Jag FPace brake controller solution FOUND!
The consensus opinion for the FPace brake controller problem (the FPace has an empty brake controller relay slot and fuse, but no factory controller is available anyway) was to install a wireless controller, which I did. Taking Andy T's advice I installed a Prodigy RF. The limited A frame space on the 22' Bambi, due to frame mounted WD hitch hangar brackets, required locating the unit on the A-frame crossmember aft the battery box. I knew the standard pairing process might fail (and it did) but an eTrailer expert posted a pairing process that did work (in step 6., turn the power knob clockwise to "full" rather than "minimum".)
Once paired, I took the rig for a shakedown cruise in the hills of Wisconsin's Driftless Area, which includes grades over 10%, and on some of Wisconsin's nationally ranked 2nd worst road surfaces. Even under some aggressive braking the rig stayed calm and true. The Reese Straight-line WD hitch restored the Jag's handling to a remarkable degree, and was not put off by our crappy roads. White-knuckle driving is gone. And the FPace did not have to growl too loudly to climb the grades.
Can't wait to hit the road for real. Thanks again to everyone. This forum is a great resource.
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