Thread: D4 Electric Trailer Brake Wiring

And with the brakes alone:
REDARC Electronics

http://www.alko.com.au/wp-content/up...patibility.pdf

Tombie thanks for that. I have information telling me ALKO is no longer endorsing the use of the TowPro with their IQ7 disc brake system. They don't seem to want to comment directly to me on the matter and I would really like to fit the system to our Q+ as it is 1800kg bare and will weigh in at close to 2500kg on the back of the D4.

Second choice is 12" drums with the ALKO stability control system and keep the TowPro

I will be having a chat to my RedArc contacts today to see if they know of the above as well

Regards

Rob

Originally Posted by RobA

Tombie thanks for that. I have information telling me ALKO is no longer endorsing the use of the TowPro with their IQ7 disc brake system. They don't seem to want to comment directly to me on the matter and I would really like to fit the system to our Q+ as it is 1800kg bare and will weigh in at close to 2500kg on the back of the D4.

Second choice is 12" drums with the ALKO stability control system and keep the TowPro

I will be having a chat to my RedArc contacts today to see if they know of the above as well

Regards

Rob

As an update to this post

ALKO has formally advised the TowPro is OK with their stability control and drum brakes but not with their disc brake setup and iq7 system. So sadly we have no option but to now pull out the TowPro and have a Hayman Reese compact IQ system put in so we can go with the disc brakes as we want more stopping power when towing 2.5T

As it relates to the D4 nothing to report at the moment it is really just a replacement setup and I am assuming, perhaps niavely, that all will be well and nothing else needs to be done

Rob

Got myself a 2012 D4 3L and just bought myself a caravan. Purchased a new Redarc Towpro elite and want to have a go at installing myself. Is there anyone in Adelaide who has done it? Any chance of catching up as I am not absolutely sure of wiring? As good as this thread is (I've read it twice) the nuggets are spread throughout the posts which makes it a little hard for this ol bloke to be certain of what goes where (wiring wise)
many thanks
Pete.

Managed to do it myself, no dramas, all appears to work well.

Okay, I'm a new owner, 1 week, asked the dealer to fit a Red Arc trailer brake controller which was done. Also asked for a 12pin flat for my Jayco and the response was "just get an adaptor from auto pro". Well that's not going to work as the 12 pin runs extra cable for the fridge and battery in the van. Went to an auto sparky here in Port Augusta and it seems to be a drama. Looking for some advice here on best way forward and if its 12 pin plug where do you fit it.

Originally Posted by Laney58

Okay, I'm a new owner, 1 week, asked the dealer to fit a Red Arc trailer brake controller which was done. Also asked for a 12pin flat for my Jayco and the response was "just get an adaptor from auto pro". Well that's not going to work as the 12 pin runs extra cable for the fridge and battery in the van. Went to an auto sparky here in Port Augusta and it seems to be a drama. Looking for some advice here on best way forward and if its 12 pin plug where do you fit it.

Best to look for tow socket threads such as this one:
White Trailer Plug, Removing
See in particular post#8

Cheers,
Scott

The 12 pin turns out to be a combination of the white & black plugs. So you remove them both & have a bracket made to install the 12 pin usually in the place where the black plug is now. Often there's a 50 amp Anderson plug installed where the white plug is now.
Any half competent auto electric should be able to do the job.