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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Topic: Trailer lights plug Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 3:15pm |
+1. Brake controllers are a must.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 3:11pm |
Another reason to go to a repair shop, the brake controller issue concerns me. You need a brake controller.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 462 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 2:35pm |
I will look unto this further.
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Julie
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 2:08pm |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 462 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 11:54am |
Thanks...I've found two places to try now.
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Julie
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Pete Brayton
Senior Member Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Location: Parker, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 124 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 11:19am |
There is a guy who advertises remote rv repairs on my local Craigslist. You might check your local listings to see if someone does that.
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2021 Rpod 196
2013 Ford 150 V8 |
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 11:09am |
Wrong. The ground connection shorting to some other wire IS a bad thing that could happen. Fuses can blow, lights wont work...maybe even a scorched wiring harness or a blown computer. This is what I was referring to. Also, if things are not wired correctly, 12 volts from the brake light circuit, for example, might be applied directly to the brake magnets..full power to the brakes with no 'modulation'..just locked up trailer wheels the first time the brake pedal is touched. Or, the brake circuit might end up powering the AUX connection to the trailer battery...oops...I bet the vehicle ECM wont like that...not at all, especially if the polarity got reversed. Or, the trailer turn signals could end up reversed...maybe even cause an accident when you 'zig' and the other vehicles in that intersection expect you to 'zag'. All I'm saying is....it HAS to be done correctly, or, NOT AT ALL. Guessing about the wire positions during replacement, and hoping it is OK, is NOT AN OPTION.
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r・pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 10:59am |
Sounds to me like there is no brake controller present, only a computer that's able to detect that a trailer is hooked up...and possibly switching automatically to 'tow/haul' mode.
Hmmm.
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r・pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 462 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 8:35am |
Thanks for all the help.
The plastic covering on the plug is worn away exposing the metal of the plug. The cord itself is fine. My tow vehicle is a 2016 BMW X3 with a factory tow package. There is no separate brake controller device. The computer knows when the trailer is plugged in. I bought this used from a non-BMW dealership so they couldn't tell me much about it. What I know is from the BMW forum. |
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Julie
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 8:00am |
If the rubber on the cable itself is what is worn, then it is very likely that the whole cable will need to be replaced. In that case, the wiring of the plug is moot since a new cable will come with a new plug already attached. Then it becomes a matter of going underneath to the junction where the cable ties into the rest of the wiring. If you feel uncomfortable doing this, then by all means find someone local who can do this for you. Don't wait on a dealer. Do a search for RV repair and see if there is an independent shop near you which can get to it quicker.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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