Aftermarket brake controllers?

Bols2DawaLL wrote:
... if you don't have a factory tow package and you plan on towing the trailer in your profile ...

... and travel with your wife and 4 kids you are probably way over every limit imaginable . Even with a tow package I'm sure you're still way over

Best we can do is wish him lots of luck towing a Coleman Lantern 17FQ travel trailer with his Odyssey. Scary. :E

x3 on etrailer.

I installed a 7-way and the Tekonsha p3 from them a few weeks ago. Good videos; they should have one on installation for your model vehicle. Routing wiring and bringing it into the cab was a hassle on my vehicle (Mazda truck), but everything worked smoothly the first time and I'm quite happy with it.

Ummm . if you don't have a factory tow package and you plan on towing the trailer in your profile
21.42 ft.
Weight
Dry Weight
3,205 lbs.
Payload Capacity
645 lbs.
Hitch Weight
453 lbs.

and travel with your wife and 4 kids you are probably way over every limit imaginable . Even with a tow package I'm sure you're still way over

time2roll wrote:
Your RV dealer wires these up every day.
If there is a plug and play solution you will find it here: www.etrailer.com


+1 for Prodigy P2 or P3 (I have P3)

x2 Etrailer also has videos for installation of their products.

You might ask Honda- they may have a 7 pin kit that installed easily and you know the quality will be there.
Honda seems to be good about having kits to add stuff like this.
Since you don't have the 7 pin, you probably don't have the tow package either. It would be a good investment and comes with power steering and trans coolers.

Your RV dealer wires these up every day.
If there is a plug and play solution you will find it here: www.etrailer.com


+1 for Prodigy P2 or P3 (I have P3)

Yeah, that's what I'm planning on.

I'm sure it's not pre-wired for it. So I will be adding in the 7 pin harness and brake controller.

I'll make some phone calls and see what I can find out.

thanks.

I'm not familiar with Honda wiring, but I don't think plug/play with 7-pin, when factory wiring is for 4-pin, which is lights only. You will likely have to do some splicing at connector, and add new wires for battery charge and brakes.

Jerry

brmiller wrote:
Anyone know if this will plug and play with a 7 pin harness?

we currently have a 4 pin harness but with the new trailer we need to upgrade to a 7 pin. So I need to install the harness and the brake controller.

Brake controller plug 'n play has nothing to do with whether your vehicle has a simple 4-pin or Bargman 7-pin connector at the rear but rather whether you can simply plug the brake controller into an existing port on the vehicle, below the dash somewhere. This will depend on the make / model / year of your vehicle but you can check on tekonsha.com ... my guess it's not Plug 'n Play, in which case you (or an installer) would have to wire in the controller with the supplied harness that will have a plug on one end that plugs into the controller and bare ends at the other that you'd splice into the vehicle's wiring. I run a Tekohsha P3, had a P2 before, and would highly recommend either.

brmiller wrote:
thank you for the reply.

Anyone know if this will plug and play with a 7 pin harness?

we currently have a 4 pin harness but with the new trailer we need to upgrade to a 7 pin. So I need to install the harness and the brake controller.

sorry for the dumb questions just trying to do things the right way.

If you have no 7 pin wiring at all, it will be more than plug and play.
If you do have the 7 pin out back then you can get an adapter to simply plug in your new brake controller. Then all you have to do is adjust it.