Best 2012 Chevrolet Silverado Trailer Brake Controller Options- Video

Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best brake controllers available for the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2500, and 3500. Now, these brake controllers have been chosen for a few different reasons. Ease of use is the most important. We really like one that's not too hard to use, but also our experience with them in here in the shop, we have our favorites, and then also our customers. We like to look at all of your guys' feedback and see which one is working the best for you, which one you like the most, and then present them to you so you know which one is going to be the right one for your situation.Now, all the brake controllers that we're going to look at today are proportional controllers. It's a newer technology available, and it really is just a lot better than what the time-delayed systems used to be. more

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7/18/2018 11:02:57 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Silverado, we're going to be installing the Curt Discovery Time Delay Trailer Break Controller. Works for up to 4 axels. Part is C51120. We're also going to be using the Universal Wiring Adapter, part #C51515. The Curt Discovery's going to offer a push button activator, here on the side of it. It's going to give us full control of our breaks if we need to do them manually. more

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6/1/2015 2:01:06 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado C51140- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we'll be installing the CURT TriFlex trailer brake controller, part number C51140. Here you can see we've got two lights once we've got our key on and the trailer connected. That indicates that our brake controller is getting power and also that we've got our trailer connected. Our sync modes that we have here for the level 1, 2, 3, and 4, that's going to actuate our brake and see how quickly it goes on. Now, since this is a TriFlex or a sensing system, if we apply our brakes it knows we're sitting still. It's only going to give us about 1.5% gain. more

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4/27/2015 4:33:54 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 5504- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we're going to be installing the Draw-Tite Activator IV. This time-delayed brake controller is capable of controlling 1 up to 4 axles. The part number on it is 5504. We're also going to be using the replacement brake control plugin harness, part number 20127. Here you can see once it's installed. As we activate the switch we're going to see our gain lowering and rising indicating that we've got it hooked up properly. Now a couple of nice features about it are that currently we've got our gain set to 10. more

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4/9/2015 3:04:30 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado C51110- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to be installing the Curt Venturer. This time-delayed trailer brake controller is perfect for use with 1 to 3 axles. This part number is C51110. We're also going to be using the Universal Wiring Adapter, part number C51515. A great thing about the Venturer is the sync adjustment that's available on it. This little slide bar right here on the side, we can slide this forward or we can slide it back. Sliding it back towards us is going to give us gradual braking force, so as we apply the brake you're going to see this slowly work its way over to give us maximum brake engagement. more

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4/9/2015 3:03:52 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 5100- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we're going be installing the Draw-Tite activator. This is a trailer brake controller designed for use with one or two axles and it uses a time delayed set up. Part number is 5100. We're also going to be using part number 20127. This is the tow ready replacement wiring harness and we'll be able to connect that right into the truck's electronics. As we slide our bar in, we're going to have our red light indicating to right here that everything is working as it should. Right above that light and just to the right there's an output slide lever. more

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4/8/2015 10:16:06 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 20127- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we're going to be doing an installation of the Tekonsha Voyager trailer brake controller. This is a one to four-axle controller and it is proportional. Part number is 39510. We're also going to be using the Tow Ready replacement brake control plug-in harness. This part number is 20127. You can see with everything hooked up, when your trailer is connected you're going to have a green light there indicating everything is fine. Now if you we're to manually input power you'll see that change. more

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4/7/2015 4:51:06 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 39510- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to be installing the Tekonsha Voyager Trailer Brake Controller. This is a 1 to 4 axle controller and it's proportional. Part number is 39510. We're also going to be using the TrailerMate Universal Wiring Harness for the trailer brake controller. its part number is TM75127. You can see with everything hooked up, when your trailer is connected, you're going to have a green light there indicating everything is fine. more

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4/7/2015 2:26:17 PM

Dexter Axle Predator Electric Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we're going to be installing the Dexter Axle Predator. This is a proportional electric brake controller capable of handling two up to four brakes. Part number on it is 58-8. The Predator is going to offer us a lever activation right here. That's going to allow us to gently apply our brakes from inside of the vehicle without actually using the brake force here on the floor. As you can see, once we do press in the blank 00:30 on the floor, it gives us a reading of .17, but since this is an inertia-activated system, if we're not moving it's really not going to provide a lot of force to those brakes in the back. A great thing about the an inertia-driven system is that when we really have those emergency stops and we really have to stand on the brake, it's going to sense that and it's going to give us a lot more power back there to help us come to a stop. more

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4/7/2015 2:24:26 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 90195- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we will be installing the Tekonsha P3 trailer brake controller, part number 90195. Now to begin our installation we will need to locate the wiring in the vehicle. It is usually found tied underneath the dash somewhere around the steering column. We will simply pull it down where we can identify the wires. Using the owners manual we now know that the red wire with the black tracer is our power wire. The blue wire is our brake signal to the trailer. more

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11/27/2012 9:35:49 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 90885- Video

All right, today on this 2012 Chevy Silverado, we're going to install part #90885 from the inaudible. This is the P2 brake controller. First thing we need to do is go ahead and find the factory wiring harness on our truck. Now it's located behind the dash underneath the steering wheel just a little towards the left and a little bit left of the brake pedal. Now it's pretty far up in there so it'll take a while to find. Now, take the wires and let's gently pull them down. more

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3/16/2012 8:34:51 AM

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