Trailer brake controllers

[JohnJL]

When towing your Porsche (there, has Porsche content!) has anyone had particularly good or bad experiences with brake controllers?

thanks

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by JohnJL

When towing your Porsche (there, has Porsche content!) has anyone had particularly good or bad experiences with brake controllers?

thanks

I like my Tekonsha Prodigy P3. It's a proportional design w/ built in diagnostics.

Easy to install, setup and adjust w/ the available plug in harness for my truck. It literally only takes a minute to install and set.

[rfuerst911sc]

My used truck came with a Tekonsha but it wasn't working properly. I sent them an email and received a response the next day. They were able to provide the data to figure out the problem. Works like a champ and great customer service.

[ShakinJoe]

good info

[JohnJL]

Thanks guys, P3 ordered and on its way. Now to see if I can find the plug behind that LR4 console...that things got more wiring than the space shuttle (but no dipstick!)

I'm gonna put it in the upper glove compartment.

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by JohnJL

Thanks guys, P3 ordered and on its way. Now to see if I can find the plug behind that LR4 console...that things got more wiring than the space shuttle (but no dipstick!)

I'm gonna put it in the upper glove compartment.

Not sure about the newer ones but the older ones have a manual switch to activate the brakes separate from the brake pedal. If the new ones have this feature I doubt installing it in a glove box will work. If you get into a " sway " situation it's nice to be able to activate the trailer brakes only to straighten out the rig. On my controller the lever to activate the brakes is on the bottom of the unit. So when mounted under the dash near the knee pad you can reach under and activate the brakes.

[JerryL]

+1, there are many times I like to use the manual touch of the trailer brakes alone, I would mount it easly within reach. I also adjust the gain / sensitivity (what ever they called it) for different terain, although I use mine more for hauling a tractor and the difference btw gravel roads and pavement is BIG. and on the touch of the trailer brakes on their own is a big help in the mountains, although that is when you want to be driving the Porsche!!

Regards

[NY65912]

I've been using the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 with very good results.

Set it, and once and a while I use the manual switch to make sure everything is working properly.

[IROC]

I have a Hayes Genesis and it works great. It has adjustments for the proportion of braking going to the trailer along with a digital readout of the percentage of trailer braking. It also has a sliding lever to manually actuate the trailer brakes.

When I needed to buy a controller a few years ago everyone suggested the Tekonsha but when I went to my local RV emporium they recommended the Hayes over the Tekonsha. I've been using the Hayes for years and it has worked out great.

[Walt Fricke]

Just don't mount what you get in a glove box or other place where you can neither see it (to see how it is working, and for that matter to confirm that you hooked the trailer electrical connection up at all), nor touch it (to adjust, or use the manual brake).

[JohnJL]

I put mine in the upper compartment. Its completely concealed when I want it to be, I can see, reach and adjust it while driving (the door stays down when placed down)



I ordered a Ford/Land Rover 4 OEM plug harness with a 1M length and soldered it to the universal plug to the P3 controller.

I used romex wire to thread it through a hole in the compartment, behind the lover compartment and across the transmission hump behind the console. You need to be careful of 2 extruded aluminum tubes behind the console. they run very hot whenever the motor is running. Heater or ac condensor tubes. Proper sheilding and zipties are your friends.



Happy with it so far...plugs right in, very stealth and works no worries.