98 Dakota no factory tow package
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98 Dakota no factory tow package
I've got a Dakota that I bought new that didn't have a towing package on it. Now I've decided that I want a Class 3 hitch and the associated wiring. I ordered the OEM trailer wiring harness but can't seem to locate any info on what it entails to install this set-up. I'm going to install a brake controller too.Any suggestions or links to get me pointed in the right direction would be appreciated.
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Thanks for the reply... I put on a new Curt hitch today and have the factory harness and it appears to be a fairly straight forward install. The directions that came with it aren't too bad. We'll see. I'm going to install it tomorrow and go to the local parts store and see what I can get for a brake controller and harness for that.
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will not be a harness for brake controller, wil have to run your own blue wire from controller to trailer plug. Controller can tap into brake lights, note that our brake lite switch has 3 outputs doing different things and the switch is not to be a remove-to-service item.
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Ok. I've looked at lots of things on the web and a basic controller has 4 wires coming out of it. Red=power, Black=ground and Blue and White. I'm assuming the Blue connects to the Blue wire that I ran into the cab from the OEM harness that I installed. I can't find any info as to what the White wire is for. If I understand it correctly, 3 wires is all that's needed to run a brake controller?
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Ok. I've looked at lots of things on the web and a basic controller has 4 wires coming out of it. Red=power, Black=ground and Blue and White. I'm assuming the Blue connects to the Blue wire that I ran into the cab from the OEM harness that I installed. I can't find any info as to what the White wire is for. If I understand it correctly, 3 wires is all that's needed to run a brake controller?
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