Installation for 2009 Honda Pilot with Replacement OEM Tow Package Wiring 7-Way

Question:

I have installed your Replacement OEM Tow Package Wiring 7-Way - product code 118253. I now have a trailer with brakes and have heard good things about Prodigy P2 and 3035-P. Will this brake controller and wiring adapter work with my current Tow Package Wiring Harness or will I need to hard wire it? Are there any other parts I need to order, besides this Controller and Wiring Adapter kit? Do you have an installation video for the 2009 Pilot with my wiring set-up?

asked by: Dave

Expert Reply:

The Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Cobntroller, part # 90885 is our most popular controller because of its ease to install and use. If you have the factory towing package on your 2009 Honda Pilot and have the port under the dash you can use the adapter like part # 3070-P.

You can locate the vehicle’s electric brake control harness. The harness will be located underneath the dash and left of the steering column, taped to another harness near the brake pedal. There will be a 4-pin connector that mates with the one on the adapter.

If the port is not present, you will need to hardwire the brake controller to the vehicle's wiring. To install the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Controller, part # 90885, you will then need to hard-wire the wires on back of the brake controller. The White wire will be connected to the negative battery terminal. The black wire will go through a 20 amp circuit breaker like part # PK54520, or 30 amp circuit breaker like part # PK54530 (depending on what the brake controller instructions recommend) to the positive side of the battery. The Blue wire will connect to the White Duplex wire. The Red wire will be connected to the stoplight switch near the brake pedal. The stoplight switch will be the wire that only carries signal when the brake pedal is pressed. You will want to use a circuit tester, part # PTW2993 to test for this wire.