OEM BMW X5 brake controller
09-11-2018, 12:23 AM
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Everything you could need is in this thread.
09-11-2018, 12:43 AM
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ShakeNBake,
I have the bmw x5 wiring harness installed and have the plug at the right rear panel location. I was wondering where to get the cable with the right connectors from the controller to the plug in the back..
GT
I have the bmw x5 wiring harness installed and have the plug at the right rear panel location. I was wondering where to get the cable with the right connectors from the controller to the plug in the back..
GT
09-11-2018, 12:53 AM
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you could probably make your own, but the only one I know of is the OEM cable that comes with the BMW prodigy controller.
09-11-2018, 11:23 AM
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rodneyr
I am having the same trouble with my Tekonsha Prodigy rf brake controller. Goes inop' with the turn signals on.
I want to install the P2 or P3 controller too. Where did you get the cable from the unit to the plug in the back. Etrailer is my vendor, and does not have the cable..
GT
I am having the same trouble with my Tekonsha Prodigy rf brake controller. Goes inop' with the turn signals on.
I want to install the P2 or P3 controller too. Where did you get the cable from the unit to the plug in the back. Etrailer is my vendor, and does not have the cable..
GT
09-11-2018, 04:31 PM
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Instructor
The wiring harness that came with my hitch included the mating (male) connector for the controller (the female connector is part of the wiring harness). I attached this connector to the 4 wires for the controller - 12V, Ground, Brake Switch/Lamp (in), and E-Brake (out).
03-11-2019, 02:24 PM
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The wiring harness that came with my hitch included the mating (male) connector for the controller (the female connector is part of the wiring harness). I attached this connector to the 4 wires for the controller - 12V, Ground, Brake Switch/Lamp (in), and E-Brake (out).
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03-14-2019, 01:50 PM
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The Prodigy P2 is outdated. It would not be plug and play like the BMW branded P2 kit, but you can get a Prodigy P3 and splice in your own connector for the 4 wires (or just splice the wires if you don't require it to be removable).
The wiring harness that comes with the Stealth hitch is not BMW OEM wiring, but the module/controller BMW OEM. Stealth includes a Weatherpak connector to hard wire an electronic brake controller and tells you which wire is which. The female side is pre-wired on the harness they provide, and they supply you the male side to wire up to whatever brake controller that you select. It's easy to do. The P3 wiring harness is much too short, but you can extend it with similar gauge wire yourself.
The wiring harness that comes with the Stealth hitch is not BMW OEM wiring, but the module/controller BMW OEM. Stealth includes a Weatherpak connector to hard wire an electronic brake controller and tells you which wire is which. The female side is pre-wired on the harness they provide, and they supply you the male side to wire up to whatever brake controller that you select. It's easy to do. The P3 wiring harness is much too short, but you can extend it with similar gauge wire yourself.
04-01-2019, 05:16 PM
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The Prodigy P2 is outdated. It would not be plug and play like the BMW branded P2 kit, but you can get a Prodigy P3 and splice in your own connector for the 4 wires (or just splice the wires if you don't require it to be removable).
The wiring harness that comes with the Stealth hitch is not BMW OEM wiring, but the module/controller BMW OEM. Stealth includes a Weatherpak connector to hard wire an electronic brake controller and tells you which wire is which. The female side is pre-wired on the harness they provide, and they supply you the male side to wire up to whatever brake controller that you select. It's easy to do. The P3 wiring harness is much too short, but you can extend it with similar gauge wire yourself.
The wiring harness that comes with the Stealth hitch is not BMW OEM wiring, but the module/controller BMW OEM. Stealth includes a Weatherpak connector to hard wire an electronic brake controller and tells you which wire is which. The female side is pre-wired on the harness they provide, and they supply you the male side to wire up to whatever brake controller that you select. It's easy to do. The P3 wiring harness is much too short, but you can extend it with similar gauge wire yourself.
I keep thinking about the P3 as an upgrade but only see the display and presets for multiple trailers as what is "new". Is there something I am missing?
