Custom mounting panel for Redarc Trailer Brake Controller

[Scruf]

Just thought I would share how I installed my Redarc Tow Pro Elite trailer brake controller. The basics have been covered in this forum several times, so no surprises there. But I fabricated an aluminum mounting panel that I thought might be of interest to some.

Since I have an Overland model, I had an empty cubby where the Rubicon lockers would normally be. So I fabricated an aluminum panel to cover that cubby and allowed me to mount the control knob there. I made some L brackets and epoxied them to the panel. I also epoxied the nuts to the L brackets as you can't reach the nuts once inside the cubby. There are already two holes in the bottom of the cubby that hold the rubber mat. I used those to attach the L brackets. Afterwards I painted it with VHT wrinkle plus. Overall it produced a very clean install. Knob is within easy reach to make adjustments or use the manual override.

I did a video on the install that might be useful if anyone wants to recreate for their install. It shows how I made the panel and how to take apart the dash to access the back of the cubby. You will need to drill a hole in the back of the cubby for the wiring.

Originally I ordered harness TPH-001 but later discovered it was back-ordered. So I ended up using harness TPH-020 and swapping the blue/black wires.

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[eaglerugby04]

Just thought I would share how I installed my Redarc Tow Pro Elite trailer brake controller. The basics have been covered in this forum several times, so no surprises there. But I fabricated an aluminum mounting panel that I thought might be of interest to some.

Since I have an Overland model, I had an empty cubby where the Rubicon lockers would normally be. So I fabricated an aluminum panel to cover that cubby and allowed me to mount the control knob there. I made some L brackets and epoxied them to the panel. I also epoxied the nuts to the L brackets as you can't reach the nuts once inside the cubby. There are already two holes in the bottom of the cubby that hold the rubber mat. I used those to attach the L brackets. Afterwards I painted it with VHT wrinkle plus. Overall it produced a very clean install. Knob is within easy reach to make adjustments or use the manual override.

I did a video on the install that might be useful if anyone wants to recreate for their install. It shows how I made the panel and how to take apart the dash to access the back of the cubby. You will need to drill a hole in the back of the cubby for the wiring.

Originally I ordered harness TPH-001 but later discovered it was back-ordered. So I ended up using harness TPH-020 and swapping the blue/black wires.

Thats a pretty cool way of doing that. I like it. way better than the hole I had to drill in my dash.

 

[Scruf]

Thats a pretty cool way of doing that. I like it. way better than the hole I had to drill in my dash.

Yea, I agonized over where to mount the knob. I wanted something that liked "OE". Replacing the cig light outlet looks good, but I was hesitant to loose that outlet. Plus the cubby was just empty space. For those with a Rubicon, if you don't have the Aux switches, you could do the same thing in the right side cubby.

 

[Mr._Bill]

Yea, I agonized over where to mount the knob. I wanted something that liked "OE". Replacing the cig light outlet looks good, but I was hesitant to loose that outlet. Plus the cubby was just empty space. For those with a Rubicon, if you don't have the Aux switches, you could do the same thing in the right side cubby.

It looks good. That is the space I use to store my bluetooth earpieces. I'm planning to mount my Curt knob to the left of the steering wheel.

 

[KVJ]

Nice job!

 

[eaglerugby04]

Yea, I agonized over where to mount the knob. I wanted something that liked "OE". Replacing the cig light outlet looks good, but I was hesitant to loose that outlet. Plus the cubby was just empty space. For those with a Rubicon, if you don't have the Aux switches, you could do the same thing in the right side cubby.

I am really glad I didn't get rid of mine. I installed a 3 camera system in the camper, and it requires the 12volt outlet to run the monitor. I would have been screwed without that having to run a whole other mess to run that thing.

 

[KVJ]

I mounted mine in place of the 12v outlet. I relocated the outlet behind the glove compartment and plugged my dash cam in it.

 

[Combolc]

Looks better than mine forgot I added a piece of carbon fiber to mount mine.

 

[Scruf]

Looks better than mine forgot I added a piece of carbon fiber to mount mine.

Yours definitely provided inspiration!

 

[j5927gold]

I'm lazy, can you buy one of these? LOL. I like the plate and mounting location.

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