Towbar wiring

[Glastonbury]

Gents,
I am about to fit a HR towbar to the FIL challenger, does anybody know if the HR wiring will plug into the MM brake controller. When I fitted the towbar to my Pajero I had issues with them joining up, I ended up buying the MM towbar harness. Apparently the towbar harness for the Challenger is no longer stocked, I'm assuming by itself. Hope someone can shed some light.
Cheers Drew

[littleriver]

Gents,
I am about to fit a HR towbar to the FIL challenger, does anybody know if the HR wiring will plug into the MM brake controller. When I fitted the towbar to my Pajero I had issues with them joining up, I ended up buying the MM towbar harness. Apparently the towbar harness for the Challenger is no longer stocked, I'm assuming by itself. Hope someone can shed some light.
Cheers Drew

Find that hard to believe. . Ring another dealer spare parts ..

[pajeromack]

I've got the HR towbar in my challenger. I had to pay for a HR tow ECU & harness that plugs into the existing vehicle network and provides the relevant signals (brake etc) to the tow connector. It's located next to the spare wheel jack. I imagine the mitsubishi tow harness does the same thing. You don't need the official MM one.

Electronic brake controllers tend to be a pretty generic fit. The MM EBC harness gets the brake signal from the foot pedal and connects to the tow harness at the site of the tow ECU.

[Glastonbury]

Thanks gents,
I was going to ring another dealer just to check the parts availability.
I didn't really ask the right Q.
Has anybody fitted a HR towbar and wiring harness with a electric brake controller wiring harness from MM and had issues getting it all to mate up.
Cheers Drew

[wasarangie]

I have the HR bar and harness. The ecu from HR is only a relay setup to power the lights on the trailer. the factory loom is limited to the current draw available and the ecu is there to cover the power requirement. I have a spare loom but not the ECU for the HR setup, the ECU is the costly part. If anyone wants the loom it is available for postage cost, keep in mind it needs the ECU at additional cost from HR.

The relay setup is a very simple and low cost alternative to the over priced factory and aftermarket wiring setup. If I was to redo the Challenger there is no way I would buy a factory wiring or after market bar ECU and loom.

The only thing a brake controller needs is brake light feed. This can be from the brake switch at the peddle or from the brake light feed at the trailer plug connection at the rear of the vehicle.