Recent content by shortround13

I'll be the first to admit my electrical knowledge is limited, but wouldn't it be easier to run a split (1 wire to 2 wire) from the hot 12v from the 7pin connector to 2 brake lights, controlled by a relay triggered from the brake wire? I'm sure you're theory would work, but for some reason I'm...

I was thinking the same relay route, what about a relay triggered by the brake wire that then feeds the stop lights off the 12v power coming from the 7 pin?

Good to know. Back to the drawing board. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Yeah after a few more threads about this and talking to a shop that does brake controller installs who noticed it on a lot of later model Toyotas, I agree with you too. But I may have figured a work around to get lights and manual brake (technically required here in CA) Excuse the horrible...

Any other advice? 2015 Trail Premium, factory 7 pin in back, factory harness and plug for brake controller. Wired as mentioned above with solid green wire omitted and extra wire spliced in for ground to body. Tried 2 different ground points under the dash and cleaned the trailer plug...