Lynnmor wrote:
trailernovice wrote:
Update..the particular truck I am looking at has the 5.3 v8, etc., but doesn't have the integrated controller .. it's a chevy .. dealer says adding an oem integrated controller as a dealer-installed option not possible...but, this particular truck (a holdover 2018) is deeply discounted.. anything 2019 with the max-tow package would be at least 10k more than what I'm looking at .. dealer can install an afermarket controller that wouldn't have any potential effect on warranty .. thoughts?
You are looking at a truck that doesn't fully fit your needs. Aftermarket controllers are a simple plug and pray device and can be added by anyone with half a brain, but I wouldn't want one.
You have been towing long enough to have used a aftermarket controler. You didn't like it? I used a Prodigy for more than 10 years. It worked great. As good as the factory controler I have now. Really can't tell any difference. And it is true that a Prodigy is plug, and play IF the TV already has wiring for it. All do not. IF you have to wire it from scratch, it is a little more involved.
Prodigies / P1, -P3 are great controlers
