How to install an electric brake controller on a GM car?

How to install an electric brake controller on a GM car?

These can be obtained locally. You will need (1) M6 x 1.0 nut and (1) M8 x 1.25 nut. CAUTION: Raising the Gray handle more than 3/8 of an inch to gain access to the studs may result in the fuse box coming disconnected from the electrical connector. If disconnection occurs you may have to consult your local GM dealership for repairs.

Where do I hook up the brake control?

The battery charge wire and the power wire to the brake control have different size eyelets on them and will connect to the threaded studs under the Gray handle at the front of the fuse box. The two studs are also different size. NOTE: GM does not supply the attaching nut required to secure the wires to the studs. These can be obtained locally.

How to install a brake on a Chevy Silverado?

To make the connections you can use butt connectors and then crimp the wires in place or you can solder them together if you wish. Once you have finished making the connections, it’s recommended wrapping them in black electrical tape to both help keep the connections tight and secure and also to help tidy them up.

Do you need a trailer brake controller for a Chevy Silverado?

Unfortunately, GM chose not to make trailer brake controllers standard with the HD towing option. For those of you who have a trailer with electronic brakes, this means you’ll need to install one yourself.

How to install a brake controller on Chevrolet / GMC 1999?

Hardwire the open wires of the brake control adapter to the wires on the brake controller. Plug the other end of the adapter into the electrical junction box (see above). Mount the brake controller in a place that is easily accessible. A: Remove the bracket in the corner closest to the driver. B: Remove the top cover of the “Accessory Fuse Block”.

The battery charge wire and the power wire to the brake control have different size eyelets on them and will connect to the threaded studs under the Gray handle at the front of the fuse box. The two studs are also different size. NOTE: GM does not supply the attaching nut required to secure the wires to the studs. These can be obtained locally.

Where is the brake controller on a Silverado?

There is a set of blunt cut wires under the dash that you need to connect to the controller. Then you need to hook up the wire that in under the master cylinder to the fuse block for trailer 12V, and the wire between the fender and the fuse block for the controller power. I can post instructions if you need them.

Where to put a brake bracket on a Chevy Silverado?

Wrapping wires in electrical tape. Where you install the bracket is completely up to you, there have been brackets installed anywhere from halfway up the dash by the radio to down under on the kick panels. Just be sure wherever you decide to install them you have enough room in your wires to allow you to do so.