Installing the Roadmaster Universal Brake Monitor on 2013 Subaru Forester with Invisibrake

Question:

Im a bit confused on installation process for the Roadmaster Universal Brake Monitor. Ive got the following parts installed on my 2013 Subaru Forester: Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms ITEM # 921-3 Roadmaster 4-Diode Universal Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - 7-Wire to 6-Wire Straight Cord ITEM # RM-152-98146-7 Roadmaster InvisiBrake Supplemental Braking System ITEM # RM-8700 Per instructions the Roadmaster Universal Brake Monitor ITEM # RM-9530 needs to connect to a breakaway line, and to brake switch line. The breakaway line in the InvisiBrake is thick and wrapped and theres no obvious place to splice into. Is there something I am missing here? Does it need to go somewhere else? And the brake switch line - since ive got the 4-Diode wiring kit, do I need to run a line from the brake lights AFTER the diodes and into the car to connect to the Brake Monitor, or is there something else I need to do? Splicing into the brown wire from the 4-Diode kit in the engine compartment didnt seem to activate the monitor blinked red and green lights so I think its because the line at that point is PRE diodes.

asked by: Juan T

Expert Reply:

I can certainly clear all this up for you and I was able to confirm this information with Roadmaster directly in regards to your 2013 Subaru Forester. When tapping into the breakaway wire on the Invisibrake # RM-8700 to complete the installation of the Roadmaster Universal Brake Monitor # RM-9530, you will want to tap into the thick yellow wire you mentioned; you'll just need to cut into the thick covering on the wire and make your connection.

When it comes to the blue wire on the # RM-9530, you won't be tapping into any wiring on the Roadmaster 4-Diode Universal Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - 7-Wire to 6-Wire Straight Cord # RM-152-98146-7. Instead, you'll want to find the cold side of the brake switch, which on the 2013 Subaru Forester should be a brown/white wire located on the brake pedal or just above it under the dash. You'll want to test the wiring with a circuit tester like the # PTW2993 to confirm that the wire only provides 12v when the brake pedal is pressed, but you'll connect the Brake Monitor's blue wire to that and the monitor will activate.

expert reply by: Erik B