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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 5-pin connector on your vehicle's built-in brake control wiring harness. The harness is located underneath the dash, to the left of the steering column, taped to another harness near the emergency brake pedal.
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.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (1032 Customer Reviews)
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.
Tekonsha brake controller plug-in wire worked awesome. Clicked right into my 2012 Toyota Tundra and straight into my Tekonsha P3 brake controller. Zip tied excess wire below dash and installation was complete. Recommend this to everyone. 566110
We ordered a part for the 2008 Land Cruiser and was told that it's the same installation. IT IS NOT! The connection to the harness is not in the same location as Tacoma. After looking for more than an hour, I got smart and found some info on another website. Even the manufacture has the info wrong. So, if you have a 200 series Land Cruiser, your plug is located under the dash behind the switches for the mirror. You will need to take apart the lower dash panel and then push out the switch panel. There is no need to detach any switch, it all hangs out just fine. See photos for the location of the plug. Plug the adapter in from there you can follow the instructions. 99168
Patrick B - 09/10/2013The wiring package worked fine for my 2013 Land Cruiser. Previous pictures posted by others were very helpful in identifying the appropriate plug to release behind the switch panel. As stated, it is in a holder, but otherwise easily freed with a small tab on the bottom of the fixture. Further, I was able to locate the Tekonsha controller on the passenger side of the steering column, over my leg operating the accelerator. The space is tight, but sufficient. As another stated, I don't care for the lack of an off button, but it does go to sleep, extinguishing the light. My contribution is that the removal of the switch panel to start the whole operation goes as follows: 1) Using a thin plastic putty knife or equivalent, pry the panel trim at the lower left side first. Take time to safeguard the easily damaged plastic. The first tab came off easily for me. 2) Work upwards on the left side to the top left of the panel. There are tabs at each corner that have a mild spring action to fit and need only gentle pressure. The top trim panel tabs need to go down a bit to release. 3) Coax the third (right top) and fourth (fight bottom) tabs out, taking special note that the entire trim piece is not only secured by the four corner tabs, but a lip engagement where the trim fits under the dash trim immediately to the right of the trim. 4) You may need to lift the trim just to the right of the switch panel to extricate the switch assembly. It is secured by a tab at the top left. Note that the air bag contained behind this trim piece is not compromised by any of these actions. 5) You should now be able to remove the switch panel, albeit with some wriggling. 6) The wiring is long enough to route to the spot I noted, and the ground wire secured at a point to the left and below the assembly that originally held the factory controller plug. It takes a 10 mm wrench and can be easily used as a ground. I did release the trim to the right of the switch trim, and it helped to route the wiring. It powered up but I have not used it yet, so this note is only to help the other Land Cruiser person out there remove the switch trim without a reciprocating saw. 388423
KRT - 06/06/2018Easy plug and play! The factory harness plug is taped up pretty well behind a lot of wires- remove the tape carefully so you don’t cut into any of the hundreds of wires under the dash. Harness length is plenty long enough to tuck the unit near my right knee in a 2003 Tundra. 768410
Easy to install. Owners manual had location of factory plug and we installed the entire system in less than an hour. We used the removable bracket so the unit can be stored in the case that was included with the controller when not towing so it is completely out of the way of the drivers legs and knees. We are a collision repair shop and I would rate the ease of installation as relatively easy if you just use common sense and consider wiring location and controller location BEFORE drilling holes in the plastic lower dash cover. Also need to be mindful on the lower air bag that protects the drivers legs in a serious collision and the routing of the wires if you install it on the right side of the steering wheel. We used wire ties and a small plastic wire holder to place the wiring in a secure place that does not rub through the wire insulation or get snagged by the drivers feet. See the attached photos. All work was performed in slightly less than one hour. 210331
No hassle hookup. etrailer was awesome, they shipped my P3 and this connector immediately and provided great tracking. They also followed up afterward. Excellent customer service!!! Real customer service is hard to find these days. Thanks etrailer!!! I haven't towed my travel trailer yet but the controller is installed in my 2008 Tundra and looks great. Everything seems to be working as it should. I can't wait to try it out. Regards, Dale V. 11353
Pictures of the install. Approximately a 20 min job. First picture my finger is pointing to the factory plug with the etrailer supplied harness plugged in. Note the harness did not specify that the white common with the ring terminal should be connected to ground. But then again that SHOULD be obvious. I will be towing this weekend so I will rate the product then. One minor gripe is that there is always power to the unit which is a battery drain (as evidenced with the key out of the ignition and the unit stayed on) Not sure as to the impact but the controller can always be unplugged or removed. Sorry for the dirty floor mats in the photos. 115202
Patrick B - 01/30/2014For this harness you can either run the ground to the negative side of the battery, or use a know ground location within the vehicle. Running the ground to the negative side of the battery will yield a better connection, however you may have to extend the wire to reach the battery. Either way you choose to ground the controller it is always recommend to test the brake controller at slow speeds and make sure that it is functioning properly before starting a long trip.
-- Rachael H - 7/1/2014excellent product and service highly recommend this company 899600
Made the work of hooking up my brake controller an easy job. 899565
Don’t know about the product yet, but the service of these people was amazing. Very helpful from helping me make my choice, to expediting shipping! 892021
A TRUE PLUG AND PLAY device . Easy to install , even easier when I found holes already made for the bracket mount. I bought the truck used and I guess someone else had mounted one of these before me. Only problem is I have a 4 low light flashing now when I hook up to the trailer but that of course in no fault of the controller . I would recommend this controller to anyone who may be considering buying one and installing it themselves . 897856
Plug and go. No issues. worked perfectl y. 883898
Couldn't be much easier just plug in and attach ground maid my install correct and simple 883836
Easy to install 899127
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Easy to install plug and play. 881467
fit right on 2015 Toyota Tacoma..Thank You 881214
When ever I have ordered one before they only had the vehicle plug missing. The one for th control was there but for the vehicle it's always been missing. this time it will instal quickly and complete. Many thanks. 880366
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The adapter wire is a must have to make installation easy. Simple plug and play. But I may have had a friday piece because mine did not have good contact. If I moved the controller it would lose contact and shut off. Moving it back and forth indicates the pin contact was not tight. I pulled the pins from the plug and push the contacts out so it would make a firmer contact. After doing that, no more contact loss even after moving the controller in various angles. Other than that, the adapter is a no branier to get. 877810
This was the wrong Wiring connector as I had to call the Tekonsha factory service to get things straight. It was probably my mistake as my 4Runner is a 2016 876898
Tha controller made it to my house very fast. I watched an online and installed it in 1/2 an hour very easy thank you 874963
The connector wouldn’t stay in contact with the brake controller. I had to bend the prongs to get it to stay connected. 870545
Plug and play wiring harness, worked pe rfectly 869357
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