Factory brake controller

[GRAHAM1]

I have a '08 F250 crew cab 4x4 with a factory round and flat trailer light connector on the rear. I was wondering if I could add a factory brake controller in the dash without any major modifications? Is this a simple installation or can it even be done?

[DDBCK]

It is plug and play, pre-wired. The factory brake controlers are great. They work good and are out of the way of your knees.

[B4SouthernMiss22]

Yea you have to get behind the factory to unplug it and wire up the after market one. I have a friend who owns a hitch and trailer shop and he says the ones built in suck.

[DDBCK]

Wow, I have used my factory one with 3 different trailers, all varying in size, length, axle, ect... and it performed great. It did just as good if not better than the Tekonsha I had in my last truck.

[GRAHAM1]

DDBCK, thanks so much for the info, its what I was wanting to know. Everyone I talk to really like the factory ones and I would like to get one. I'm sure a person who sales controllers for a living will want you to buy one they have, but I want factory just as DDBCK says!!!

[B4SouthernMiss22]

Yea he does sell them.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by GRAHAM1

I have a '08 F250 crew cab 4x4 with a factory round and flat trailer light connector on the rear. I was wondering if I could add a factory brake controller in the dash without any major modifications? Is this a simple installation or can it even be done?

No the factory one is not plug and play.

It requires two additions to make it work.

One being a different master cylinder
Two being a PCM reflash