Real time help: trailer brake controller location?

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine · 02-17-08, 12:11 PM

A friend of mine has a new 200-series and is leaving today to tow a 40-series Land Cruiser up to Luke at 4x4Labs. He can't seem to find where the trailer brake controller connector is. It is supposedly under the dash...but where? He and three buddies have it apart and can't find anything under the dash. (This is not the simple harness at the rear, this is for a assisted brake controller setup). "sub wiring harness to connect to a commercial trailer brake controller"

Can anyone help? The documents say look in the manual, and he says he has looked in all 300+ pages, but nothing is there. Thank you all for any help, even a pic if possible, but anything would be great and I will pass it on.

Darby Darrow · 02-17-08, 03:35 PM

Found it. I was near the left kick panel, plugged into a dummy holder.

bstein · 07-31-09, 06:56 PM

*Where* is it? I've looked at the entire loom on the drivers side and nothing obvious was there. HELP! I need to pull my car tomorrow and figured it would be easy to install the P3. No such luck.

bstein · 08-01-09, 08:08 PM

For those searching in the future, I'll do my best to describe where the plug is. The dealer ended up removing the switch panel for the side-view mirror adjustments, etc, to get at the plug. It's well above the left kick panel and I believe one of the large group of plugs needed to be removed to get at it, on the left of the drivers footwell.

I'll post pics of my Tekonsha P3 install next week.

Brian

GordJ · 11-06-09, 02:51 PM

Brian, I have had the kick panel out but can't find the plug you mentioned. I don't suppose you have any pic's of the plug? I would like to see where you mounted the P3 also. Gord.

bstein · 11-07-09, 12:21 PM

It's *way* up there. I'll try to go get a picture now.

bstein · 11-07-09, 12:36 PM

GordJ:

Just ran downstairs but I didn't have anything available to pull the panels. However, I did pull the panel under the steering wheel back a bit. It appears the cable could be tucked behind as far up as the left vent.

The dealer pulled the plug for me and *clearly* pulled the kick panel and the cluster panel which holds the side-view mirror controls to get at it. When I plugged it into the P3 adapter the factory cable was fully extended and it barely reached down to ~fuel door/hood release. It's *way* up there.

Brian

GordJ · 11-07-09, 02:02 PM

Thanks, Brian. I will get to the dealer and get some info from them. P.I.T.A. cause of the whole "no Land Cruisers in Canada" thing. Gord.