Recently bought a 2000 GMC 3500 with 5.7 vortex engine. Nice truck, but does not have brake control valve. Sometime back I was browsing this newsgroup and someone asked about installing a brake control. The reply was be sure and get the specific control for your truck so you won't have to splice any wires. Does anyone know of a control I can buy for this truck that will not require cutting and splicing wires to install? Thanks Charles
trailer brake control
Oct 03, 2005
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Get the Tekonsha Prodigy about $120 needs plug in cables....
Make & Model year is Important as cable plugs vary by year !!
Parts:
- Get the harness, something like this. formatting linkGet the controller, something like this.formatting linkGet a Stud #2 fuse. Sorry I don't have the amperage rating.Installation:
- Remove the cover that you always rest your left foot on while driving.
- Connect one end of the harness here.
- Mount the controller.
- Connect the other end of the harness to the controller.
- Replace the fuse blank for stud #2, with the fuse from #3.
You do have a 7-way connector by the bumper, right?
KenG
charles bridges wrote:
If you have a 5.7 than you have the old body style. (No easy plug in under the dash)You will have to find and splice into the brake light wire. There should be 2 wires just dead ended under your master cylinder. The other end of these are behind the rear bumper. You can use them for the brake wire and for constant 12v if you just hook them up. I second the Prodigy controller. Excellent unit. Comes with good instructions.
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