Factory Installed Brake Controllers
Anyone experienced factory installed brake controllers? I heard they are weak and don't provide enough juice to strongly activate the trailer brakes but others say they do work OK. Trailer Life s...
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my gm integrated controller is IMHO light years ahead of the prodigy I had been using on my older GM truck. Both were 2500HD, CC 4x4 towing the same trailer.
with the 2015 and integrated controller there was one time I had to use full brakes, ABS on the truck for about 3 seconds due to an idiot cutting in front of me. control was awesome, straight and true for the truck and trailer.
I'd dare to say with the prodigy it would have been a serious accident given how close I came to hitting the car in front and how much traffic was in either lane.
With the GM integrated controller a setting of 5 is near lockup with the prodigy 10 gave me nowhere near the trailer braking force.
And the GM controller will work with the stabilitrac tyo prevent sway and keep the trailer from fishtailing on braking.
and braking is much much smoother than with the prodigy.
At least with the GM system setup is very easy and has worked flawlessly for about 15K miles of towing.
I would never ever get another tow vehicle w/o a factory integrated controller.
with the 2015 and integrated controller there was one time I had to use full brakes, ABS on the truck for about 3 seconds due to an idiot cutting in front of me. control was awesome, straight and true for the truck and trailer.
I'd dare to say with the prodigy it would have been a serious accident given how close I came to hitting the car in front and how much traffic was in either lane.
With the GM integrated controller a setting of 5 is near lockup with the prodigy 10 gave me nowhere near the trailer braking force.
And the GM controller will work with the stabilitrac tyo prevent sway and keep the trailer from fishtailing on braking.
and braking is much much smoother than with the prodigy.
At least with the GM system setup is very easy and has worked flawlessly for about 15K miles of towing.
I would never ever get another tow vehicle w/o a factory integrated controller.
