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Old 10-10-2011, 01:57 PM
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installing trailer brake controller
i just replaced the dash in my truck.no holes in it.i don't want to drill holes in the dash to mount the electric trailer brake controller.any mounting ideas? i am kind of at a loss.just hate to drill that dash.
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I mounted mine down at the bottom just right of the steering wheel. wonder if two sided tape would hold it in place for you
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Yeah 10-4 on the ^^^^^^^^^ tape it works good! they make some heavy duty plastic type velcro too. I used it to mount a gps. Got it at office depot.
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I made up a simple L bracket that bolts to the metal structure behind the dash. I think it was a factory hole even.



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gots a sol, that was all i could come up with.does it vibrate much?
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if it does, I have never noticed it.

The bracket is 1/8" aluminum by the way.
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