Readybrake prices

wbwood wrote:

Bobbo wrote:
You need either a 7 pin to 6 pin or a 7 pin to 4 pin electrical cord to plug into the tail lights on the Yaris. You are getting either diodes or separate bulbs installed in the Yaris tail lights, right?

Kind of what I was asking. What else would I need?

You haven't mentioned either the Wiring Harness for Towed Vehicle Tail-Lights behind a Motor Home or the Non-Invasive Towed Vehicle Wiring Harness. One of them, or a similar product, is necessary to allow your car's tail lights to function with the MH brake lights/marker lights/tail lights.

And there is a Ready Brute cable that permanently attaches to the Yaris going from the brake pedal to the front of the car. That is what you attach the Ready Brute's surge brake to.

That cable should come with it, right? Like if you buy a ready brake by itself.

Yes, this will be included.

Also, I recommend the Ready Brute Breakaway brake. That is just another cable. The web site will have all the details.

They say the coiled safety cables come with it free. ($50 value)

Those are not what I am talking about. Go to their website and look at the Breakaway Kit for about $92.00. The safety cables are in case the car breaks away from the tow bar, the cables keep the car's baseplate attached to the MH's hitch. The Breakaway Kit is in case the safety cables fail and the car breaks totally away from the MH and becomes an unguided missile headed down the road. That can happen if the hitch on the MH fails, or the baseplate on the car fails, since the cables attach from the hitch to the baseplate.

And, while not NECESSARY, I really like the LED light installed in the MH dash that shows when the toad brakes are applied. It gives me confidence when going down steep grades that I am not burning out my car's brakes. However, I have it wired differently than they recommend. It is not wired to the Ready Brake. I installed a 12v relay on the car's 3rd brake light, and use that to activate my dash light. The dash light won't come on unless the car's brake pedal has been pulled enough to activate the car's brake lights.

Also free is a DL-300 monitoring system that mounts in the dash of the motorhome. That is what that is, correct?

Yes, that is the dash light I am talking about.

Wondering how much it would cost to get the base plate, ready brake cabling and lights installed. There is a dealer about 30 minutes away that deals with Ready Brake. Might be worth a trip over there one day to talk with them about it. I do know that the base plate requires some modification to the front fascia.

The only way to get installation costs is to talk to the installer.