installing a brake controller and hitch
I'm negotiating to buy a new travel trailer and I believe that the dealer is asking too much to sell and install a brake controller and weight distribution hitch ($1,009.) I thinking about getting th...
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APT wrote:
Not all WDH and brake controllers are the same. $1000 is on the high side, but $500 for a mid-range WDH, $125 for Prodigy P2/P3, plus installation for both.
Please get at least the Equal-i-zer vs. the EAZ Lift.
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Don;t buy any other brake controller than a Tekonsha Prodigy II or III. Tekonsha supports their products well and they also sell the vehicle-specific pigtail connectors. Unless you have an import vehicle, installing the controller is easier than putting in a new light bulb. There are a couple of brake controller systems that may surpass the Prodigy but the Prodigy is a darn fine brake controller.
AFAIK, any Ford pickup truck built after 2003 has it's own factory controller (if ordered with the trailer package).
