How To Install a Brake Controller On a 2019 Honda CR-V
Question:
What is the wire color for the cold side of the brake switch on a 2019 honda Crv.
asked by: Elmer L
Expert Reply:
In order to install a brake controller on a 2019 Honda CR-V you will have a few options, a wired brake controller such as the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller part # 90195 or a wireless brake controller such as the Curt Echo Wireless Trailer Brake Controller part # C51180. If you choose the wired option then you'll need to splice into wires on the vehicle such as the cold side of the brake light switch. I unfortunately cannot give you an exact wire color so what you'll need to do is start testing the wire with a circuit tester so you can locate the one that is only hot while the brake pedal is depressed. That's going to be the cold side.
If you choose to go the wireless route which is what I strongly recommend then you won't have to do any splicing into the vehicle and there will be no connection to the stop light switch circuit needed. It simply requires a power wire be run from the trailer connector to the battery. In order to do this, you will need the 7-Way RV Upgrade Kit part # ETBC7L. If you don't already have a 4-way you will need to obtain one of these as well, the T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness part # 118741.
Products Referenced in This Question
T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector
- Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring
- Trailer Hitch Wiring
- Powered Converter
- Custom Fit
- 4 Flat
- Tekonsha
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Curt Echo Wireless Brake Controller - 7-Way Plug Mount w/ Bluetooth App - 1 to 2 Axle - Proportional
- Trailer Brake Controller
- Proportional Controller
- Hidden
- Up to 2 Axles
- Smartphone Display
- CURT
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7-Way RV Upgrade Kit for Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 12 Gauge Wires
- Accessories and Parts
- Trailer Brake Controller
- Installation Kits
- etrailer
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Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller - 1 to 4 Axles - Proportional
- Trailer Brake Controller
- Proportional Controller
- Electric
- Electric over Hydraulic
- Automatic Leveling
- Under-Dash Box
- Dash Mount
- Up to 4 Axles
- LCD Display
- Up to 360 Degrees
- Tekonsha
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