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    Alternate spot for Redarc Tow Pro

    Evening all,

    Thought I'd post a few pics of my brake controller install. No major differences from sniegy's tried and true method, except where I put the main unit.

    This is assuming your remote head is going on the headlight control panel, which is arguably the best place. There's a few choices for where to put the main unit:

    A few others have attached it to the wiring loom behind the panel:



    Apparently works fine, but then again the manual explicitly says not to do this. At first glance this strut in front of the brake pedal looks good:



    But the strut is curved and I couldn't find a stable position.

    You could attach it direct to the fold-down panel under the steering wheel:



    But there's so much space behind there, seems a shame to waste it. I eventually settled on mounting it directly to the plastic on the RHS of the previous pic.

    This seemed to have a couple of advantages.. it's easy to reach and remove if necessary, and sits directly below the remote head. You can also access both cables and connectors from straight under the steering wheel. But mainly, a nice tight fit in the panel which is about the same width.

    First reach up from the back and squeeze the tabs on the headlight control panel and push out. Then you can run some velcro down the inside for the Tow Pro. This is looking directly down through the panel:



    Velcro sits about 5mm from the edge, to allow for the curvature of the main unit.

    Slot the tow pro in place. Notice I have the main wiring connector facing down:



    The right height is with the cable tie holes on the main unit sitting about 10mm below the opening as shown:



    This height allows you to remove either cable by feel without too much trouble. The velcro holds it in place, but there's a slight amount of movement side to side. No idea what the tolerance for the Tow Pro's inertial sensor is, so some cable tieing is in order.

    You can feel round the back of the tow pro and estimate the right place to drill. Here I used a 3.5mm bit..



    ..and attached fairly small cable ties.



    Smaller cable ties help the main panel stay almost flush when closed. Although here I have already lost one of damn metal clips holding the panel in place! Possibly sitting about 1mm out from normal, but it's completely unnoticeable from most angles.



    This is the view of the unit looking through the lighting panel hole. A simple matter to reach in and connect the remote head cable. If you've placed the unit right, your cable will just clear the retaining clip:



    You can see the wiring also routes easily from this position. But that's another story..

    The obligatory finished product:


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    nice work. Theres also a really good spot under the dash that I used for mounting my UHF - where the clutch pedal would mount to in a manual disco theres a couple of studs on the firewall - makes for an excellent place to bolt a bracket to
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    Quote Originally Posted by shanegtr View Post
    nice work. Theres also a really good spot under the dash that I used for mounting my UHF
    Yep, tons of room up there. Suit something a little larger and heavier than the tow pro.


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    If you moved the heads of the cable ties to the left (into the opening) you wouldn't have it sticking out so far Alternate spot for Redarc Tow Pro

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    Quote Originally Posted by niobe View Post
    Evening all,

    Thought I'd post a few pics of my brake controller install. No major differences from sniegy's tried and true method, except where I put the main unit.

    This is assuming your remote head is going on the headlight control panel, which is arguably the best place. There's a few choices for where to put the main unit:

    A few others have attached it to the wiring loom behind the panel:



    Apparently works fine, but then again the manual explicitly says not to do this. At first glance this strut in front of the brake pedal looks good:



    But the strut is curved and I couldn't find a stable position.

    You could attach it direct to the fold-down panel under the steering wheel:



    But there's so much space behind there, seems a shame to waste it. I eventually settled on mounting it directly to the plastic on the RHS of the previous pic.

    This seemed to have a couple of advantages.. it's easy to reach and remove if necessary, and sits directly below the remote head. You can also access both cables and connectors from straight under the steering wheel. But mainly, a nice tight fit in the panel which is about the same width.

    First reach up from the back and squeeze the tabs on the headlight control panel and push out. Then you can run some velcro down the inside for the Tow Pro. This is looking directly down through the panel:



    Velcro sits about 5mm from the edge, to allow for the curvature of the main unit.

    Slot the tow pro in place. Notice I have the main wiring connector facing down:



    The right height is with the cable tie holes on the main unit sitting about 10mm below the opening as shown:



    This height allows you to remove either cable by feel without too much trouble. The velcro holds it in place, but there's a slight amount of movement side to side. No idea what the tolerance for the Tow Pro's inertial sensor is, so some cable tieing is in order.

    You can feel round the back of the tow pro and estimate the right place to drill. Here I used a 3.5mm bit..



    ..and attached fairly small cable ties.



    Smaller cable ties help the main panel stay almost flush when closed. Although here I have already lost one of damn metal clips holding the panel in place! Possibly sitting about 1mm out from normal, but it's completely unnoticeable from most angles.



    This is the view of the unit looking through the lighting panel hole. A simple matter to reach in and connect the remote head cable. If you've placed the unit right, your cable will just clear the retaining clip:



    You can see the wiring also routes easily from this position. But that's another story..

    The obligatory finished product:



    That's exactly where mine is

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    If you moved the heads of the cable ties to the left (into the opening) you wouldn't have it sticking out so far Alternate spot for Redarc Tow Pro
    Fair point! Its two joined together, probably just how I fed the first one and joined it at the back.

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    Hey boys, doing mine now and like the location, how do we remove this lighting panel?

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    Quote Originally Posted by krayziekeegs View Post
    Hey boys, doing mine now and like the location, how do we remove this lighting panel?
    From behind is the best way in order to depress the tabs holding it in place, which can be seen in this photo.
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