Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 1993 Chevrolet Suburban Video

The best way to confirm which wire activates your vehicle reverse lights is to remove one taillight assembly and visually identify which lead goes to the reverse light bulb. To remove the taillight, open the tailgate and locate and remove the two…

You will need to hard wire the Tekonsha #TK63VR, on your 1996 Chevrolet CK Pickup. Hard wiring is straight forward and fairly easy to do. We have instructions and a video that I have linked below for you. From the Brake controller here are your…

You may be missing some fuses or relays in the fuse block to activate those circuits. I would recommend installing your own wiring and not using the factory wires. If you already have a 4-Way flat connector on your truck, you can use a wiring kit…

I have linked the installation instructions for Draw-Tite Class III hitch #75270 that fits your 2011 Honda Odyssey and the hardware torque specs, as well as a listing of the required tools, is included for your reference. Among other basic tools…

All the brake controller needs to sense a trailer connection so that you can test it is a slight amperage draw on the output circuit. For that you can use a circuit tester like the part #PTW2993 with one pin grounded and the other on the output pin.…

The Hopkins 7-Way RV Style Trailer Connector w/ LED Test Lights #HM48503 does not light when there is an issue. The tester will display lights when the feature you are testing is sending a signal to the trailer as it should. I've attached a video…

A lot of brake controllers have a sleep mode that it switches to typically after the vehicle is shut off. On some brake controllers, like the Prodigy P3 #90195, it will shut off automatically after 15 minutes of sensing no movement. If you were to…

In order to use a third brake light for both brake and running light signals, you would need to use a light with turn, brake, and running light capabilities such as the Thinline LED Trailer Tail Light part #STL59RB. As most trailers are a 3 wire…

What happens is that the load that LED puts on the brake output circuit tricks the brake controller into thinking that there is a trailer connected and the brake controller will start activating regardless if there is a trailer connected or not.…

You will need to use a circuit tester, like part #PTW2993, to test the wires under your dash. That is where your stoplight switch is located. We have a video of a 1993 Chevy Suburban being fitted with a brake controller. Start at the 7:20 time mark…

Your brake lights and running lights are designed to be operated by two different circuits. You'll need to find the running light circuit in your trailer's wiring and then you'll need to run that circuit to the running light assemblies…

If your trailer has separate turn signals from the brake lights and you want them to remain that way, you will need to use a special converter. On the trailer side, behind the 7-Way, you will attach the Vehicle to Vehicle Taillight Converter,…