The final answer on if the factory brake controller works on a 2010
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this unit does NOT WORK with early build 2009 trucks .. they have a different plug under the dash .. Dodge changed the plug in the VERY LATE 2009 builds, and all 2010 builds .. The plug is not only different but there are now TWO plugs ... im VERY dissapointed that dodge would do this ... altho i do NOT have a trailer with brakes on it, in the future i want to buy a camper .. and i know it will have electric brakes .. and to NOT be able to use a CLEAN factory brake controller with nice clean factory bezzel makes me REALLY angry ..
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If it has two square plugs, one large and one small, taped to the harness by the parking brake lever then its has the newer wiring. If it has the blue, flat 4 pin trailer brake plug on the fusebox side then it doesnt.
I'm sure one of the companies that make lockpick and ipod adapters that fool the CAN bus could make them work standalone. There is something on the CAN bus that turns it on and does the dimming/illumination, I dont know if any of the truck's brake functions actually influence it or not.
I'm sure one of the companies that make lockpick and ipod adapters that fool the CAN bus could make them work standalone. There is something on the CAN bus that turns it on and does the dimming/illumination, I dont know if any of the truck's brake functions actually influence it or not.
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It just pops off, push it from the botton on the inside to start it and then just pull it off, pull the weatherstrip off near it and it will make easier to get it out.
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I'm sure one of the companies that make lockpick and ipod adapters that fool the CAN bus could make them work standalone. There is something on the CAN bus that turns it on and does the dimming/illumination, I dont know if any of the truck's brake functions actually influence it or not.
Will the factory brake controller not work PERIOD with the older blue plug set up or is it just the extra's like dimming lights that wont work ?
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I was hoping that with the standard 4 pin, the factory brake controller would still work, only not have the fancy extra's like dimming the lights etc ...
Will the factory brake controller not work PERIOD with the older blue plug set up or is it just the extra's like dimming lights that wont work ?
Will the factory brake controller not work PERIOD with the older blue plug set up or is it just the extra's like dimming lights that wont work ?
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But its hard to beat the OE fit and look, like I said before this controller isnt really anything special, its just a basic proportional brake controller.