Robin and Paul
Trailer Parts, Service, Sales and Rentals
2005 Hemi Dodge Durango Trailer Brake Controller Install
(with out tow package plug under dash)
"Standard" Wire colors to the controller (Tekonsha and others):
Black, Battery Positive to controller (hook to red wire under hood)
White, Negative Ground for Controller (ground to frme under dash)
Blue, Brake feed from controller to Trailer plug at back of truck (hook to blue wire under hood)
Red, tap into truck Brake light switch signal to tell controller to apply brakes (hook to white/tan brake switch wire)
Remember, the above colors are just a GUIDE. your colors may be different, read the instructions!
Robin and Paul
We tapped into the WHITE wire with the Tan tracer for the brake light signal (red wire on the controller) Test to be sure, it must power on when the brake pedal is pushed. (see picture above, under dash)
Battery feed was taken from the battery feed wire for the trailer plug(under the hood)
The Ground wire (white) was grounded under the dash
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Under the dash, we tapped into brake light switch. We found the white wire with tan tracer came on when we pressed the brake pedal. Also, with a simple trist of the brake switch, it comes loose from the mount and will drop down, making it much easier to reach!
Not, shown, but, We found a easy spot on a metal bracket and grounded the ground wire under the dash with a sheet metal screw.
We Found the "tow package" on this truck had the blue brake wire, and battery feed wire already ran to the back of the truck, and folded up under the hood. We simply connected the blue wire to the blue wire from the controller, and used the red power wire to power both the trailer plug, and the brake controller (we insalled a fuse to protect the controller).
Under the hood, we installed a fuse, to power the controller (running the power into the cabin, though the firewall grommet), connecting to the 10mm nut on the main power stud on the fuse panel
The brake feed from the controller will hook to the Blue wire, (which Dodge ran for us), to the back of the truck.
