Iceman06
Junior Member
So here's the deal. I have a 2006 1500 SLT Quad cab 2wd. I recently installed a receiver on back of the truck. It only came with a 4 flat connector which I understand to mean that the truck is not equipped with the under dash connector for a trailer brake controller. I don't tow often. And when I do, it's a 5'x10' flat bed double axle trailer with about 2500 pounds on it above the axles. I recently bought a 7 pin and 4 pin combo that plugs directly into the factory 4 flat connector. I understand that this will not allow the trailer brakes to work, but it did come with additional wiring to go to the brake controller. So I went ahead and connected the ground wire to the frame, but I'm not sure about the other wires.
I'm just curious about a couple of things. Would it really be worth the time and money to invest in a brake controller and wire it all up to only use a few times. Maybe now that I have a hitch on my truck I'll tow more than I think I will?
Second question that I have is what do I need to do to wire up a controller? I found a OEM wiring kit to add a 7 pin and add the under dash plug for the controller, but I do like the idea of the combo on the bumper next to the license plate instead of just a 7 pin there and a 4 flat dangling down behind the bumper. But is that even a deal breaker when it comes to either having brakes or not?
Like I said I don't tow often with my own truck. I use a company truck most of the time to pull the trailers around. But it would be nice to be able to use my own truck when I need to. So I'm not trying to dump a whole lot of money into something I rarely use. Just curious if anyone had any advice or any good products to recommend that would solve my "problems."
Thanks in advance for any help and I apologize if none of this made any sense.
I'm just curious about a couple of things. Would it really be worth the time and money to invest in a brake controller and wire it all up to only use a few times. Maybe now that I have a hitch on my truck I'll tow more than I think I will?
Second question that I have is what do I need to do to wire up a controller? I found a OEM wiring kit to add a 7 pin and add the under dash plug for the controller, but I do like the idea of the combo on the bumper next to the license plate instead of just a 7 pin there and a 4 flat dangling down behind the bumper. But is that even a deal breaker when it comes to either having brakes or not?
Like I said I don't tow often with my own truck. I use a company truck most of the time to pull the trailers around. But it would be nice to be able to use my own truck when I need to. So I'm not trying to dump a whole lot of money into something I rarely use. Just curious if anyone had any advice or any good products to recommend that would solve my "problems."
Thanks in advance for any help and I apologize if none of this made any sense.