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This short video is about trailer brakes electric brakes and wiring. 1-4 Wire the first 4 pins White Brown Yellow Green just like the 4-pin connector above.
Traditional Trailer with Brakes Use a 5-Pin Connector.
How to connect trailer brakes. This short video is about trailer brakes electric brakes and wiring. It also talks about electric brake controllerThanks for watching. Electric trailer brakes are electrically connected to the tow vehicle utilizing electrical power from the tow vehicle to actuate electromagnetic brake drums.
But if youre going to be part of the population that is pulling a trailer make sure you put safety first. Many new cars and trucks come with towing packages but most do not come with a Trailer Brake Control. The Trailer Brake Control is a module that controls the electric brakes found on many trailers.
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. We then run a jumper wire from the electric brake power wire to the right side brake assemblies see photo. Traditional Trailer with Brakes Use a 5-Pin Connector.
1-4 Wire the first 4 pins White Brown Yellow Green just like the 4-pin connector above. GM Chevy Trailer Brake Controller Install. How to put a trailer brake controller in a 1999 - 2007 GMC Chevrolet Cadillac Truck or SUV Suburban.
Tap the wire using a scotch lock or scotchlok You can find the exact one that you need and information on how to use it at your local hardware store. It is fairly simple to use. On the 7-way connector that is on your vehicle the pin you will connect the brake controller wire to is the 2 pin.
Trailer Brake Controller Installation How-To Step 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Any time you work on your vehicles electrical systems it is a good idea.
Determine where to mount the controller. Find a suitable mounting location for the brake controller. Plug in the trailer wiring harness.
With your trailer coupled to your vehicle the first step when towing with a brake controller is to make sure the trailer wiring harness is plugged into your vehicle. A brake controller requires power from the vehicle and a connection to the trailer brakes for proper towing. I needed to install a trailer brake controller and wire in a 7 way connector to haul a car trailer with my truck a 1990 C1500.
In this video I take you thro. Hi I think I have a short in one of my brake wires. My question is when I wire the right side over to the left side there is going to be the need of connecting 3 wires together.
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Connect the new two conductor wire you just ran as follows. One wire to the BLUE terminal on the back of the plug. If you are undecided on a brake controller yet then you can purchase the GM brake controller pigtail 3016-S which comes with the vehicle side connector for your truck and 4 blunt cut wires to splice into any brake controller you choose.
Pretty much all brake controller follow an industry standard color code black white blue red so.