Wiring new electric brake controller

[KowBoY1]

I have a shiny new electric brake controller in my hand..

Two Questions:

1: Is there a friendly plug in the harness (which I won't be able to use because I don't have the lead but will splice into instead of looking around for the wires)

2: Is the tow package on my patrol likely to already have the electric brake controller wire in the plug? (I am assuming my tow package is factory)

The rig is a 00 GU 2.8TD

[AB]

Hopefully someone can help you on this one mate...

[scotty83]

Sorry prob have bad news. My 05 GU didn't. Had to run one and wire into trailer plug.

[guterra]

What scotty said. For most brake controllers, wiring it up is easy. 1 wire to ground, 1 wire down to trailer plug, 1 wire off the brake peddle (use a test light to see which one is the switched wire. There are only 2 wires), and the other wire straight to battery with an AUTO RESETTING FUSE (20-25 amp). Make sure the wires going to the battery, plug and ground are heavy duty thick cables (about 10-12 gauge). Done.

[KowBoY1]

Thanks for your help - I shouldn't have any trouble with that - will go ahead and run a wire to the plug up the back

[Maxhead]

This visual could help.

[bordertech]

This visual could help.

Whats with the other wire going from the battery + through the 40A breaker to the trailer plug? Charging trailer/van battery?

Thanks for your help - I shouldn't have any trouble with that - will go ahead and run a wire to the plug up the back

Make sure you use 6mm cable from the controller blue wire to the trailer plug. You wont get any voltage drop to the brakes then.

[ripper]

Whats with the other wire going from the battery + through the 40A breaker to the trailer plug? Charging trailer/van battery?
Make sure you use 6mm cable from the controller blue wire to the trailer plug. You wont get any voltage drop to the brakes then.

I'm also wondering what the extra wire is for.

And thanks for the wire size to the trailer plug, I've got to do ours sometime soon.
It's had one before, so there's a wire there already, but I'll check it's size before reusing it.

[wildgu6]

Think i'll be fitting one of these suckers pretty soon for the camper,
???? on the 40amp cicuit breaker, can any one shed some light ???
Any preference on controller brands, what to steer clear of etc. and best place to purchase ???
Scotty as it was your camper mate & your reading this, what brand controller did you have ??

[pearcey]

Guy`s the odd wire is an aux power wire which goes to no2 in the plug Not needed unles your running a brake away system