Instructions To Bypass Integrated Brake Controller In 2011 Chevy Silverado With Red Arc Tow-Pro

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What are the instructions to bypass the ITBC of a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4x4 with this Redarc controller?

asked by: Daniel C

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Under the dash of your 2011 Chevy Silverado to the left of the steering column is a bundle of bluntly cut wires. These wires will connect to the main unit of the Redarc part # RED44FR just like a traditional style brake controller. The wire colors are Red/Black wire, White wire, Light Blue/White wire and Dark Blue wire, possibly Orange wire. You can disregard the dark blue and orange wires since they are not needed for a brake controller installation.

Connect the brake control to these wires as follows.
Red/Black to Black Battery Power on brake controller
White to White Ground on brake controller
Light Blue/White to Red Brake Light Signal wire on brake controller

You then need enough 12-gauge wire to reach the rear of the truck part # 12-1-1. What you will do is attach one end of the wire to the brake controller blue wire then route the wire through the firewall, under the truck, avoiding areas that may pinch or burn the wire, and to the back of the 7-Way. You want to find the brake output wire attached to the back of the 7-way and remove it. Replace it with the new 12-gauge wire. Stow the old wire out of the way.

There may also be some connections that need to be made under the hood. Both wires that need to be connected to the under-hood fuse box are black/red with eyelets connected to them. The new brake control power wire is located between the fuse box and the left (driver's side) fender. The battery charge wire is located under the master cylinder/brake booster assembly. You will attach the battery charge wire on the black smaller stud on the fuse box using a m6 metric nut part # 185916 and the brake controller wire goes the larger silver stud along with the existing red wire with m8 nut part # 185917. The existing red wire does not need to be removed for proper function of the new brake controller. I have attached a help article as well.

expert reply by: Heather A

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Answer 1

The blue wire on the Tekonsha Prodigy Brake Controller, like the P3 #90195, is the wire that sends the braking signal to the 7-Way pin on your tow vehicle (see attached diagram). Without this wire connected the brakes on your trailer will never be…

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Answer 2

In 2007, Chevrolet stopped offering plug-in connectors for brake controllers on their full size trucks with tow packages. Instead, you will have four or five blunt-cut wires bundled underneath your dash. The wire colors should be red with a black…

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Answer 3

You certainly can bypass the factory brake controller on your 2014 Chevy Silverado 3500. If you just unplugged the factory controller it will cause an error light to display on the dash. But it is easy to bypass the factory controller and not get…

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Answer 4

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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Answer 5

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 6

The best brake controller option to go with is one that activates the brakes proportionally instead of time delayed. A proportional brake controller will activate the trailer brakes at the same time and with the same intensity as the tow vehicle…

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Answer 7

The trailer brakes work on a separate circuit than the lights. You have a couple of options to control the electric brakes on the trailer. One option is to use an air over electric brake control, #HA100400C. This unit connects to the air brakes on…

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Answer 8

The Redarc Tow-Pro Liberty #RED24FR is the way to go over the Elite #RED44FR as you get the nicer functions of the Elite at a lower price. The Elite has the ability to be the more preferred proportional style of controller as well as a time-delayed…

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Answer 9

That's a very good question, we tend to be extra cautious and say to use 10 gauge wire because that would be more than enough. When you get into longer trailers that will end up using a lot of wire the heavier gauge wire becomes more necessary.…

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Answer 10

Either way is correct. It depends on if you want to keep the semi-style 7-Way (if you need to tow that type of trailer) or if you will never be towing a semi-trailer. If you need to keep the 7-Way semi active on the truck, then you would need to make…

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Answer 11

If you have a vehicle specific wiring harness for a brake controller then that would indicate that you have a factory tow package and subsequently would already have a 7-way at the back of your vehicle. The universal 7-way connector #ETBC7 is meant…

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Answer 12

We have not had the opportunity to do a brake controller installation on a 2023 Nissan Frontier yet. But if the plug is located in the same place as the 2022 model year, then the plug will be tucked behind the kick plate located to the left of the…

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