I have a 2006 chevy tahoe z71 with tow package. Dose the wirinh harness come with this controller or do I need to buy one?
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You will have to buy the wiring harness separately, On my 2014 Z71 the wiring harness came with the truck BUT was not installed. Hope this helps! The brake controller works great on my truck with a car trailer or with my utility trailer.
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There should be a wiring harness tucked away up under the drivers side dash that plugs into it, if not you may need to go to your local manufacturer of towing trailers or u-haul center so they can hook you up.
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The controller comes it self so you need to buy at any auto part shop the adapter for your truck.
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It comes with a basic adapter harness, but it may not be specific to your truck. The instructions are clear and concise so you should not have any problem.
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You need to buy the harness adapter. It goes between the controler and your vehicle harness. It makes the installation a 5 minute project.
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If you buy it with harness it should be plug and play. It was in my 2006, you will just have to remove old unit and hope they didn't butcher anything up under dash.
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Yes will need to buy a wiring harness if your vehicle does not already have one, no wire harness is included with the hitch. Many larger vehicles will have a wiring harness or be designed to easily accept a wiring harness.
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Mine came with the plug in wiring harness that plugs into the controller and the vehicle And mounting bracket for the controller
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No you don't. The vehicles came from Ford with a little sealed plastic bag which has the plug end that plugs directly into the socket under the steering wheel as well as the fuse you need to install. The wire harness included with your truck can be spliced to the generic harness of the brake controller with simple crimp connectors. It is easy and looks clean when you are done.
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I installed this controller in my 2013 ford F150 work truck. The truck came with a tow setup but no hitch, wiring plug or brake controller installed. The wiring was there but not hooked to anything. I had the hitch and plug installed and installed the controller myself works great. I tow a 2 horse trailer a 16' car hauler + a small utility trailer and have had no problems with any. My concern would be since it has a factory installed controller I would want to be sure that the factory controller was completely disconnected so as not to interfere with the new one. I'm not savy enough to do that so I would take it to an R V service shop to have it done right. I installed this controller in my 2013 ford F150 work truck. The truck came with a tow setup but no hitch, wiring plug or brake controller installed. The wiring was there but not hooked to anything. I had the hitch and plug installed and installed the controller myself works great. I tow a 2 horse trailer a 16' car hauler + a small utility trailer and have had no problems with any. My concern would be since it has a factory installed controller I would want to be sure that the factory controller was completely disconnected so as not to interfere with the new one. I'm not savy enough to do... » Read More I installed this controller in my 2013 ford F150 work truck. The truck came with a tow setup but no hitch, wiring plug or brake controller installed. The wiring was there but not hooked to anything. I had the hitch and plug installed and installed the controller myself works great. I tow a 2 horse trailer a 16' car hauler + a small utility trailer and have had no problems with any. My concern would be since it has a factory installed controller I would want to be sure that the factory controller was completely disconnected so as not to interfere with the new one. I'm not savy enough to do that so I would take it to an R V service shop to have it done right. « Show Less
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You have to buy a compatible cable separately. Most newer trucks and SUV's come with a towing connection buried up under the dash. You order a cable matching your vehicle and the brand/model of controller. If your vehicle isn't prewired, this particular controller comes with a wire it yourself on one end and the controller plug on the other. However, it may not be exactly what you need in terms of connections or length, so you might need to order a generic connector anyway. Email any of the sellers listed on Amazon, tell them what it us you are driving and they'll tell you your options pronto.
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The Tach comes with good instructions for the average "joe" it dosnt have any harness. I used my existing wires since it was a straight change out. Ed Stout
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With this particular controller, there is four wires. You would either need to hard wire the controller or purchase a vehicle specific wiring harness for it. Some vehicles have a connector under the dash for this harness if they are equipped with the towing package. My vehicle didn't and I had to wire it myself. Hope this helps. Safe towing.
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I bought mine for a 2008 Acadia and I was able to program mine in under a minute. But the Acadia has a learn new code option. I would think your Tahoe would have that option too.
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It has the plug in harness. It kinda short though, make sure mount the control close to the plug in. My Silverado plugs to the left of the brake pedal
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You can buy the Tekonsha with a wiring harness for a specific vehicle. That is a simple plug-in task. If you buy a generic unit, or your tow vehicle isn't one that isn't listed, Tekonsha supplies a harness with one end that fits into the brake controller, and the other end is just bare wires that can be spliced into your tow vehicles wiring. I had to have that done for $50 with my Toyota Highlander.
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This is a universal controller, it can be mounted in any vehicle. The nice part about your truck, is that it is new enough, that Curt should offer a quick connector wiring adapter for it. Typically it seems that most trucks newer than 96 or so have a pre-wired connector under dash, and then these controller companies offer an adapter wiring harness that plugs directly into the controller and your connector under dash. Did your truck have a heavy-tow package from the factory with a 7-way RV style trailer connector on the rear by the bumper? If so, there is a good chance you will have it, if not then you may just have to hard wire this unit in, which would be all explained in the instructions included with the controller.
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On my 2009 Chevy 3/4 ton the wiring harness supplied with the controller plugged into the 2nd port from the top left in the control box under the dash. Works awesome.
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Yes, it comes with the OBD II cable. The unit comes complete with everything you need. I used to have a Brakesmart controller. Unfortunately they are out of business and I cannot get a replacement part for it. I do a lot of towing and this is by far the best controller available. The only thing you might need is the pigtail harness that plugs into your tow vehicle under the dash. Most manufacturers provide you with one when you purchase a new vehicle. If you don't have one, they are readily available from most towing equipment vendors.
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This is just the controller part. You will need the wiring harness, specific to your vehicle year and model, to connect under the dash.
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I'm not sure. The harness I bought for a Chevy Tahoe did not fit my Tahoe, so I had to straight wire it.