Brake Buddy "Stealth " toad brake
I need a brake system for my toad and have a short list of US Gear VIP tow brake,SMI 'Stay-in-Play Duo, and Brake Buddy 'Stealth'. I'm leaning toward the Brake Buddy system, but would appreciate any ...
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SunClipper wrote:
I need a brake system for my toad and have a short list of US Gear VIP tow brake,SMI 'Stay-in-Play Duo, and Brake Buddy 'Stealth'.
I'm leaning toward the Brake Buddy system, but would appreciate any comments - good or bad - about any or all of the three systems I am considering.
Thanks for the Brake Buddy testimonials, but I am really interested in the new " Stealth " system. Does anyone have any experience with it or the other permanently installed systems I mentioned ?
Thanks, de
John
BE SURE that you have your mechanic look at the installation instructions and be careful. The cost of putting it in is horribly high with hours of installation and the unit we got was defective and I have been dealing with brake buddy to try to resolve the issue of extra costs and time in the process. The technical department kept insisting that nothing was wrong and there are hours of diagnostic charges because of this. In the end, Brake Buddy Stealth unit was indeed defective and now a month later, we are still trying to resolve the issue of extra costs that I should not have to cover. They initially said that they would cover costs of having to remove it and re-install the new unit, but at this time they are trying to locate the unit we returned and then determine WHAT is actually wrong with it....and THEN decide if or how much they should reimburse us for. There is nothing to figure out...it was defective. Period. Either DO it or NOT.
So far, the new unit seems to work but we are yet to take a long trip to fully test it out. It appears to be a good product with controls and monitoring equipment installed in your RV so that you can see what it is doing while you are driving. We can feel it working as our Hummer begins to brake behind us and the safety features on the front of your vehicle are designed to stop the car should it break free from you and go on it's own.
Before you purchase the unit, check the cost of installing the unit in your particular vehicle and then..good luck.
