[rjfrider]

My wire harness (from the controller manufacturer) was more than long enough to either get to the center of the console as Toxarch did or to the ash tray mounting location that I used. In my case, however, I did use the mounting bracket for my controller and had just enough room to get the nuts and bolts through the bracket and into the top of the ash tray cubby hole. My controller just snaps into its bracket, making the last step quite easy. rider

 

[crzy2bealive]

what kind of brake controller is that?

 

[Blackonblack]

what kind of brake controller is that?

It is the Tekonsha P3. Several of us have it and love it.

 

[clark123456]

My local trailer shop actually talked me out of the P3. He said they've had several returned and Tekonsha told them to just swap them out and trash the old ones. Here's a thread that appears to blame the problems on the early units:

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=287012


That's why I went with the P2, which I mounted in the same place as the one in this video:

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2007 Toyota Tundra Video | etrailer.com

 

[Engineer6321]

I think your main consideration in mounting the controller is that you need to be able to grab the manual lever quickly in an emergency situation. I have had to do this on a couple situations when I had to stop quickly.

I have my Prodigy P3 mounted on the dash to the left of the steering column high enough that I don't hit it with my knee when I get into the truck.

 

[clark123456]

I think your main consideration in mounting the controller is that you need to be able to grab the manual lever quickly in an emergency situation. I have had to do this on a couple situations when I had to stop quickly.

I have my Prodigy P3 mounted on the dash to the left of the steering column high enough that I don't hit it with my knee when I get into the truck.

Exactly! Easily reachable for emergency activation.

 

[mikeyb76]

I've seen the posts about the guys mounting the prodigy in the cubby under the tow/haul button. I did that to mine just now and was noticing that it is not exactly in line with the truck. If any of you guys that have mounted it there read this, do you have any problems with it working correctly? I know it is a momentum driven brake controller and the install instructions say to mount it directly in line with the truck. I think its close enough but I haven't towed with it yet. Thanks!!

 

[Phoenix]

Mikeyb76, our Prodigy is mounted in the cubby under the tow/haul button; and it has worked fine towing our 19-foot Airstream for the past two years. We just "set it and forget it", like on the cooking shows. That wiggle is only a few degrees, which is insignificant in actual operation.

 

[109rfan]

i stupidly mounted mine above the ebrake i thought it would be fine well lasted about 20 hours there

 

[PBR Streetgang]

Mounted mine in the Cubby for us Non-Console Peeps!

 

[TurboSam]

Here's where I mounted my prodigy.

Here's another showing where it is in relation to my knee while driving. I'm 6' tall and 260# so I'm no little fella.

I have the same controller in the same spot. I dunno If I would have picked that spot myself, but I bought the truck used and there were already holes in the panel so I used them. I have no issues with it there though

 

[Engineer6321]

For you guys who mounted your control in the cubby hole or in some other inconvenient place, I hope you are not going to be towing in the mountains as you will need to use the manual lever almost constantly when descending a long steep grade. Can you do that?

 

[TurboSam]

For you guys who mounted your control in the cubby hole or in some other inconvenient place, I hope you are not going to be towing in the mountains as you will need to use the manual lever almost constantly when descending a long steep grade. Can you do that?

Dude I LIVE in the mountains and I never use my manual lever when towing. never have, even when towing a 30ft enclosed Shadowmaster full of tools, tires, and a dirt car (not in my Tundra though).

 

[Engineer6321]

I just know that if I had not been using the manual lever to activate my trailer brakes going down the 7% Eisenhower grade on I-70 in Colorado, my truck brakes would probably have been toast. I would not have made that descent without using the trailer brakes manually. That is why it is there.

 

[Toxarch]

For you guys who mounted your control in the cubby hole or in some other inconvenient place, I hope you are not going to be towing in the mountains as you will need to use the manual lever almost constantly when descending a long steep grade. Can you do that?

I have no problem reaching mine in the cubby hole.

 

[dirtbikingdad]

For you guys who mounted your control in the cubby hole or in some other inconvenient place, I hope you are not going to be towing in the mountains as you will need to use the manual lever almost constantly when descending a long steep grade. Can you do that?

I wanted mine to be built in and not hung from the dash as it was in my last tow vehicle. I looked at the cubby under the T/H switch first because it was closer and was bit worried of the deceivedly long reach of the cubbie next to the 12v ports in the center. After mocking it up in the T/H switch cubbie I found it stuck out too far and didn't look built in. Next, I looked at dash mounting and then the FAR AWAY cubbie. I then mocked it up there and found that it was not as bad as it appeared. I could (can) easily reach it without taking my eyes off the road. It looks good, is out of the way and the adjusting knobs of the controller are not apt to be changed accidently. Very pleased with this location.

 

[Sleepin]

Same place as Toxarch too. I used the Tekonsha harness, just extended it a bit to reach. I used the Tekonsha mount as well. I find that it works great and is very unobtrusive.

 

[PBR Streetgang]

For you guys who mounted your control in the cubby hole or in some other inconvenient place, I hope you are not going to be towing in the mountains as you will need to use the manual lever almost constantly when descending a long steep grade. Can you do that?

Hey thanks for the info, wasn't sure what that lever was for! I can reach it all day, very easily. Thanks for your unsolicited feedback and setting all of us knunkle draggers straight.

 

[JRandels]

I know this is a pretty old thread, but here's where I installed my P3.

 

[RLA]

I know this is a pretty old thread, but here's where I installed my P3.

Ok, gotta ask, how did you tighten the mounting screws for the bracket, for your contoler?