2024 Tacoma adding trailer brake controller OEM or aftermarket ??

ScrippsRanch67

I have a OVS Overland Trailer with a 4 person tent on it, it's very simular to the Army M416 trailer just modernized and it's super light, just at 1000lbs loaded. It has electric breaks on it. So on trail and on highway the breaks are very important to me.
Especially for that same reason you just mentioned.

 

Same, I’m rarely worried about pulling a load, just about stopping it.

 

Add a Redarc towing brake controller. For the winch add, run cable under cab (protected)

 

Check behind the dash for connector J7. Makes it easier to install REDARC.

 

Stop Trigger tap:

 

T-harness to Towing Converter (Q20) for Brake Signal.



AccessCab towing converter is on opposite side.


@daveeasa
Extension to dash:

 

So…what’s this under dash plug for?

 

OBDII-
Connection to vehicle via cable to exterior computer/diagnostics.

 

Bummer. Thank you!

 

What is ya looking fer?

 

Like everyone else it seems, a way to connect a 3rd party brake controller. Angry Toyota chose to add 7way and nice receiver with no ability to add a brake controller. My camper has brakes.

 

Read the posts here. All info is there.

 

Thanks. Rad the posts. Would prefer to install my Tekonsha but won’t be doing it myself and not sure I want to pay $$$ to local trailer place.

 

Start by verifying that your Taco has the brake wire inside the towing connector (S9)


Then that the Blue wire makes it from S9 to SQ7 (inside cab, under rear right passenger seat)

 

Husband has the car but checked quickly this morning. Pretty sure I saw a blue wire bundled with the others coming out of the reverse side of the 7 way

 

Excellent! So next step is SQ7 verification.

 

Will check that later this week . Thank you!

 

15 min job...