Supplimental Braking Recomendations
I have recently purchased a Chevy Colorado pick-up to tow behind my 2002 Damon Intruder. It came with the road master base plate installed, sweet! and I was able to pick up a road master Falcon All-t...
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Ready Brake from NSA. Simple, mechanical, no electronics to fail, relatively simple to install, easy to connect when hooking up, and(from what I have read) excellent customer service. Edit: The Ready Brake unit can be used with nearly any towbar.
As for lights, there are many methods: Install diodes in the wiring; cut the wiring to the brake light and tail lights and install a switch to select between normal use and towing (I have done that, it worked great!)or install a 4-pin trailer connector to switch between the towing harness and the normal harness (I have done that, too); drill a hole in the tail light and install a bulb for the tow lights; use magnetic towing lights (available from Harbor Freight and Northern Tool and many others) on the towed vehicle (I have also done that; they worked.)
As for lights, there are many methods: Install diodes in the wiring; cut the wiring to the brake light and tail lights and install a switch to select between normal use and towing (I have done that, it worked great!)or install a 4-pin trailer connector to switch between the towing harness and the normal harness (I have done that, too); drill a hole in the tail light and install a bulb for the tow lights; use magnetic towing lights (available from Harbor Freight and Northern Tool and many others) on the towed vehicle (I have also done that; they worked.)
