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Feb 08, 2019

can brake controller be put on new TV? Is OEM unit better?

Two questions re. brake controllers:
1) Is there any reason a unit couldn't be removed from the current TV and installed in a new TV?

2.) Is there any real advantage to an integrated brake controller on the TV as factory installed? If so, do these benefits outweigh the added costs of the 'super-extra' tow package that's required to get the integrated controller?

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  • Chevy seems to have the 'tow package' with Class 4 hitch, hitch light, and 7-pin hookup...and then the 'Super Extra' tow package which the trans cooler and integrated brake controller...I'll never go bigger than our current TT (this is our third 25-foot TT with this bunkhouse configuration), so well within capacity of a 'normal' half ton...trying to figure out if the extra money for the 'super terrific' tow package is worth it just to get the integrated controller
  • The, "super-extra' tow package," probably includes other upgrades beside the integrated brake controller.

    Maybe heavier suspension, hitch, wiring, transmission cooler, etc.

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