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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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Brake controller installation?
Looking to put a brake controller on my '78 f250, what all does it take to do this?
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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i work on rvs and campers and know what im doing. one wire(normal black) is power, one is ground(normal white), one is brake signal(normal red)and last should be blue and that is brakes to trailer
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ford5o
i work on rvs and campers and know what im doing. one wire(normal black) is power, one is ground(normal white), one is brake signal(normal red)and last should be blue and that is brakes to trailer
On the money!

Steve
 
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Ok sounds pretty simple, thank you
 
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