Question about Aftermarket Trailer Brake Controllers

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I’m closing in on buying a TRD Off-Road Premium, and I’m conflicted about the Integrated Trailer Brake Controller. Currently don’t do a lot of towing, my fiancés dad has a boat trailer with surge brakes, but she’s made it well known she would like our own boat at some point in the future. From the little info I’ve seen so far, people have either said there is no brake controller wiring harness for any model built without the tow package, or that there is a harness but it uses a new proprietary connector. Can anyone confirm or deny this? If possible I’d prefer to go the aftermarket route when they become available as it would be cheaper than the $500+ tow package, but I wouldn’t want to deal with the hassle of running a harness across the length of the truck
 
Yeah that's the problem with some of the new models - no one has taken the time to write up the DIY stuff for modifications like this.

If you have to resort to it at the end of the day, Redarc does make a pretty straightforward installation.

 

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