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How to Install the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller on a 2017 Toyota Highlander

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer today on our 2017 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be checking out and showing you how to install the Tekonsha prodigy P3 brake controller. And we're going to be installing this in conjunction with the etrailer.com universal brake controller install kit. When it comes to the Highlander, these are really capable SUV's. I see people using these to do a lot of… see more >

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