How to Connect Tekonsha Brake Controller to 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or 2500

Published 02/14/2018

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Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers

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Question:

Im installing a tekonsha brake controller and i cant find the wire to the cold side of the brake light switch on the brake pedal and the best place to run the power source wire to 2016 -2017 Silverado 1500 and 2500

asked by: Josh R

Expert Reply:

To install a Tekonsha brake controller, like the Prodigy P3 # 90195, in a 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or 2500 you will simply need the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter # 3016. No hardwiring is required.

This will plug into the port under your driver side dash and then into your brake controller directly as you can see in the attached video for a Draw-Tite brake controller which uses the same plug-in adapter.

You can try hardwiring it in, but you will need to look at the back of the box that you connect the plug-in adapter to and find the correct wires with a circuit tester like part # PTW2993. Since there is a plug-in adapter option for this install, we have not hardwired a brake controller in so I wouldn't know everything that it entails. Using the adapter will allow you to easily remove the brake controller if you swap trucks or end up getting a new one down the road.

expert reply by: Jon G