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Brake controller: which wire at brake pedal sender?
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:17 pm
by GQGasPig
Hi All,
Got my not so new 1999 DX 4.2D GU wagon home and have starting fitting stuff to it. I have connected all the wires for the brake controller that was in my GQ except for one. The one that connects to the brake pedal sender.
Can anyone tell me which of the two wires I need to connect it to? From memory there are two wires leading of the sender the wires are green and red (don't quote me on the colours as the boss has the car and I cannot check right now).
Can anyone who has a brake controller fitted have a quick look and let me know?
Cheers and Thanks
Mark
Mark
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:58 pm
by BOGAN V8
I would be hinting towards that colour but if not use a test light to see whihc one lights up when you hit the pedal...
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:56 pm
by v6hilux
Red came to mind, before I read the post, but you will have to look at the instructions to confirm this.
Even better, take notes as you remove the controller from the donor vehicle.
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:48 am
by MjWatt
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?t=134405
Diagram in there.
p.s make sure you fuse your wire running down to the trailer plug
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:49 am
by GRINCH
every model can be different, test it with a test light. the best easyist way is to run it into the stoplight pin on the trailer plug. dont use scotch locks to tap into the stoplight wire, they fail far to often. best to peel back the insulation and solder it, it a bit of a stuff around, but so is loosing trailer brakes down a steep hill because the scotch lock failed
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:23 am
by Red04VXE
Circuit breakers are better....
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:38 am
by blacklion
all brake control wiring is the same Black batt positive, white batt negative red to switched wire from the brake peddle, white to the trailer plug.
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:54 pm
by GRINCH
blacklion wrote:all brake control wiring is the same Black batt positive, white batt negative red to switched wire from the brake peddle, white to the trailer plug.
i think you mean blue to the trailer plug and he was trying to find out what colour wire to connect the red one to one the car
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:02 pm
by BOGAN V8
Why would you fuse the wire running down to the trailer plug..
When you fuse/circut breaker the supply power to the unit and if there is a fault anywhere between battery and trailer plug the fuse/circut breaker will pop.....
That how we fit hayman reese unit all the time...
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:48 pm
by GRINCH
thats how we fit all ours we always use automatic circuit breakers