Recent content by sethmogk

Confirming what rlcool said about the white w/ purple CHMSL wire location--see attached photos. On my truck, the wire was not completely taped, a little bit was visible. The tape was a separate piece, so it was easy to take off. I butt spliced it to the camper shell's CHMSL lead, and connected...

I put a load on the 12V auxiliary circuit at the trailer connector--it does not cause the truck to indicate a trailer.

Great information, just what I needed as I just had a camper shell installed--the installer used the T-adapter to tap into the trailer connector circuits, and of course the truck started experiencing the issues that you mentioned. My unit, a Leer, also has an interior light and so uses the 12V...

Does anyone know exactly how the vehicle software decides there is a trailer present? Sounds like it may detect current on the 12V hot lead--a tiny shunt due to a wet connector could produce that. It would be nice to know for sure. I just put a camper shell on my truck, and it immediately...