Best 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Trailer Brake Controller Options- Video

Hey, everyone. Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500, we're gonna be checking out some of our best trailer brake controller options. When it comes to picking out a trailer brake controller, there's just so many different options out there on the market. You know, things can kind of get confusing or overwhelming. And so our main goal today was to simplify that decision making process, right And so I have a handful of trailer brake controllers laid out that we've personally had really good experience with, and really positive feedback from a lot of other people, and ones that are just generally a good fit for a vehicle like the Silverado. more

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4/29/2024 11:48:18 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video

Today in our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be installing the Curt Reflex Proportional Trailer Brake Controller. This works for 1 of the 4 axles. It's part number is C51130. We're also going to be using the Curt Dual Plug In Custom Wiring Adapter, part number C51451. Now, we're going to hold down the grey button here to allow this to calibrate. Once it says CL there, we'll know that everything is set there and we're ready to go. more

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5/14/2015 2:53:57 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 C51120- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model we're going to installing the Curt Discovery Time-delayed Trailer Brake Controller. This works for 1 up to 4 axles. It's part #C51120. We're also going to be using the Curt Dual Plug in Custom Wiring Adapter part #C51451. The Curt Discovery is a time-delayed braking controller, which is going to provide power to our trailer brake system, depending on how you've got the unit set up. We could set this up to deliver the power quicker or more slowly. Where we do that is right here on the side, it's called the sink lever, so if we bring the sink lever all the way to us, as we apply the brakes it get's to the higher setting very rapidly. more

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5/14/2015 2:53:31 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 C51110- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be installing the Curt Venturer Time Delayed Trailer Brake Controller. This works for one up to three axles. Its part number is C51110. We're also going to be using the Curt Dual Plugin Custom Wiring Adapter, part number C51451. Here's what the venturer looks like once we get it installed. We're going to have an easy to read and easy display style screen here. more

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5/14/2015 2:51:36 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 C51140- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to show you how to install the Curt TriFlex Trailer Brake Controller. This is a proportional brake controller great for one up to four axles. Its part number is C51140. We're also going to be using the Curt Custom Dual Plugin Wiring Adapter, part number C51451. The Curt TriFlex proportional brake controller allows us to very easily control the trailers on the back of our vehicle. Here on the top, we're going to have our output adjustment. more

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5/14/2015 2:51:06 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5100- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be installing the Draw-Tite Activator Time Delayed Trailer Brake Controller. This works for one to two axles. It's part number is 5100. We're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter, part number 3016. Here is what the activator looks like once we get it installed. This time delayed system is going to deliver power to your brakes in a slow and steady fashion, depending on how you have your sync settings. This sync is going to allow those to apply more aggressively and quickly or a little bit slower and a little bit more comfortably. Our output here, that's going to determine how much power is sent to the rear. more

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5/8/2015 11:06:06 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5504- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 we're going to be installing the DrawTite Activator 4. This time delayed trailer brake controller is designed for use with one, up to four axles. Its part number is 5-5-0-4. We're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter part number 3-0-1-6. This is what the Activator 4 is going to look like once we get it installed in the vehicle. As you can see, it's a nice compact, clean looking setup, mounted nicely right up underneath the dash here on our Silverado. This is going to give us a full digital readout. more

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5/6/2015 3:03:10 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 90885- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to install the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Trailer Brake Controller, part number 90885. We're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter. That part number is 3016. Here's what the P2 is going to look like when you get it installed in your vehicle. This is a proportional breaking system, so this is going to take the inertia from your vehicle and translate that into breaking power using the accelerometer located inside. So on very quick and abrupt stops, where we're really trying to stop quickly, this is going to go right up to our maximum power rapidly and deliver that braking to us when we need it in an emergency. When we're in city streets and just slowly on and off the brakes just trying to maintain speed, this is going to do it much more gradually, reducing the heat build-up in our brakes and also only using what we need at that time. The "C" here is going to indicate that we've got a trailer connected, so if you see a "DC" come up, it means you've got a disconnect situation. more

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5/6/2015 3:01:38 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 39510- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to install the Tekonsha Voyager. This a proportional trailer brake controller, that will work for 1 up to 4 axles. It's part number is 39510. We're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter, that part number is 3016. Now the Voyager from Tekonsha is a great brake controller that uses a proportional system to deliver whatever power that you're inputting here at the brake pedal, to the rear of the vehicle. So if we get an aggressive emergency stop, and you really stand on it, this is going to provide more power to the rear. If we're in the everyday traffic to where we're just placing our foot on there just to slow down a little bit, the Voyager realizes that, and it'll slow it down gradually. We've got an adjustment here on the left, that's going to be for our output, or the amount of braking force going to our trailer. more

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5/6/2015 3:01:06 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 90885- Video

Today on this 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to show you the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Controller, Part Number 90885. This is what the Prodigy P2 Brake Controller looks like once it's installed in a typical application 00:00:15. We're at the back. This is our unit right here. We have a plastic pocket that it slides into, and that gets mounted to your dash. This also has an optional metal bracket as well. Let's look at the display. more

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4/17/2015 5:06:06 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500- Video

Today on this 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to show you the Tekonsha PowerTrac Electronic Brake Controller. Part number 39523. All right, this is what the brake controller looks like when it's installed in the truck. First off, this is a very simple and easy to use unit. It's great for a trailer. This has one or two brake axis. more

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4/17/2015 8:53:39 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3016- Video

Today on this 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crewcab, we're going to install the Prodigy P3 trailer brake controller, part number 90195 from Tekonsha. To help us with our install, we're going to use part number 3016. This is the Tekonsha plug in wiring adapter for electric brake controllers. We're going to start off with that part first. This will actually plug into a port underneath the dash on the left hand side. There's a box that has a lid on it, just behind the parking brake. more

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2/18/2014 4:48:22 AM

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