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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / May 2008brake controllers
i currently have a prodigy that has served me very well. today i had the 5th wheel hitch installed in my new dodge and while there the dealer showed me the new "p3" from tekonsha. it was so new (at least to him) that he had to call for pricing information. he says he will sell it to me for $169. he says its better than my prodigy, but could not tell me exactly how. the prodigy can be installed at an angle, but the p3 has to be horizontal (sorta tough to do in the dash of the new dodge). the link is http://www.tekonsha.com/p3.html can anybody tell me if this unit is worth buying if i already have a functional prodigy? is it really "the best money can buy"? thanks, Nathan In Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com > the link is http://www.tekonsha.com/p3.html can anybody tell me if this > unit is worth buying if i already have a functional prodigy? is it really > "the best money can buy"? If you're happy with your Prodigy (as I am with mine), I see no reason to switch it out for something that's less convenient to mount, and does the exact same job, just with more colors and more blinking lights. Newer for the sake of newer isn't necessarily a good thing. > i currently have a prodigy that has served me very well. today i had the > 5th wheel hitch installed in my new dodge and while there the dealer showed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > prodigy can be installed at an angle, but the p3 has to be horizontal (sorta > tough to do in the dash of the new dodge). The P3 can be mounted at any vertical angle unlike the Prodigy which must be no more than 60 degrees or so. The P3's only mounting requirement is that it's front/rear axis must be parallel to the trucks front/rear axis, same requirement on almost all controllers. $169 is rather steep. CampingWorld is $159. RVWholeSalers.com is $129. > The P3 can be mounted at any vertical angle unlike the Prodigy which must > be no more than 60 degrees or so. are you certain? i could have sworn it read it msut be horizontally mounted. thanks, Nathan In Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com >> The P3 can be mounted at any vertical angle unlike the Prodigy which must >> be no more than 60 degrees or so. > > are you certain? i could have sworn it read it msut be horizontally > mounted. I'm certain. The owners manual does not mention any such limitation. I have mine mounted at about an 80 degree angle and it works perfect. The owners manual for my older Prodigy does state less than 60 degrees. I think there is confusion in the way the manual is written. I called and Tekonsha clarified for me. It must be mounted such that the display is mounted pointing anywhere from 0 degrees (towards rear of vehicle) to 90 degrees (towards roof). It can't point right or left towards the doors and the controller must be mounted so the right/left sides are even, meaning one side is not slanted more towards the front or rear of vehicle. Not sure if I'm wording it any better than the manual! > I'm certain. thanks. ive ordered one from rvwholesalers.com ($129) and expect it this week. the prodigy worked great, i can only imagine this will be even better with the notifications/display/etc. Nathan In Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com > thanks. ive ordered one from rvwholesalers.com ($129) and expect it this > week. the prodigy worked great, i can only imagine this will be even better > with the notifications/display/etc. RVWholesalers is tough to beat. I've ordered a few things from them. Get the cable for it. Makes connecting quick and easy if your truck has the factory connector already.
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