How to Find and Access the Brake Light Switch Wire on a 2015 Toyota Highlander for Brake Controller

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I can not access the green wire from brake to tap onto it on my 2015 Toyota Highlander. With drivers seat all the way back and steering wheel up, I can not contort myself enough to get to this wire. Any suggestions?

asked by: NEIL H

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If you check out the video I attached you will see how we installed a brake controller in a very similar 2014 Toyota Highlander as your 2015 model. We had to remove the lower dash panel (13:00 mark of the video), to make accessing the green wire possible.

The kit used for the install in the video is the part # ETBC7.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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