Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers Spec Review- Video
Today we're going to review part number 3016. This is the Tekonsha plug in wiring adapter for the Draw-tight Tekonsha electric brake controllers. This is a vehicle-specific item. This part is designed to fit the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 light-duty trucks, the new body style. This wiring adapter will ease installation of your electric brake controller. It has a custom connector end which will plug into the built in port right here beneath the dash of your vehicle. more
Feature Breakdown: Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller- Video
Today we're going to review part number 5504. This is is Draw-Tite Activator IV Time Delayed Trailer Brake Controller. This is designed for trailers from using one to four axles. This brake controller will activate your trailer brakes with a pre-set intensity. The signal is sent to your trailer brakes when your tow vehicle's brakes are activated. This time delayed brake controller is so-named that because there is a delay between the time that you initially apply the brakes on your tow vehicle and the time that the controller reaches the set maximum power output. more
Feature Review Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at Draw-Tite's Activator IV time delay trailer brake controller. With it being a time delay brake controller, the nice benefit of the time delay versions is that they can be mounted in any orientation. You can put this thing just about anywhere in your vehicle. I've got it in kind of a traditional location underneath the dash leveled like you would a proportional brake controller. But that's again really the big benefit with all your proportional brake controllers. They need to be level side to side and they have usually particular angles that they can be front to back, whether it be up or down here. more
Set up: Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller on a 2016 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2016 Acura MDX, we are going to be taking a look at installing the Draw-Tite Activator Trailer Brake Controller, part number 5504. In conjunction with that, we are going to be installing the Universal Installation Kit for Trailer Brake Controller 7-way RV and 4-way flat, part number ETBC7. In conjunction with that, we are going to be installing the pigtail for Tekonsha and Draw-Tite Brake Controllers, part number 7894, to attach all these together. Now, this braking system is a time delayed system. You can adjust the amount of energy that is going to apply to your trailer brakes and how fast it comes on, all adjustable by your switches on top. It's going to adjust your gain and that's going to adjust the intensity of how fast it will come on as far as how do you like your settings to be. As you apply your brakes, you'll see it climb up and that is going to let you know that it is applying your brakes on your trailer, and you can adjust it up or down to suit your needs. more
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Express van, we're going to be taking a look at installing the Draw-Tite Activator IV trailer brake controller, part number 5504. Now we're also going to be using part number ETBC7 and part number 20127 to help us with our installation. Here's what our brake controller looks like fully installed. Now this is a time delayed brake controller, so we have the option of mounting this in any spot or in any direction that we want underneath our dash or above our dash if we'd like. Now it's going to feature an LED display, and it's going to have a red light with a black background. Now over here on the left where it says gain, this is going to be the control that established the maximum power available to our trailer brakes. Now it starts out as low as 0.0, and it's going to go up by 0.5 all the way up to 10. Now over here where it says sync, this is going to control how aggressive our brakes are powered. more
Setting up the Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller on a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we're going to be installing the Draw-Tite Activator IV. This time-delayed brake controller is capable of controlling 1 up to 4 axles. The part number on it is 5504. We're also going to be using the replacement brake control plugin harness, part number 20127. Here you can see once it's installed. As we activate the switch we're going to see our gain lowering and rising indicating that we've got it hooked up properly. Now a couple of nice features about it are that currently we've got our gain set to 10. more
Draw-Tite I-Command Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today on our 2017 Chevy Silverado, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Draw-Tite I-Command Proportional Trailer Brake Controller, part number 5535. To help us with that installation, we're also going to be using the Tekonsha adapter, part number 3016. This is what our Draw-Tite I-Command Brake Controller looks like when it's installed. This is going to apply brakes to your trailer. It's also going to relieve the stress on your vehicle's brakes when you are pulling a trailer. This is going to be a proportional braking system, which means it's going to match the amount of pressure you're putting on your vehicle brakes. more
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be installing Draw-Tite's Activator IV trailer brake controller. With this we'll be using the plug-in, wiring adaptor. This trailer brake controller is a time delay brake controller. It's going to provide braking at your trailer based on the settings that you've preset here on our controller. You've to two different settings that you can adjust. You have your gain and your sync. more
Mount: Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller on a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 we're going to be installing the DrawTite Activator 4. This time delayed trailer brake controller is designed for use with one, up to four axles. Its part number is 5-5-0-4. We're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter part number 3-0-1-6. This is what the Activator 4 is going to look like once we get it installed in the vehicle. As you can see, it's a nice compact, clean looking setup, mounted nicely right up underneath the dash here on our Silverado. This is going to give us a full digital readout. more
Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3016- Video
Today on this 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crewcab, we're going to install the Prodigy P3 trailer brake controller, part number 90195 from Tekonsha. To help us with our install, we're going to use part number 3016. This is the Tekonsha plug in wiring adapter for electric brake controllers. We're going to start off with that part first. This will actually plug into a port underneath the dash on the left hand side. There's a box that has a lid on it, just behind the parking brake. more
DIY 2014 Dodge Durango Installation for the Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Durango, we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Draw-tite Activator 4. This is a time delayed, trailer brake controller that'll work for one of the four axles. Part number is 5504. We're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter, part number 3045-P. The Draw-tite Activator 4 is going to be a time delayed brake controller set up. What that means is when we hit the brakes on our vehicle the brake controller is going to pick up on that and it's going to bring up the brakes on our trailer in a specified kind of a time. more
Installing the Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller on your 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango, we're going to look at, then show you how to install the Draw Tite Activator IV. This is a time-delayed trailer brake controller for one up to four axles. Part number on it is 5504. We're also using the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter, part number 3045-P. Here's the Activator IV all installed on our dash. As you can see, we've got a couple of easy to get to buttons here on the top, an easy to read LED display, and this time controlled brake controller has full adjust-ability to really allow you to customize this for your trailer. To start with something that's common, it's going to be gain on all brake controllers. more
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Draw-Tite activator IV trailer brake controller for one to four axles, part number 5504. Now we're also going to be using in conjunction, pigtail wiring harness for the Draw-Tite brake controller and that's going be part number 7894. We're also going to be using the no drill long bracket, which is going to be part number 18136. Also, to help us get the wiring installed, we're going to be using the universal installation kit for trailer brake controllers, part number ETBC7.Here's what our brake controller looks like fully installed. Now this is a time delay brake controller, so we do have the option to mount it pretty much any which way we want. It does have the manual override button right here, which is going to be a lever style. more
2013 Ford Edge Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller: Complete Installation- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we will be having a look at and installing the Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller, part number 5504.To ease our installation, we will be using the ETBC7 Installation Kit as well, along with the Draw-Tite Replacement Brake Control Plug-in Harness. The Brake Controller's part number 20127.Now, my favorite thing about this, the sync feature is very nice. It will really let you dial in to almost make it like a proportional brake controller, but give you the benefits that a time-delay controller offers.Now, this brake controller is a nice, time delayed unit that has more features than some of the cheaper models, but yet this is still a very affordable unit to get for your vehicle. What a time delayed brake controller does over proportional brake controller is, any time your foot's on the brake pedal, the brakes are applied on your trailer even if you're not moving. This is great for if you're using your brake controller on an off-road style trailer.Now, this brake controller has three functions on it that you need to concern yourself with. Right now is your gain. more
Install: Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller on a 2016 GMC Sierra 1500- Video
Today on our 2016 GMC Sierra 1500, we'll be installing Draw-Tite's Activator Forward Trailer Brake Controller. With this, we'll be using the plug-in wiring adapter.This trailer brake controller is a time-delay brake controller, it's gonna provide braking at your trailer based on the settings that you preset here on our controller. You've got two different settings that you can adjust: you have your gain and your sync.Your gain is your maximum output to your brakes, and we can see that here changing on our display if we have our brakes applied. And the sync adjusts that time-delay. If it feels like they're applying a little bit too late or a little too soon, you can adjust that with the sync here.The manual slider can also be used to hold your trailer brakes if you're sitting on a steep hill for a while. You could use it for testing purposes, as well as help bring your trailer back straight if it starts to sway when going down the road.We'll begin our installation by plugging in our wire adapter. more
Installation: Draw-Tite Activator IV Trailer Brake Controller on a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video
Today, in our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be installing the draw tite actuator 4 brake controller for one to four axles, part number 5504. We'll be doing this in conjunction with the Tekonsha plug-n-play wiring harness, part number 3045-P. Here's our direct fit wiring harness. The grey end will match up with the manufacturer's grey plug when plugged directly into it. Then once plugged in, we'll go ahead and route the remaining portion of our harness over to where we'll be mounting the brake controller. Keep in mind to stay away from any moving parts, such as the gas, brake, or parking brake pedal, or even possibly the steering column when routing your wire. more
