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Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
I've never bought one before so any help/suggestions/recommendations would be great.....thanks in advance.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: northwestern wi
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Dallastown , Pa
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Tekonsha (sp ?) Prodigy by far the best on the market
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Rottenwood Garage Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Marietta, Georgia
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
I have about 7 different ones currently on all my personal and work trucks and they all do the job for me. I think its like most anything.....stay away from the cheapest just to be safe.
And I dont buy anything made in China!!!!
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Soldotna AK
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Prodigy
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ND
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Every vehicle I've driven has had a Tekonsha Voyager. It's worked really well for me.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Phx, Az
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
get the prodigy and buy extra pocket mount brackets and wire pig tails and you can move the controler to any vehicle. I have one prodigy controler that I use in my pickup, the wife's tahoe, and the motorhome.
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Location: Kansas
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Prodigy, I like the boost feature on mine and the pocket mount.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
i agree on the prodigy thats what i use also
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Yellville, Ar, USA
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
72 FREAK, you must not buy much of anything anymore, LOL!!!
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Tekonsha Prodogy is what I use, I like that I can adjust the gain on the go.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Another vote Tekonsha, have 2 and never had a problem with either one.
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Overland Park, Ks.
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
I like the newer ones that have a readout of the amount of braking.
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
We pull an 8000 lb trailer with the 3/4 ton Suburban, and have a Prodigy brake controller. When we bought the Suburban, it had a cheaper controller and the combination was unsafe. With the Prodigy, you hardly know the extra load is there when braking. We highly recommend.
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Thanks for all the info folks. Now where's the best place to buy???
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
I have the Voyager in my Burb and a digital one in my pickup. The digital one works but it is not nearly as smooth as the Voyager.
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Love my prodigy!!!!!!!!
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Join Date: May 2005
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Im am unsure about the components......but Prodigy is made in the USA
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