up fitter and factory brake controler - Diesel Forum

hugestroke · 11-30-2009, 02:38 PM

so found my upp fitters and lower dash peice out of a 07 250 puting them in my 2001 the only question i have is all the wires on the back of the factory brake controler and if i could even get it to work in my truck.

barnbuilder · 11-30-2009, 05:56 PM

The brake controller wont work. Where did you get the parts?

Layson · 11-30-2009, 07:48 PM

You can get the upfitters to work (make sure you get the whole harness), but like said before the brake controller WILL NOT WORK... you have to swap a lot of junk to get it to work... Not worth it...

hugestroke · 12-01-2009, 10:33 AM

got the parts off a wrecked truck. what all woult you have to do to get the brake to work.

Layson · 12-01-2009, 11:11 AM

Lets see... you will need the brake master cylinder... not sure if they call it that. Then I think it may even run off the trucks computer...

hugestroke · 12-01-2009, 11:28 AM

i dont really know how the factory brake controlers work why do you need all that. i know it has two plugs on the back and one has all the regular wires that looks like it would hook up like an aftermarket controler but the other plug has like 5 or 6 little wires on it.

Todes · 12-01-2009, 11:40 AM

The bad thing about the factory brake controller is just that.....its factory. The wires and everything were designed to run through, in your case, a 07 wire harness and computer. You would be money ahead to use the space in the lower dash piece and install and aftermarket brake controller

hugestroke · 12-01-2009, 03:54 PM

well i still am going to install the upp fitters an re use my brake controler now what the fill the space of the factory brake controler in the hole beside the up fitters

Layson · 12-01-2009, 04:01 PM

There is a little cubby they make that fits right in there. Just about the size of a wallet or a cell phone...

barnbuilder · 12-01-2009, 04:49 PM

Let us know how the install goes. I still want to do the same.

hugestroke · 12-01-2009, 10:12 PM

Can any one tell me what all would have to be done to wire up the controler and wonder if it would work with not hooking up all the wires just the ones for the brakes because they look idenctal to what is on my controler

fatboy · 12-19-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todes

The bad thing about the factory brake controller is just that.....its factory. The wires and everything were designed to run through, in your case, a 07 wire harness and computer. You would be money ahead to use the space in the lower dash piece and install and aftermarket brake controller

So, we want to install an aftermarket brake controller in an '06 F-250 with a towing package and factory brake controller that went south.

Looking at the Prodigy, they exclude models "with" the towing package.
Probably because the towing package models, I'm guessing, have a factory brake controller.

So how do we go about this?
fatboy

cut7 · 12-19-2009, 04:35 PM

I believe you can put a factory brake controller on an earlier truck but you must replace the master cylinder as well. That's what makes the factory unit work so well, it senses brake line pressure. There's a Ford dealer in Michigan that sells the kit (which includes the M/C) for about $450.00

barnbuilder · 12-19-2009, 05:09 PM

Well get the part #. I want to do the switches and need a new controller as well. I'm skeptical that the factory controller will go in a older truck though.