my 2000 Chevy truck. Pluged in to factory tow conector and controler, was good to go!25440
by: Jon S.08/01/2011
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This is a high quality cable. It fit exactly as expected. Thanks!20808
by: jim a06/23/2011
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installed new break controller & wire harness connector in a few mins very easy. works great. your web site is very good. thanks jim17756
by: jim a06/23/2011
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installed new break controller & wire harness connector in a few mins very easy. works great. your web site is very good. thanks jim17755
by: David M.05/23/2011
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Part was exactly as described and worked great15200
by: RB05/10/2011
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Great needs to be able to attach to the pocket braket,good harness13225
by: Rod Weik04/08/2011
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Work great thank you 11345
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