All the parts necessary to connect a brake controller to your vehicle are included
1. Return to the duplex cable under the hood, where the brake wire (now white) needs to be separated from the 12 volt hot lead (black).
2. Using a butt connector, connect the blue wire coming out of the brake controller to the brake wire (white wire of the duplex cable) that was routed through the firewall.
3. Find a safe location under the hood or on the firewall to mount two circuit breakers: one 20-amp (or 30-amp; see brake controller instructions) and one 40-amp.
4. The black wire coming out of the brake controller is the brake controller power supply.
5. The white wire coming out of the brake controller is the ground wire.
6. Inside the cab, we only have one connection remaining.
7. With the brake controller mounted and connected, zip tie any loose, excess wires underneath the dash and under the vehicle.
Mick O.
9/7/2022
Hi, I have a 2011 F150 with factory brake controller. When I connect a braked trailer and apply the brakes the stop lamps are dim when applied and it has blown the fuse before. when using the manual override the turn signals light up and not the stop lamps? any help would be hugely appreciated Cheers Mick
Warren Z.
7/24/2022
I installed your ETBC7 kit using your 5535 draw-tite brake controller and 20127 plug in harness on my 1994 chev silverado K-1500. The lights on my truck and car trailer work O.K. until I put my foot on the brake petal, my 15 amp turnsignal / stop light fuse blows. I tried disconnecting the red stoplight wire from the stoplight switch. still have same problem. Can you help me solve this problem?
Danny
2/27/2022
I have a 2013 Ford Expedition XLT and hooking up a Hopkins Towing Solutions Multi-Tow 4 Flat to 7 Blade and 4 Flat Adapter, 47185. I also will be using a CURT 51180 Echo Mobile Electric Trailer Brake Controller with Bluetooth-Enabled Smartphone Connection, Proportional for my brake controller. I will be using for my camper. On the 7 pin connector hookup. Following the instructions with the installation I connect the 4 pin pre-wire to the one on my truck and also installed the white wire ground form the 7 pin to my vehicle frame. 1. Do I need to hook up the purple to the reverse since I will be using for my camper 2. Should I hook up the Auxiliary black wire to the battery? If so I will need to run a wire back to the battery and use an auto circuit breaker? 3. On my wire harness on the vehicle has the separate Electric Brake wire is cap off. Should I hook it up to the blue wire even if I will not be using a Brake controller inside the vehicle but using the Echo Mobile Electric Trailer? I do hook the wires up can I just leave it connected?
David M.
1/31/2022
I am installing a class lV hitch on my 2022 Subaru Outback and need to install 7 way trailer plug. Would like the plug to have screw wire connectors on the back of the plug. The car has a pre wired connector for this prepose. I would like to get the correct wire harness to install. The trailer has tandom axles and brakes. I would like to install a proportional brake controller with a dash mounted controll knob. Could you help guide me to the correct parts? THANK YOU Dave M
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Dave M.
11/14/2022
installing a 7pin trailer connector and brake controller on my 1998 Tahoe. There is a orange and blue (#10 size) wire folded back and taped off in the factory trailer harness cable (ORN -PWR and BLU DRK - AUX) Is either of these the wires that go to the brake controller connection thats under the dash. I have not started the controller install yet, was hooking up the 7 pin plug first.