2016 Silverado heads up
Just a heads up to owners of a 2016 Silverado: Just bought a new one and in hooking up a brake controller checked the 7 way trailer plug for power. When new our 2007 Silverado had a dummy fuse for p...
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KD4UPL wrote:
GM is hot all the time. Has been for years. The OP is either incorrect about his '07 or it was modified before he got it.
I find it very handy to use the power at the 7 pin to power other things through a cigarette lighter adapter: air mattress infiltrator, air compressor, etc.
Actually, the OP is correct about the hot wire going to the trailer plug. I have bought all my trucks brand new from 2001, 2003, 2012 and now 2015. The only one I didn't have to connect the wires / fuse to was the 15.
So, either your truck was not brand new or your dealer added the fuse for you before you took delivery... I also believe it was noted in the owners manual that the fuse needs to be installed to take advantage of this hot wire.
