Trailer Brake Wiring on 2014-up GM Pickups

Just a heads up for all ya'll when looking for a new TV no matter what brand.go look at trucks at dealers in what the city folks call country as these usually order their inventory leaning towards folks that "work" their trucks pulling trailers.Maybe just in my area but never had a problem getting the tow options we needed..
Heck my Chevy dealer even gets the 1/2 tons with factory brake controllers cause even the bass boats are too big to not have trailer brakes.

Thank You-Many times a poster will not respond back with an update.

UPDATE: The correct answer to the question is:

IT IS PLUG AND PLAY AGAIN!

GM has gone back to putting a plug in the electrical panel on the firewall just above your left toe, as they did with the 1999-2007 series trucks.

Of course the plug is a different shape from the GMT800, and will need a different cable, but it is once again a plug and play affair.

Tystevens wrote:

fx2tom wrote:
If it doesn't have a receiver I'd be very hesitant to try and tow anything with it.

x2, particularly if it is a 1/2 ton. It could have some pretty low ratings, and lack essential cooling and other items. I suppose those could be added, maybe, but at what cost.

For what it is worth, the integrated controllers are outstanding. Much better performance that any aftermarket inertia controller is going to provide. If you're buying a new 2015, why not check the box and get the best setup out there?

Why not? Because I'm buying "off the lot," not ordering.

I already have a perfectly good controller that works fine. It will only be used occasionally on this truck, if ever.

The truck has a transmission cooler whether it has a tow package or not.

The owner's manual has never differentiated based on tow package: only body style, engine, and gear ratio. I expect it to be no different in 2015.

No receiver means I can install a better square tube aftermarket receiver.

Randu,

Thanks and since you have a GM TV and P3, it will lead the trailer brakes better
and more than any MC PSI sensed because of the GM brake pedal switch

Am wondering if the other OEMs still have a plunger type brake pedal switch

Good info and saved for reference and again, THANKS !

BenK wrote:
Curious why you wanted to remove the integrated?

Don't like anything 'highly integrated' in my vehicles. Especially any
that 'integrate' with ABS, Traction Control, etc.

Your experience is indicative of why I don't like highly integrated.
Can you imagine if something went south...it would take down the whole
vehicle...or one or more of the other computers

Did Teknosha solve this for you and how did they do it? Did they
mention 'real time' and 'master slave' in their solution, or did they
just have a pre-wired plug to replace the integrated controller's
harness into the TV's harness?

Randu wrote:
Just to clarify my earlier response---- I have the integrated controller and there was no plug in solution. When I tried to unhook the integrated, it threw codes and messages on the driver information display. That was when I got Tekonsha involved. You may have a plug like a previous poster replied since you do not have the integrated.
Randu

The Integrated controller doesn't work with Electric over hydraulic disc brakes. The only way to make the integrated work with disc is to add a $100 HDM-CAM .I already had a new in the last year P-3 so that is why I used it and not the integrated. Tekonsha showed me where the extra set of wires was in the steering column. I had to run a separate BLUE brake wire and added a separate plug in the box for the 5th wheel and left the bumper plug wired to the Integrated for future use.

Just stumbled on the complete instructions for aftermarket controller install. This is the same as TB-008 that I referred to in the 3rd post of this thread. Randu

Curious why you wanted to remove the integrated?

Don't like anything 'highly integrated' in my vehicles. Especially any
that 'integrate' with ABS, Traction Control, etc.

Your experience is indicative of why I don't like highly integrated.
Can you imagine if something went south...it would take down the whole
vehicle...or one or more of the other computers

Did Teknosha solve this for you and how did they do it? Did they
mention 'real time' and 'master slave' in their solution, or did they
just have a pre-wired plug to replace the integrated controller's
harness into the TV's harness?

Randu wrote:
Just to clarify my earlier response---- I have the integrated controller and there was no plug in solution. When I tried to unhook the integrated, it threw codes and messages on the driver information display. That was when I got Tekonsha involved. You may have a plug like a previous poster replied since you do not have the integrated.
Randu

i agree on that 2007 was the first year that GM didn't a plug-in connector for a BC harness. i assume that that's still the case except for the newer factory integrated brake controller.

my '07 Avalanche had a bundle of wires, to connect my Prodigy's OEM wiring to.
had to splice all of them together.
and i had the factory tow package.

Tekonsha lists part number 3016-P as the plug and play pigtail for their controllers for 2014 Chevy. Don't know where it plugs in on the new Chevy but for most trucks it's somewhere under the dash.

Just to clarify my earlier response---- I have the integrated controller and there was no plug in solution. When I tried to unhook the integrated, it threw codes and messages on the driver information display. That was when I got Tekonsha involved. You may have a plug like a previous poster replied since you do not have the integrated.
Randu