Can the Hopkins Agility Brake Controller # HM47294 Be Installed Upside-Down

Question:

Can the Hopkins controller be installed upside down and work correctly? In other words with the red brake application button on the left side instead of the right side. I realize that the readout will be upside down, and that is OK with me.

asked by: Kent H

Expert Reply:

According to the installation instructions, the Hopkins Agility Brake Controller you mentioned can only be mounted between + 70 and - 20 degrees of the direction of travel, as shown in the diagram I provided. Installing the controller in any other orientation will cause the accelerometer in the unit to malfunction, resulting in poor or no braking.

The Tekonsha Prodigy P2, part # 90885 can be mounted in a 360 degree orientation, which means that it can be mounted upside down as long is the unit is parallel to the direction of travel, as shown in the instructions which I have linked to. The vehicle specific wire harness part # 3050-P, which will allow the unit to be plugged into the factory connector under the dash.

expert reply by: Mike L