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Mine is in the impact zone for my right knee.
Nice mounting of the trailer plug. I didn't have the stones to cut the cross member so this is my solution.
The bolts go into the pintle hitch mounts.
It is mounted off center only so that the backup camera is dead center for backing up to a trailer.
Since this pic was taken I have repainted the block mounting bolts and the stock receiver .
Have a Prodigy too. Seems to work just fine.
I mounted it above the left knee.
I ran the wires from the battery etc and finished them off with spade connectors. 2 different sizes, 2 different directions. I mounted the opposites on the wires from the controller. So I can move the controller between the trucks simply by plugging it back into the spades. Not as clean as buying an extra Prodigy connector, but cheaper.
I was gonna suggest the ashtray slot.
I have to say having seen it done, the CB looks better there.
The best solution?
Wheel the 80.
Tow with a 5.7 Tundra.
It's prewired, 7 pin already mounted and has a slot under the tow/haul button that fits my controller perfectly.
I really don't like them in my knee area, especially in the 80 where underdash is at a premium
When you get one of those, be sure to pick up one of this
great job
are you going to add some extension mirrors? i have been pondering this with my boat (8 foot beam). i hate the idea.
And the adventure continues.
I started with finding the stop light switch, unplugging the plug so I could try to access it. It is a real pain in the ass. Being a contortionist would be a plus when you do this.
When it ends up as my wheeler, I'll buy a new controller for the tow rig, leave this one in the 80 just in case I need to tow something heavy with it.
If I ever want a CB, I'll get one of these.
The 5.7 tundra is in the future if she has it her way.
I will also be interested to see, after you get everything wired up if you have parking/running lights on your trailer. I installed a brake controller and the Hoppy 7-pin adapter back in April. My LX already had a 4-pin connector that I plugged into the Hoppy. All my lights work except for the parking/running lights which means I cannot trailer at night. I've wondered if it is because my existing 4-pin plug has a ground wire on it but the 4-pin on the Hoppy adapter doesn't have a ground on the 4-pin part, just an overall ground wire (big white one with the ring terminal)
Hoppy says it shouldn't matter but...
I noticed the Hoppy had the ground blocked out where it connects on the pigtail. I will definately let you know if I have the same problem that you do.