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Title: Installing Trailer brake controller
Post by: Gravy1159 on August 10, 2011, 11:36:53 pm
Anyone know if there is a wire running from the front to the back 6 wire plug to handle a brake controller for electric brakes on a trailer on my 1989 U280? There is a blue wire that they say is there some where for trailer brakes. Have not found it yet.
I have been searching in the older forums but have not found anything.
thank you,
Dave
Title: Re: Installing Trailer brake controller
Post by: Michelle on August 10, 2011, 11:51:22 pm
Anyone know if there is a wire running from the front to the back 6 wire plug to handle a brake controller for electric brakes on a trailer on my 1989 U280? There is a blue wire that they say is there some where for trailer brakes. Have not found it yet.
I have been searching in the older forums but have not found anything.

I found this thread on wiring a brake controller for a 1993 U280.  Not sure if it helps

U280 spare wires (http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=3057.0)

Michelle
Title: Re: Installing Trailer brake controller
Post by: Gravy1159 on August 11, 2011, 05:46:44 am
Anyone know if there is a wire running from the front to the back 6 wire plug to handle a brake controller for electric brakes on a trailer on my 1989 U280? There is a blue wire that they say is there some where for trailer brakes. Have not found it yet.
I have been searching in the older forums but have not found anything.

I found this thread on wiring a brake controller for a 1993 U280.  Not sure if it helps

U280 spare wires (http://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=3057.0)

Michelle
Thanks Michelle i will look for that today. Hopefully there is some in there. That would be great.


Dave
Title: Re: Installing Trailer brake controller
Post by: Gary Bouland (RIP) on August 11, 2011, 08:50:49 am
Dave and Cris, On my 95 U280 I found a bundle of wires coiled up in the overhead cabinet to the right of the Right seat.  It terminates in another bundle at  the rear on the street side above the radiator.  May be different on different years.
Gary B
Title: Re: Installing Trailer brake controller
Post by: Dave Head on August 11, 2011, 09:23:55 am
Get a call in to the factory too - they would know if the spare wiring routing was the same.
Title: Re: Installing Trailer brake controller
Post by: Dave Head on August 11, 2011, 09:31:12 am
There is an 'overhead' run, and there is a 'chassis' run. The 'chassis' run terminated in front under the dash toward the front. In the back it came out the passenger side of the engine.
Title: Re: Installing Trailer brake controller
Post by: Gravy1159 on August 11, 2011, 04:49:29 pm
Thanks Dave & Gary, I did find both groups of wires on both ends. Now get the controller in and should be good to go.
Dave