Trailer brake controller

[Steveo8x8]

Hey guys just wanted to share my little mod. I have a tekonsha prodigy p3 brake controller and had it mounted to the kick plate under the steering wheel. Well I got tired of kicking it with my shin every time my wife moved my seat way up to drive my truck so I decided to move it out of the way. First I took off the plate right above the parking brake where the stock trailer brake controller was placed on the 2009-2012 rams.

On the 2013 with the 6 speed there is nothing behind this panel so I decided that it's the perfect place to install it.

First I removed the panel and eye balled where I would need to cut in order to install the controller. Then I traced out the size of the brake controller on the backside of the panel.

I cut the panel just using a razor knife. Tip- if u take heat gun to the plastic for a couple seconds and heat up the plastic, u can cut through it like butter with the knife and get a very clean cut.

Then I did some test fitting and cleaned up my cuts. To fill the gaps around the controller I used some rubber moulding. Cut it to side and put it around the cut to keep it in place and keep it from rattling around.

Here is the final product. Took me all of 20 minutes and it's totally out of the way now


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[gigabyte3]

Nice man!

 

[DannyMK2]

looks clean. hard to tell from the pic but can you still use the manual override lever?

 

[tsc]

That's an awesome job. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Steveo8x8]

Ya I still have the manual override it's just behind that panel. So if I ever need it I would just pop off the panel and flip it since there are no screws holding it in. Would take 2 seconds


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[Damion]

Quick question, where do aftermarket brake controls plug in. I've got a 16 if it matters. Thanks

 

[Steveo8x8]

They are tucked up way under the dash and wrapped in foam tape. If I remember right there are 3 plugs so you don't have to tap into any factory wiring.


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[Mineralram]

Quick question, where do aftermarket brake controls plug in. I've got a 16 if it matters. Thanks

If you got a 2016 then buy the OEM brake controller, our trucks come with anti sway control and it only works if ypu use the OEM module. Plus all the settings and controls show up on the dash cluster

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[AFMoulton]

If you got a 2016 then buy the OEM brake controller, our trucks come with anti sway control and it only works if ypu use the OEM module. Plus all the settings and controls show up on the dash cluster

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This is false. All of our t Ickes come with Stability Control, and within that is the Trailer Sway Control.

 

[Mineralram]

This is false. All of our t Ickes come with Stability Control, and within that is the Trailer Sway Control.

Yes but it only works if you have the factory brake controller, this topic has been brought up on several forums and beaten to a pulp, an aftermarket brake control will not work with the sway control in our trucks unless its factory. Infact there a quite a few ram owners who have removed aftermarket controllers and realized what they were missing after installing a factory oem one

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[AFMoulton]

Show me the documentation that proves your theory.

 

[Mineralram]

Infact this info was also backed up by a top level dodge tech on another forum, the sway control is included in your truck but is not active unless you have the corresponding device and have the sales code added by the dealer

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[Mineralram]

Show me the documentation that proves your theory.

Do your own homework. I dont neer to back up the truth many other ram owners have learned the expensive way by dumping prodigy and going factory for automated sway control

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[AFMoulton]

OK............

 

[AFMoulton]

I'll leave this here.